List of actors in the television series The Big Bang Theory

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This article provides an overview of the main actors and the main supporting and guest actors of the US television series The Big Bang Theory .

Main cast

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Guest role
(episodes) 		Dubbing voice
Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter Johnny Galecki 1.01-12.24 Ozan Unal
Dr. Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper Jim Parsons 1.01-12.24 Gerrit Schmidt-Foss
Penny Hofstadter 1) Kaley Cuoco 1.01-12.24 Sonja Spuhl
Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng. Simon Helberg 1.01-12.24 Sebastian Schulz
Dr. Rajesh "Raj" Ramayan Koothrappali Kunal Nayyar 1.01-12.24 Rajvinder Singh
Dr. Leslie Winkle Sara Gilbert 2.02-2.03, 2.06, 2.16 1.03, 1.05, 1.13 3.23, 9.17 Diana Borgwardt
Dr. Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz 2) Melissa Rauch 4.04-12.24 3.05-3.14 Anita Hopt
Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler Mayim Bialik 4.08-12.24 4.01-4.05 3.23 Bianca Krahl
Stuart Bloom Kevin Sussman 6.01–6.17, 8.01–12.24 3) 2.20–5.24, 7.02–7.24 3) Bernhard Völger
Dr. Emily Sweeney Laura Spencer 9.04, 9.09, 9.13, 9.15, 9.18 7.17–8.24 3) 10.14 Sandrine Mittelstädt
1)Her last name is unknown for the first eight seasons. After her wedding at the beginning of the ninth season, she is called Hofstadter.
2)She will receive her doctorate at the end of the fourth season.
3) Irregular appearances

Supporting cast

role actor Supporting role
(episodes) 		Dubbing voice
Mary Cooper Laurie Metcalf 1.04, 3.01, 4.03, 5.06, 7.11 (vote), 7.18, 8.23, 9.01, 9.24, 10.01, 10.12, 11.01, 11.13, 11.24 Sabine Arnhold
Debbie Wolowitz † Carol Ann Susi
(voice only) 		1.07-8.08 Sonja German
Dr. VM Koothrappali Brian George 1.08, 2.04, 2.23, 3.07, 4.20, 4.24, 5.02, 5.04, 5.20, 8.11, 8.22, 10.03, 10.16, 11.10, 12.02, 12.12 Kamal Roy
Mrs. Koothrappali Alice Amter 1.08, 2.04, 2.23, 3.07, 4.20, 4.24, 5.02, 5.04, 5.20, 8.22 Mitali Roy
Dr. Barry Kripke John Ross Bowie 2.12, 2.13, 3.01, 3.09, 4.17, 5.14, 5.17, 5.22, 6.14, 6.20, 7.10, 7.20, 8.10, 8.15, 9.05, 9.06, 9.15, 9.17, 10.09, 11.08, 11.17, 11.24, 12.07, 12.21, 12.23 Christian Gaul
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter Christine Baranski 2.15, 3.11, 5.01, 7.04, 7.24, 8.23, 9.17, 9.23-10.01, 10.18, 11.04, 11.15, 12.10, 12.17, 12.22 Liane Rudolph
Zack Johnson Brian Thomas Smith 3.23, 4.10, 4.11, 4.17, 7.09, 7.11, 9.22, 10.22, 11.09, 12.12, 12.15 Tobias Kluckert
Priya Koothrappali Aarti man 4.06, 4.16-4.24, 5.02, 5.07 Mala Ghedia
Mike Rostenkowski Casey Sander 5.23, 5.24, 6.10, 7.09, 7.16, 9.09 Dieter Memel
Alex Jensen Margo Harshman 6.03, 6.08, 6.12, 6.16 Annina Braunmiller
Lucy Kate Micucci 6.16-6.18, 6.21, 6.23, 6.24, 7.08, 10.14 Anja Stadlober
Bertram "Bert" Kibbler Brian Posehn 6.18, 7.13, 10.03, 10.06, 10.09, 10.16, 10.21, 11.07, 11.13, 11.24, 12.02, 12.06, 12.14, 12.19, 12.24 Werner Böhnke

