As the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards draw near, we look back at the careers of the lead acting nominees.
2 of 7 NBC
Ed
Parsons made his television debut in a 2002 episode of Ed.
3 of 7 CBS
Judging Amy
In 2004, Parsons recurred in Amy Brenneman's legal drama as Rob Holbrook, an eager-to-please young clerk.
4 of 7 Fox Searchlight Pictures
Garden State
Sheldon Cooper isn't the only geek Parsons has played. The actor co-starred as Tim, a Medieval Times knight who speaks Klingon in Zach Braff's directorial debut.
5 of 7 THINKFilm
10 Items or Less
Parsons played the receptionist at a construction company in this 2006 Morgan Freeman comedy.
6 of 7 Greg Gayne/CBS
The Big Bang Theory
Bazinga! Parsons has won a Television Critics Association award and earned two Emmy nominations for his turn as socially inept physicist Sheldon Cooper.
7 of 7 Fox
Family Guy
Parsons got animated in a 2009 episode of Family Guy, guest-starring as Sheldon Cooper. Johnny Galecki also appeared as his Big Bang character, Leonard Hofstadter.