Biography
As one of several comedic actors who generated considerable buzz as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central, 1999- ), Ed Helms managed to parlay his popularity into a successful career in features and on television. After having gotten his start in stand-up and doing commercial voiceovers, Helms scored his breakthrough when he joined "The Daily Show" cast in 2002, playing a brash, sarcastic and sometimes silly …
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Career Milestones
| Moved to New York City to pursue a comedy career | ||
| Studied improvisation with The Upright Citizens Brigade | ||
2002 | Joined Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" | |
2002 | Joined Comedy Central's faux news program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | |
2004 | Appeared in the film "Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story" | |
2006 | Appeared on the Comedy Central spin-off "The Colbert Report" | |
2006 | Joined the cast of NBC's "The Office" as Andy Bernard opposite Steve Carell | |
2007 | Played newsreporter Ed Carson in "Evan Almighty," starring Carell | |
2008 | Had a small role in "Semi Pro" as a reporter | |
2009 | Breakthrough co-starring role in the Todd Phillips directed comedy "The Hangover" | |
2009 | Cast in the family comedy "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" | |
2011 | Announced his character on NBC's "The Office" as the successor to previous boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell) | |
2011 | Made producing debut with comedy "Cedar Rapids"; also co-starred with John C. Reilly and Anne Heche | |
2011 | Produced and starred in the comedy "Cedar Rapids" | |
2011 | Reprised role of Stu in Todd Phillips' "The Hangover Part II" | |
2012 | Played the titular slacker's brother in "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" opposite Jason Segel and Susan Sarandon | |
2012 | Voiced the character The Once-ler in animated feature "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" | |
Awards
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Office |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Office |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Office |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Office |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Office |