Ed Helms Biography

Ed Helms was born Edward Parker Helms in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Long before Helms grew up to become associated with his roles on the television show The Office and in The Hangover film trilogy, he attended Oberlin College with the initial goal of becoming a geologist. However, after switching his major to film studies, Ed began to work as a sketch comedy writer and performer in New York City, teaming up with the legendary Upright Citizens Brigade. 

It was his work as a voice over artist that initially brought Helms to his first agent, who helped him to arrange an audition for a role on The Daily Show. Ed impressed the producers enough that he became a regular on the program, contributing to satirical “field reports” between 2002 and 2006. His work on The Daily Show led Ed Helms to the television series The Office, in which he appeared in the role of Andy Bernard. Helms remained on the show until 2013, and during that time accumulated numerous award nominations for his work.

In 2004, Ed Helms also made his big screen debut in the film Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story. Additional roles followed, most notably in: Night at the Museum (2006), Evan Almighty (2007), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Meet Dave (2008), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), and The Smell of Success (2009), until Helms landed the role which has made him most recognizable to audiences, as Stuart Price in the Hangover franchise films. Helms appeared in all three films: The Hangover (2009), The Hangover Part II (2011), and the Hangover Part III (2013.) During this time, he also appeared in: We’re the Millers (2013), Stretch (2014), and They Came Together (2014.)

Ed Helms will next appear in the re-boot sequel of the classic film Vacation, originally starting Chevy Chase. In Vacation (2105), Helms will take on the role of an adult Rusty Griswold, following in his father’s footsteps on the family vacation. Helms is also scheduled to appear in Central Intelligence (2016) and Captain Underpants (2017.)