Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Cooper is one of the most beloved characters of all time. He is a young man who has an incredible level of intelligence but lacks in his ability to socialize, and faces many difficulties regarding interacting with others. Sheldon is a theoretical physicist, boasting his genius-level IQ, but doesn’t often understand humor or sarcasm, which is the main source of comedy in the show. Young Sheldon is a prequel of the show, which focuses on Sheldon from the age of 9.
Jim Parsons As Sheldon Cooper
Jim Parsons In Real Life
Jim Parsons began appearing on stage in 1993 but was first seen on-screen in an episode of 2002’s NBC program Ed. For his role as Sheldon Cooper, Jim has won an array of awards and nominations, making him one of the most decorated actors of his style. In addition to his part as Sheldon Cooper, which is undoubtedly his most notable, he has appeared on Broadway and in films. In 2017, he married Todd Spiewak, who he has reportedly been with for over ten years.
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Kunal Nayyar as Raj Koothrappali
Raj is an astrophysicist with selective mutism, which inhibits him from talking to women on a normal daily basis. He spends a lot of time on his appearance, meaning he is often seen shopping. He is best friends with Howard. Raj is a character who has appeared in every episode of The Big Bang Theory since it first aired and has been involved in countless plots. He is an avid gamer, with a specific style, and has become one of the fans’ favorite characters.
Kunal Nayyar As Raj Koothrappali
Kunal Nayyar In Real Life
Thanks to his character on The Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar was listed in Forbes’ highest-paid television actors in 2015, earning $20 million a year. He has been nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards, alongside his co-stars for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Since playing Raj, Kunal has voiced parts in the animated movie, Trolls, and a main role in the television series, Sanjay and Craig. He has also appeared in several theater productions, including Love’s Labour’s Lost and The Spoils.
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Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
Amy is the love interest of Sheldon Cooper throughout the show. Sheldon’s friends set up a dating account without his knowledge, where he matched with Amy. After some time, the pair began talking, and as she got closer to Sheldon and his friends, she realized her feelings for Sheldon. Despite the awkwardness both Sheldon and Amy show, the two become a couple in season five, after Sheldon presents her with a 31-page “Relationship Agreement.” The pair later marries in season 11 after a proposal cliffhanger.
Mayim Bialik As Amy Farrah Fowler
Mayim Bialik In Real Life
Mayim Bialik won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 2016 and 2018. She is known for playing the title character in Blossom before she appeared on The Big Bang Theory. She first appeared as Amy in season three but became part of the main cast in season four. She has since appeared in several television programs and films. Many of her most recent roles have been voicing characters, rather than appearing as them.
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Laurie Metcalf as Mary Cooper
Mary is Sheldon’s loving, supportive mother. She is arguably the only person who can control him and often remarks that she is glad that her other children, Missy and George, are not super smart like Sheldon is. She is a devout Christian but displays a lack of knowledge about the world, often offending people without meaning to. She also makes Leonard jealous as he wishes that his mother had been as nurturing towards him as Mary is to her son Sheldon.
Laurie Metcalf As Mary Cooper
Laurie Metcalf In Real Life
Laurie Metcalf has been appearing on-screen for over four decades. She has appeared in a staggering number of films and television shows, as well as theater productions, which Laurie states is her favorite type of work. Although Mary is not a central role on the show, she is a regular character and is rather popular with fans. In the show’s spin-off, Young Sheldon, Laurie’s own daughter plays the younger version of her character. She has also won five awards, as well as 20 nominations.
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John Ross Bowie as Barry Kripke
Barry Kripke works in plasma physics but tends to clash with Sheldon. He is often a cause of humor in the show, due to his rhotacism, which is particularly played upon in one episode where the voice recognition on his phone will not work as it doesn’t understand his speech. Sheldon doesn’t particularly like Barry, especially when he discovers that his work is more advanced than his own. On a few occasions though, Sheldon makes failed attempts to befriend Barry.
John Ross Bowie As Barry Kripke
John Ross Bowie In Real Life
John’s most notable role is that of Barry Kripke, but he has since become known for playing Jimmy DiMeo, a member of the main cast on Speechless, since 2016. He has appeared in several films and made guest appearances in numerous television programs, including Glee, Good Luck Charlie, Bones, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hot in Cleveland, and Big Hero 6: The Series. His first appearance was in 1999 in Upright Citizens Brigade, while his most recent was in a 2018 episode of Big Hero 6: The Series.
