
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 25, 1964 (62)
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 65 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Known for
What are Hank Azaria's films like?
Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 6 · Wry 4 · Earnest 30
Light 27 · Serious 10 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 8
Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 17
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 5
Casual 26 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 23 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 6
Resolved 35 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 6 of 30 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Buzz in Cool Blue (1989)
- Threshold guardianas Moe Szyslak in The Simpsons (1989)
- Shadowas Albert Freedman in Quiz Show (1994)
- Allyas Agador in The Birdcage (1996)
- Tricksteras Bartok in Anastasia (1997)
- Tricksteras Steven Lardner in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Allyas Carter in Homegrown (1998)
- Allyas Victor 'Animal' Palotti in Godzilla (1998)
- Allyas The Blue Raja in Mystery Men (1999)
- Tricksteras Charles Danner in Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- Heroas Marc Blitzstein in Cradle Will Rock (1999)
- Heroas Bartok in Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
- Mentoras Prof. Groeteschele in Fail Safe (2000)
- Heroas Mordechai Anielewicz in Uprising (2001)
- Tricksteras Daniel Collins in Eulogy (2004)
- Shadowas Whit in Run Fatboy Run (2007)
- Heroas Jóska in Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008)
- Threshold guardianas Abraham in Year One (2009)
- Shadowas Kahmunrah in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
- Mentoras Dr. Stan Knight in Love & Other Drugs (2010)
- Heroas Papa Smurf in The Smurfs (2011)
- Shadowas Gargamel in The Smurfs (2011)
- Mentoras Papa Smurf in The Smurfs (2011)
- Shadowas Carlos in Hop (2011)
- Threshold guardianas Gargamel in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
- Shadowas Gargamel in The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
- Heroas Bud Buckwald in Bordertown (2016)
- Tricksteras Jim Brockmire in Brockmire (2017)
- Threshold guardianas Jock in Out of the Blue (2022)
- Heraldas Chief Wiggum in Rogue Not Quite One (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy23
- Bittersweet15
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hank Azaria's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- Shattered Glass (2003) · actor · free
- Chicago 10 (2007) · actor · free
- Eulogy (2004) · actor · free
- The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) · actor · free
- Celebrity (1998) · actor · free
- Lovelace (2013) · actor · free
- Nitti: The Enforcer (1988) · actor · free
- Mad About You (1992) · actor · free
- Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008) · actor · free
- Homegrown (1998) · actor · free
- The Smurfs (2011) · actor · free
- +5 more
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994) · actor
- The Simpsons (1989) · actor
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) · actor
- Anastasia (1997) · actor
- The Simpsons Movie (2007) · actor
- Pretty Woman (1990) · actor
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) · actor
- Mystery, Alaska (1999) · actor
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) · actor
- Rogue Not Quite One (2023) · actor
- The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021) · actor
- Heat (1995) · actor
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) · actor
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) · actor
- Brockmire (2017) · actor, writer, producer · free
- Chicago 10 (2007) · actor
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) · actor
- Mystery, Alaska (1999) · actor
- Mystery Men (1999) · actor
- Celebrity (1998) · actor
- Cool Blue (1989) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Hank Azaria's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
98 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Behemoth!(2026)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Yellow Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Simpsley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

The Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Fortnite x The Simpsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

The Electric State(2025)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Going Dutch(2025)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

The Simpsons Funday Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

The Idol(2023)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Rogue Not Quite One(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Hello Tomorrow!(2023)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Out of the Blue(2022)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Super Pumped(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Simpsons | Balenciaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Maniac(2018)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Wizard of Lies(2017)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Brockmire(2017)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Planet of the Couches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Norman(2016)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Bordertown(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Timms Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Lovelace(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Smurfs 2(2013)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Ray Donovan(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Happy Feet Two(2011)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Free Agents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The Smurfs(2011)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hop(2011)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Love & Other Drugs(2010)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Monkey Mischief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Year One(2009)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Chicago 10(2007)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Run Fatboy Run(2007)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Simpsons Movie(2007)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Grand(2007)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Unscripted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Eulogy(2004)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Along Came Polly(2004)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Shattered Glass(2003)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The Simpsons: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Bark! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Imagine That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Uprising(2001)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

America's Sweethearts(2001)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
CyberWorld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Fail Safe(2000)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Cradle Will Rock(1999)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Tuesdays with Morrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Mystery, Alaska(1999)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Bartok the Magnificent(1999)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Mystery Men(1999)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Family Guy(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Celebrity(1998)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Godzilla(1998)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Stressed Eric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Homegrown(1998)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Chicken Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Great Expectations(1998)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Anastasia(1997)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Birdcage(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Heat(1995)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Now and Then(1995)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all filmsIf Not for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Springfield's Most Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

What a Cartoon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Friends(1994)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Quiz Show(1994)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Mad About You(1992)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Herman's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Hollywood Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Pretty Woman(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Cool Blue(1989)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Nitti: The Enforcer(1988)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Family Ties(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles, 98 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 1998.
Film career
Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1989Screen debut· The Simpsons
- 1989Primetime Emmy win· The Simpsons
- 1990First film· Pretty Woman
- 1992Primetime Emmy nomination· Mad About You
- 1994Primetime Emmy nomination· Friends
- 1996Screen Actors Guild Award win· The Birdcage
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- 1998First top-billed film· Celebrity
- 2011Career best· The Smurfs
- 2017Career best· Brockmire
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
6 Primetime Emmys and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 26 major nominations, 1997–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
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- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Hank Azaria's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up25
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th17
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
25 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Universally Panned2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser25
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed21
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Hank Azaria's work okay for kids?
Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hank Azaria work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hank Azaria's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Castellaneta shares the most, 4.
Directors
- David SilvermanShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with David Silverman

- Raja GosnellShared titles: The Smurfs 2 (2013), The Smurfs (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Raja Gosnell

- Don BluthShared titles: Bartok the Magnificent (1999), Anastasia (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Don Bluth

- Gary GoldmanShared titles: Bartok the Magnificent (1999), Anastasia (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Goldman

Writers
- Al JeanShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Al Jean

- Dan VebberShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), Bordertown (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Vebber
- Matt GroeningShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Matt Groening

- PeyoShared titles: The Smurfs 2 (2013), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Peyo

Actors
- Dan CastellanetaShared titles: The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017), The Simpsons Movie (2007), The Simpsons (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Dan Castellaneta

- Tress MacNeilleShared titles: The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017), The Simpsons Movie (2007), The Simpsons (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Tress MacNeille

- Harry ShearerShared titles: Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017), The Simpsons Movie (2007), Godzilla (1998), The Simpsons (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Harry Shearer

- John CusackShared titles: America's Sweethearts (2001), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Anastasia (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)See all 4 shared titles with John Cusack

Composers
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Behemoth! (2026), Love & Other Drugs (2010), America's Sweethearts (2001)See all 3 shared titles with James Newton Howard

- Christopher LennertzShared titles: The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013), Hop (2011), The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Lennertz

- Alan SilvestriShared titles: Behemoth! (2026), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Silvestri

- Mark MothersbaughShared titles: Hello Tomorrow! (2023), Bordertown (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Mothersbaugh

Producers
- James L. BrooksShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with James L. Brooks

- Peter GaveShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Gave
- Richard RaynisShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Raynis
- Richard SakaiShared titles: Rogue Not Quite One (2023), The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021), The Simpsons Movie (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Sakai

Mixed roles
- David SchwimmerShared titles: Run Fatboy Run (2007), Uprising (2001)See all 2 shared titles with David Schwimmer