Other recurring supporting actors

  • Sean Astin as physicist Dr. Pemberton (episodes 12.13, 12.18 and 12.21)
  • Kathy Bates as Amy's mother (episodes 11.24, 12.01 and 12.08)
  • Josh Brener as Stuart's assistant Dale (episodes 5.10 and 6.16)
  • Keith Carradine as Penny's father Wyatt (episodes 4.09, 9.03, 10.01, 12.03, 12.15 and 12.20)
  • Rati Gupta as Raj's fiancée Anu (episodes 12.03, 12.04, 12.06, 12.08, 12.11, 12.12, 12.15 and 12.22)
  • Mark Harelik as Dean Dr. Eric Gablehauser (episodes 1.04, 1.12–1.13 and 2.03–2.04)
  • Courtney Henggeler as Sheldon's twin sister Missy (episodes 1.15 and 11.24)
  • Judd Hirsch as Leonard's father Dr. Alfred Hofstadter (episodes 9.24 and 10.01)
  • James Hong as the Chinese waiter Chen (episodes 1.07 and 1.17)
  • Swati Kapila as Bernadette's Indian colleague Ruchi (episodes 03/11, 07/11 and 08/11)
  • Regina King as HR Manager Janine Davis (episodes 6.12, 6.20, 7.01, 8.02, 11.02 and 12.19)
  • Lauren Lapkus as comic book reviewer Denise (episodes 11.21, 11.24, 12.02, 12.03, 12.09, 12.11, 12.14 and 12.22)
  • Riki Lindhome as PhD student Ramona Nowitzki (episodes 2.06, 10.24 and 11.01)
  • Pavel Lychnikoff as Russian cosmonaut Dimitri Rezinov (episodes 5.24 and 6.01–6.04)
  • Joshua Malina as University President Siebert (episodes 4.15, 5.16-5.17, 11.22, 12.05, 12.07, 12.11, 12.13, 12.18, 12.19, 12.21 and 12.23)
  • Dakin Matthews as Santa Claus (episodes 6.11 and 8.11)
  • Stephen Merchant as Amy's Date Dave Gibbs (episodes 9.07–9.08 and 9.10)
  • Bob Newhart as Dr. Arthur Jeffries (Professor Proton) (episodes 6.22, 7.07, 7.22, 9.11, 11.06 and 12.05)
  • Dean Norris as Colonel Williams (episodes 10.01-10.03, 10.15, 10.23, 11.08)
  • Jerry O'Connell as Sheldon's older brother George Cooper Jr. (episodes 11.23, 11.24 and 12.04)
  • Kal Penn as physicist Dr. Campell (episodes 12.13, 12.18 and 12.21)
  • Erin Allin O'Reilly as Penny's colleague Cheryl (episodes 1.06 and 1.11)
  • Stephen Root as Bernadette's (and later Penny's) superior Dan (episodes 8.01 and 8.10)
  • Sara Rue as Leonard's friend Dr. Stephanie Barnett (episodes 2.08–2.10)
  • Ian Scott Rudolph as "Captain Schlabberhose" (episodes 2.20, 2.22, 3.05, 3.16, 3.19, 4.08, 4.11, 5.05, 5.22, 6.13, 6.16 and 7.13)
  • Teller as Amy's father Larry Fowler (episodes 11.24, 12.01 and 12.08)
  • Owen Thayer as "Lonely Larry" (episodes 3.05, 3.19, 4.08, 4.11, 5.05, 6.13 and 6.16)
  • Alessandra Torresani as screenwriter Claire (episodes 9.14–9.15, 9.18, 9.22 and 10.14)
  • Brian Patrick Wade as Penny's (ex-) boyfriend Kurt (episodes 1.01, 1.06 and 2.14)
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson as station nurse Althea (episodes 1.01, 1.16, 4.01, 5.18 and 10.11)

Appearances by well-known actors in guest roles (chronological)