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Kevin Sussman as Stuart Bloom
Stuart runs the comic book store which the men of the main cast often visit. He is characterized by his isolation, which prompts him to make regular attempts to engage with women and the main cast. From season two until season five, Stuart was a small recurring role, but after he moved into Howard’s house, he became part of the main cast. To earn his place in Howard’s home, he became a live-in domestic to Howard and Bernadette, helping with chores around the house.
Kevin Sussman As Stuart Bloom
Kevin Sussman In Real Life
Kevin has starred in a number of films, ranging from 1999 until 2012. He has also made multiple guest appearances in episodes of television shows from Ghost Stories in 1998, to Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp in 2015. His role as Stuart Bloom, however, is his only role in television since then. He was previously known for playing the recurring role of Walter in 16 episodes of Ugly Betty in 2006 and 2007 but is now best recognized for playing Stuart Bloom.
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Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle
Working alongside Leonard in the same laboratory, Leslie Winkle is an experimental physicist, who happens to be Sheldon’s nemesis. The pair has conflicting scientific theories, where they both believe each other to be less intelligent than themselves. Leslie is witty and often insults Sheldon, but they grow fonder of each other throughout the show. She was also occasionally involved with Howard and Leonard. She had a starring role but was later demoted to recurring when they had no storylines left for her.
Sara Gilbert As Leslie Winkle
Sara Gilbert In Real Life
Though she was regularly seen in The Big Bang Theory, Sara Gilbert’s most notable role was as Darlene Conner-Healy on Roseanne from 1988 to 1997, as well as an appearance in 2018. This role earned her several nominations and awards and was definitely her most popular character. She has also had countless roles in films and on television in cameo roles, as well as other recurring characters, such as Irene Dudek in Bad Teacher and Darlene Conner in the Roseanne spin-off, The Conners.
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Wil Wheaton as himself
Wil often appears in The Big Bang Theory, where he antagonizes Sheldon. Sheldon initially despises Wil for not showing up to a fan convention that he had traveled 10 hours for. Wil later wins a trading card tournament after telling Sheldon that he didn’t go to the convention as his grandmother had just died. Sheldon feels sorry for him and deliberately messes up his next move, which leads Wil to win the game, before admitting that he had lied to gain the upper-hand.
Wil Wheaton As Himself
Wil Wheaton In Real Life
Wil Wheaton was a fictionalized version of himself, who is actually an actor, blogger, writer, and voice actor. Although his character on The Big Bang Theory was an exaggerated and fictional version of the actor, they do possess several similarities, such as their love of gaming and comics. Wil has also played a number of roles in other films, television shows, and productions, such as presenting The Wil Wheaton Project and voicing numerous video game characters, including Richard Burns in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Brian George as Dr. V. M. Koothrappali
Raj’s father, Dr. Koothrappali, lives in India but often speaks to his son over Skype. He is a religious man who tries to set Raj up on dates with Indian women, much to Raj’s dismay. Raj often speaks about how he grew up in poverty, but as his friends point out, Dr. Koothrappali is a doctor, who drives a Bentley, and employs personal servants, although Raj says they “only” have four. His notable appearances include his divorce and when he discovers Priya is dating Leonard.
Brian George As Dr. V. M. Koothrappali
Brian George In Real Life
Brian first appeared in the industry in 1982, when he played a recurring role as Sgt. Paganee in The Edison Twins. He has appeared in films from 1985 until 2016, television shows from 1982 to 2018, given his voice in roles from 1992 until 2018, and voiced video game characters from 1998, until Kingdom Hearts III which is due for release in 2019. Though his acting has garnered him a lot of fame, his list of video game roles is by far the most extensive.
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Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz
The aerospace engineer, Howard, is one of the main characters in the show. He lived with his mother, Debbie, who belittled him constantly and treated him with very little respect. Howard speaks a vast range of languages and has an equally large variety of illnesses. He dated Bernadette briefly in season three, before entering into a serious relationship with her in season four. They later married, just before Howard was sent on his space mission. Debbie later passed away, and Howard moved in with Bernadette.
Simon Helberg As Howard Wolowitz
Simon Helberg In Real Life
Though he plays a main role in The Big Bang Theory, Simon hasn’t appeared in a great deal of other shows or movies. He has played a recurring role as Bian Zao in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, as well as making guest appearances in The Guild and Drunk History, amongst some others. His role as Howard earned Simon a Critic’s Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 as well as different nominations in other years.
