Biography

Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award.

His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016.

Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.

Filmography

Cast Credits

Treehouse of Horror XXXV

Treehouse of Horror XXXV

Character: Professor Frink (voice)

MOVIE • 2025

The Wright Way

The Wright Way

Character: Self - Narrator (voice)

MOVIE • 2025

The Electric State

The Electric State

Character: Perplexo (voice)

MOVIE • 2025

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Character: Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend

MOVIE • 2025

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Character: Moe (voice)

MOVIE • 2024

The Simpsons Funday Football

The Simpsons Funday Football

Character: Moe (voice)

MOVIE • 2024

Treehouse of Horror XXXIV

Treehouse of Horror XXXIV

Character: Moe Szyslak (voice)

MOVIE • 2024

Hail to the Breadsticks!

Hail to the Breadsticks!

Character: Self

MOVIE • 2023

The Idol

The Idol

Character: Chaim

TV • 2023

Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

Character: Chief Wiggum (voice)

MOVIE • 2023

Hello Tomorrow!

Hello Tomorrow!

Character: Eddie Nicholls

TV • 2023

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Character: Jock

MOVIE • 2022

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Character: Self

MOVIE • 2022

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Character: Tim Cook

TV • 2022

Treehouse of Horror XXXII

Treehouse of Horror XXXII

Character: Moe Szyslak / Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy (voice)

MOVIE • 2022

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

Character: Moe Szyslak (voice)

MOVIE • 2021

The Simpsons | Balenciaga

The Simpsons | Balenciaga

Character: Comic Book Guy

MOVIE • 2021

Treehouse of Horror XXXI

Treehouse of Horror XXXI

Character: Chief Wiggum / Comic Book Guy / Radioactive Man Action Figure (voice)

MOVIE • 2021

Treehouse of Horror XXX

Treehouse of Horror XXX

Character: Chief Wiggum / Disco Stu / Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Kirk Van Houten (voice)

MOVIE • 2020

Treehouse of Horror XXIX

Treehouse of Horror XXIX

Character: Carl Carlson / Comic Book Guy / Chief Wiggum (voice)

MOVIE • 2019

Crew

Crew Credits