  • Brooke D'Orsay as Christie, Penny's friend from Nebraska and Howard's lover (ep.1.07, The Starter Dilemma )
  • DJ Qualls as Toby Loobenfeld, or cousin Leopold Houston (episode 1.10, Loobenfeld's network of lies )
  • Octavia Spencer as a clerk in the road traffic authority (episode 2.05, Homo Novus Automobilis )
  • Michael Trucco as Dr. David Underhill (ep.2.11, The Gift Hypothesis )
  • Valerie Azlynn as new neighbor Alicia (episode 2.19, The Struggle of the Queen Bees )
  • Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as prostitute Mikayla or Esther Rosenblatt (episode 2.21, The Las Vegas Cure )
  • Lewis Black as entomologist Professor Crawley (episode 3.02, The Cricket Bet )
  • Elizabeth Bogush as astrophysicist Dr. Catherine Millstone (episode 3.04, for him or with him )
  • Danica McKellar as Raj's conquest Abby (ep.3.12, Howard's phases )
  • Jen Drohan as Abby's friend Martha (episode 3.12, Howard's phases )
  • Julio Oscar Mechoso as Officer Hackett (episode 3.13 Terror in the City of Roses )
  • Yeardley Smith as a job agent Sandy (ep.3.14, almost like Einstein )
  • Judy Greer as Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton (ep.3.21, foursome without Sheldon )
  • Steven Yeun as Sheldon's former roommate Sebastian (ep.3.22, The Truth About the Elevator )
  • Annie O'Donnell as Amy's mother (ep.4.05, The Stench of Despair )
  • Eliza Dushku as FBI agent Angela Paige (episode 4.07, visit from the FBI )
  • Eric André as cinema operator Joey (ep.4.08, 21 seconds )
  • Rick Fox as Bernadette's ex-boyfriend Glenn (ep.4.13, The Neutral Zone )
  • Jessica Walter as sponsor Mrs. Latham (ep.4.15, The man of the hour )
  • Lanny Joon as Officer Shin (episode 4.19, The Zarnecki Campaign )
  • Tiffany Dupont as Raj's café friend Angela (ep.4.22, The Antelope in a Curry )
  • Katie Leclerc as Raj's deaf friend Emily (episode 5.04, Find an Indian girl !, Episode 10.14, The Emotion Detector )
  • Courtney Ford as Leonard's Conquest Alice (ep.5.07, A good guy )
  • Lance Barber as Leonard's schoolmate Jimmy Speckerman (ep.5.11, The Speckerman trauma )
  • Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock's voice (ep. 5.20, dream with Spock - only in the original version The Transporter Malfunction )
  • Jan Hoag as the waitress Lilian (episode 6.04, poor astronaut )
  • Ryan Cartwright as Penny's British classmate Cole (ep.6.08, The Riddle of 43 )
  • Meagen Fay as Mrs. Rostenkowski (episode 6.10, punishment must be )
  • Matt Battaglia as Officer Reynolds (episode 6.13, you never stop learning )
  • Sophie Oda as PhD student Grace (episode 7.1 ' Drinks from Strangers )
  • Josh Peck as comic book seller Jesse (episode 7.13, three people forever )
  • Tania Raymonde as vet Yvette (episode 7.15, railway romance )
  • Kimberly Hebert Gregory as clairvoyant Mrs. Davora (episode 7.21 ' Schoolgirl Report )
  • Steve Valentine as film director Kenneth (episode 7.23, somehow engaged )
  • Billy Bob Thornton as urologist Dr. Oliver Lorvis (episode 8.07, The Mississippi Misunderstanding )
  • Max Adler as a zombie (episode 8.16, The Intimacy Acceleration )
  • Tate Ellington as an aggressive Star Wars fan Mitchell (ep.8.19, The Skywalker attack )
  • Matt Bennett as Howard's half-brother Josh (episode 8.20, overnight at the fort )
  • Michael Rapaport as procurement manager Kenny (episode 9.06, The Helium Crisis )
  • Jane Kaczmarek as psychotherapist Dr. Gallo (ep.9.12, The Romantic Asteroid )
  • June Squibb as Sheldon's grandmother Constance (ep.9.14, The Old Lady's Visit )
  • Blake Anderson as a passerby in a queue (episode 9.23, The queue problem )
  • Katey Sagal as Penny's mother Susan (ep.10.01, The sexual intercourse presumption )
  • Jack McBrayer as Penny's brother Randall (ep.10.01, The cohabitation presumption )
  • Josh Zuckerman as Howard's cousin Marty (ep.10.02, The Silence Obligation )
  • Brandon Jones as The Flash (ep.10.03, The artificial caffeine problem )
  • Maria Canals-Barrera as cleaner Isabella (episode 10.08, The seduction artist )
  • Christopher Lloyd as Theodore (episode 10.10, The Property Distribution Problem )
  • Joel Murray as bartender Doug ( ep.10.20 , The time-saving mode )
  • April Bowlby as Bert's girlfriend Rebecca (ep.10.21, The Retrospective Retrospective )
  • Beth Behrs as Rajs planetarium acquaintance Nell (episode 11.14, the time zone clause )
  • Walton Goggins as Nell's (still) husband Oliver (episode 11.14, the time zone clause )
  • Peter MacNicol as string theorist Dr. Robert Walcott (ep.11.20, The Woodman Walcott )
  • Maribeth Monroe as ornithologist Dr. Lee (ep.12.07, The Denial Attraction )
  • Eric Nenninger as Zero-G employee Neil (episode 12.15, The stallion dilemma )
  • Jason Kravits as pharmaceutical representative Danny (episode 12.17, The human-frog problem )
  • Todd Giebenhain as Denise's roommate Mitch (episode 12.22, The Notting Hill Paradigm )

Appearances by people known as themselves

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of actors in the television series The Big Bang Theory. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ The Big Bang Theory (7) season 1, episode 7 "The starter dilemma (The Dumpling Paradox)" on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on January 9, 2019
  3. ↑ The Big Bang Theory (17) Season 1, Episode 17 "Schrödinger's Cat (The Tangerine Factor)" on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on January 9, 2019