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Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
Leonard is one of the show’s main characters and with an IQ just 14 below that of Sheldon, he is an incredibly intelligent experimental physicist. Unlike the other intellectuals in the show, Leonard builds good relationships with other people and is even successful with women. He dated Penny in season three, as well as Priya in season four. Come season five, however, he was back with Penny, and they later married in season nine and celebrated their wedding a second time for their family and friends after eloping.
Johnny Galecki As Leonard Hofstadter
Johnny Galecki In Real Life
Along with his The Big Bang Theory co-star, Sara Gilbert, Johnny Galecki also appeared in Roseanne as David Healy. He has been named one of the highest-paid television actors ever, where his part as Howard is earning him roughly $900,000 for every episode since 2017. He won two awards for his role in Roseanne in 1994 and 2008, and one for playing Howard in 2012. He has also earned 10 other nominations for this same role between 2010 and 2016.
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Laura Spencer as Emily Sweeney
Emily was the love interest of Raj after he discovered her on a dating site. Emily and Amy began talking when Raj insisted that Amy contacted her for him. However, Emily later got annoyed by the lack of direct communication she had with Raj. When they met up in person, Raj acted very strangely, prompting Emily to leave, although she later gave him another chance to redeem himself – which he did. From here, their relationship was rocky, and drama ensued as a result.
Laura Spencer as Emily Sweeney
Laura Spencer In Real Life
Despite her popularity on The Big Bang Theory, Laura hasn’t had a great deal of other appearances. She has played several roles in films such as A Christmas Kiss, My Funny Valentine, and Heartland, as well as several short films, like Well Enough Alone and B Positive. She has also made several guest appearances in television programs including 2 Broke Girls and Jessie. While playing Emily Sweeney, however, she also played a recurring role as Jessica Warren in Bones, and several others in web series.
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Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
Leonard’s mother, Beverly Hofstadter, is a physicist and psychiatrist and shows very little affection towards her son. She stated that she had children purely to use them for her research and that she doesn’t really have any feelings towards them. Beverly makes regular appearances on the show, which often results in arguments with many of the other characters, including Sheldon’s mother, Mary. Throughout the duration of the show, Beverly becomes more maternal towards Leonard, but only after he confronts her about how unloving she is.
Christine Baranski As Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
Christine Baranski In Real Life
Christine Baranski is a well-decorated and much-loved actress. She has won a total of 12 awards, along with 37 nominations. One of her nominations was for the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy Award for her role as Beverly Hofstadter. She has an enormous list of work, from her first appearance in 1977 in Busting Loose, through her numerous films, stage productions, and voicing roles in video games, to her most recent appearances in Fancy Nancy and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
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Kaley Cuoco as Penny
Penny lives across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon, and though she is very smart in terms of common sense, as Sheldon regularly points out, she is less well endowed in the educational sense of intelligence. Throughout the show, she dated multiple different men, including Stuart Bloom, but Leonard was the man she often returned to. She mentioned her troubled family and later married Leonard after several problems. They then moved in together after multiple arguments with Sheldon about it.
Kaley Cuoco As Penny
Kaley Cuoco In Real Life
Kaley has won six awards – four of which were for her work in The Big Bang Theory, with a range of Best Actress awards, including the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and two People’s Choice Awards. Her part as Penny on the show also garnered her 10 nominations for similar awards. As well as playing a main character on The Big Bang Theory, she has also landed leading roles in 8 Simple Rules, Harley Quinn, and many other shows.
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Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz
Bernadette is a regular character in the series, and while she is aggressive, intimidating, and often manipulative, she occasionally shows a more caring side. She entered into a long-term relationship with Howard, which was marred with some problems, which later resulted in a long breakup. However, they later became more serious and got married, shortly before Howard left on his space mission. Bernadette then revealed she was pregnant, and a little while after their daughter, Halley, was born, she announced a second pregnancy.
Melissa Rauch As Bernadette Rostenkowski Wolowitz
Melissa Rauch In Real Life
Melissa’s role as Bernadette is undoubtedly her most popular character to date. Since she began playing Bernadette, Melissa has taken on roles as Summer in True Blood and Daisy Cake in Wright vs. Wrong. She has also voiced characters in Sofia the First, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Marvel’s Ant-Man, and Blaze and the Monster Machines. She also starred as Hope Annabelle Gregory in The Bronze in 2015 – a film which she helped to create, acting as a co-writer and co-producer.
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