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Jim Parsons

This article is about the actor. For the gasser driver, see Jim Parsons (drag racer).
For the English rugby player, see Jim Parsons (rugby union).

Jim Parsons
Parsons in 2016
Born
James Joseph Parsons

(1973-03-24) March 24, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Todd Spiewak
​
(m. 2017)​

James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, Parsons played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.[2][3][4] He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[5] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. From 2015 to 2018, Forbes named him the world's highest-paid television actor.[6][7][8][9]

Parsons made his Broadway debut portraying Tommy Boatwright in the Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart (2011). He has since returned to Broadway acting in the plays Harvey (2012), An Act of God (2015), The Boys in the Band (2018), and Mother Play (2024).

In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home (2015) and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016), A Kid Like Jake (2018), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), The Boys in the Band (2020), and Spoiler Alert (2022). On television he was Emmy-nominated for playing Tommy Boatwright in the HBO film The Normal Heart (2011) and Henry Willson in the Netflix series Hollywood (2020).

  1. ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1252. March 29, 2013. p. 30.
  2. ^ Oswald, Brad. "The buzz: Jim Parsons as Sheldon". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Salem, Rob (January 24, 2009). "Nerd herd doing a bang-up job". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (February 8, 2009). "Gentle twists on reliable formulas keep viewers hooked". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "61st Primetime Emmy Awards | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Emmys.tv. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  6. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (October 24, 2018). "Highest-Paid TV Actors 2018: Jim Parsons leads with $26.5 million". Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Berg, Madeline (September 28, 2017). "The world's Highest-Paid TV actors: Jim Parsons leads with $27.5 million". Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  8. ^ McGrath, Maggie (September 22, 2016). "The World's Highest Paid TV Actors, 2016: Jim Parsons leads with $25 million take". Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  9. ^ McGrath, Maggie (August 25, 2015). "World's Highest-Paid TV Actors 2015: Jim Parsons leads with $29 million take". Forbes. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

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