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Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Actor, also producer · Born April 25, 1964 (62) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

6 Primetime Emmys · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

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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Born
April 25, 1964 (62)
From
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all

What are Hank Azaria's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 30 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 30
Hero
6 of 30
Ally
5 of 30
Trickster
5 of 30
Threshold guardian
4 of 30
Mentor
3 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Joyful
19
Warm
16
Absurd
12
Melancholic
10
Other
47

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • 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).

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)

    as Peter Serian

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

    as Chief Wiggum (voice)

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

    as Inspector Wiggum (voice)

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

    as Moe Szyslak (voice)

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Thomas Edison

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Wiggum (voice) · as Moe Szyslak (voice) · as Professor Frink (voice)

  • The Electric State(2025)

    as Perplexo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Going Dutch(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Azaria (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
  • The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Moe (voice)

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

    as Moe (voice)

  • The Idol(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Chaim

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
  • Rogue Not Quite One(2023)

    as Chief Wiggum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Hello Tomorrow!(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eddie Nicholls

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • Out of the Blue(2022)

    as Jock

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Super Pumped(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Cook

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • The Simpsons in Plusaversary(2021)

    as Moe Szyslak / Captain McCallister / Goofy / Buzz Lightyear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons | Balenciaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Comic Book Guy

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hank Landsberg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson(2017)

    as Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Wizard of Lies(2017)

    as Frank Dipascali

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Brockmire(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Jim Brockmire

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Stevens

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Planet of the Couches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy (voice)

  • Norman(2016)

    as Srul Katz

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Bordertown(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Bud Buckwald

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
  • Timms Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Chaz Babcock

  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Lovelace(2013)

    as Jerry Damiano

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Smurfs 2(2013)

    as Gargamel

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ed Cochran

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • FOX 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol(2011)

    as Gargamel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Happy Feet Two(2011)

    as Mighty Sven (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Free Agents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Alex Taylor

  • The Smurfs(2011)

    as Gargamel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Hop(2011)

    as Carlos / Phil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Love & Other Drugs(2010)

    as Dr. Stan Knight

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Monkey Mischief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pharaoh Kahmunrah

  • Year One(2009)

    as Abraham

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

    as Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)(2008)

    as Joska (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Chicago 10(2007)

    as Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Run Fatboy Run(2007)

    as Whit

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    as Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Grand(2007)

    as Mike "The Bike" Heslov

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Azaria

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

    Show 26 episodes · as Craig Huffstodt

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

    Actor

  • Eulogy(2004)

    as Daniel Collins

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

    as Young Patches O'Houlihan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Along Came Polly(2004)

    as Claude

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Shattered Glass(2003)

    as Michael Kelly

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice)

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

    as (archive footage)

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

    as Sam

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Josh Miller

  • Uprising(2001)

    as Mordechaj Anielewicz

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Mordechaj Anielewicz

  • America's Sweethearts(2001)

    as Hector Gorgonzolas

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • CyberWorld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice)

  • Fail Safe(2000)

    as Prof. Groeteschele

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Cradle Will Rock(1999)

    as Marc Blitzsetin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Tuesdays with Morrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mitch Albom

  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as Charles Danner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Bartok the Magnificent(1999)

    Co-Producer · as Bartok (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Mystery Men(1999)

    as Blue Raja / Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Zoid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice) · as Nigel Harpington (voice) · as Police Superintendent Chalmers (voice) · as Reginald Barrington (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Celebrity(1998)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Godzilla(1998)

    as Victor 'Animal' Palotti

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Stressed Eric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Homegrown(1998)

    as Carter

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

    as (voice)

  • Great Expectations(1998)

    as Walter Plane

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Anastasia(1997)

    as Bartok (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)

    as Steven Lardner

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Birdcage(1996)

    as Agador

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Heat(1995)

    as Alan Marciano

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Now and Then(1995)

    as Bud Kent

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • If Not for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · as Craig Schaeffer

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

    as Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited)

  • What a Cartoon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Elmo (voice)

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Eddie Brock (voice) · as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Friends(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as David

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · as Killer (voice)

  • Quiz Show(1994)

    as Albert Freedman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 14 episodes · as Nat Ostertag

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Herman's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 72 episodes · as Jay Nichols

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Hollywood Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Hollywood Dog (voice)

  • Pretty Woman(1990)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Cool Blue(1989)

    as Buzz

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 802 episodes · as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    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

MilestoneAward winNomination
19822026

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.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 99: 96 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 99: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 99: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

99 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2000s25 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 15% of 48 roles
9000051015

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.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  4. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  5. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  6. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Show 12 earlier years
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  3. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  4. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  6. 2005
    • 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
  7. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2002
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television
  9. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
  10. 2000
    • 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
  11. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  12. 1997
    • 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles5–63 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles13–61 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles24–81 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles14–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles9–48 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles