Actor · DirectorJim ParsonsMarch 24, 1973(51 years old)Houston, Texas, USAJim Parsons is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.SocialsInstagramIMDbKnown forThe Big Bang TheorySheldon CooperYoung SheldonSheldon Cooper (voice)Hidden FiguresPaul StaffordThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - GuestThe SimpsonsJim Parsons (voice)Family GuyGay-jacker (voice)Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and VileLarry SimpsonThe Normal HeartTommy BoatwrightGarden StateTimThe Daily ShowSelfHomeOh (voice)The MuppetsHuman Walter