Jim Parsons is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.

Filmography

• 2026Animal Farm — Carl / Sheep (voice)
• 2026The Leader — Warren, Executive Producer
• 2023Jordageddon — Sheldon Cooper
• 2022Spoiler Alert — Michael Ausiello, Producer
• Call Me Kat — Executive Producer
• 2021Harvey — Elwood P. Dowd
• 2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation — Truman Capote (voice)
• Equal — Executive Producer
• Hollywood — Henry Wilson, Executive Producer
• Staged — Jim
• 2020The Boys in the Band — Michael
• 2019Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — Florida Prosecutor Larry Simpson
• Special — Executive Producer
• 2018A Kid Like Jake — Greg Wheeler, Producer
• First in Human — Narrator
• 2017Michael Jackson's Halloween — Hay Man (voice)
• Pete the Cat — Stan (voice)
• Young Sheldon — Sheldon Cooper (voice), Executive Producer
• 2016Hidden Figures — Paul Stafford
• 2015Home — Oh (voice)
• 2015Visions — Dr. Mathison
• 2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas — Buddy (voice)
• 2014One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film — Producer
• 2014The Normal Heart — Tommy Boatwright
• 2014Wish I Was Here — Paul
• 2012Harvey — Elwood P. Dowd
• 2012Sunset Stories — Prince
• 2011The Big Year — Crane
• 2011The Muppets — Human Walter
• Pound Puppies — Milton Feltwaddle (voice)
• Glenn Martin, DDS — Draven (voice)
• 2007Gardener of Eden — Spim
• 2007On the Road with Judas — Jimmy Pea
• The Big Bang Theory — Sheldon Cooper
• iCarly — Caleb
• 200610 Items or Less — Receptionist
• Eureka — Carl the Jeep
• 2006School for Scoundrels — Classmate
• American Dad! — Director
• 2005Heights — Oliver
• 2005The Great New Wonderful — Justin
• 2004Garden State — Tim
• Ed — Chet
• Family Guy — Sheldon Cooper (voice), Gay-jacker (voice)
• Judging Amy — Rob Holbrook
• The Simpsons — Jim Parsons (voice)

Appearances as themselves (30)

• 2025Reclaim the Flag — Self
• 2020The Boys in the Band: Something Personal — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• 2019Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell — Self (archive footage)
• Chelsea — Self
• 2016For the Love of Spock — Self
• Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry — Self - Guest
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
• CBS This Morning — Self - Guest
• Conan — Self - Guest
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Free Radio — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self - Guest
• Teen Choice Awards — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Emmy Awards — Self