Joel McHale

Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1971, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Movies: 59

Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community. He is of Irish-American descent and European-Canadian descent.

He voiced Elliot in Open Season 2, filling in for Ashton Kutcher. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a cameo appearance as bank manager Mr. Jacks, CSI: Miami as Greg Welsh, and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World as Wilbur.

Upcoming Joel McHale Movies

Untitled Community Movie

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

7.3

Spider-Man 2

2004

6.5

Ted

2012

6.9

Blended

2014

6.5

What's Your Number?

2011

6.3

Deliver Us from Evil

2014

8.1

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

2020

6.2

Scream 7

2026

5.9

Open Season 2

2008

5.8

The Happytime Murders

2018

4.7

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011

Filmography

2026	Oh Season	Hamilton Lydell
2026	Stop! That! Train!	Male Passenger 2
2026	Scream 7	Mark Evans
2026	Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X	Himself
2025	Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special	Self (archive footage)
2025	Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox	James Bunratty
2025	California King	Zane
2024	The Real Full Monty	Self (uncredited)
2024	The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James	Narrator (voice)
2024	Better Off	Self
2024	Parachute	Jamie Collins
2023	JEREMY	Self
2023	It's a Wonderful Knife	David Carruthers
2023	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match	Johnny Cage (voice)
2023	Office Race	Spencer
2023	Attack of the Doc!	Self
2023	The Seven Faces of Jane	Michael
2022	I Am Phenomenal	Bill Winger
2022	Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl	Self
2021	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms	Johnny Cage (voice)
2021	Queenpins	Rick
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves	Self
2021	Happily	Tom
2020	Becky	Jeff
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Lassiter's Father
2020	All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief	Self
2020	Community Table Read	Jeff Winger
2020	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge	Johnny Cage (voice)
2019	Dark Harbor	Greg
2019	Trouble	Norbert (voice)
2019	Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang	Self
2018	Assassination Nation	Nick Mathers
2018	The Happytime Murders	Agent Campbell
2018	Stuck	Judge Lepetri
2018	We Brought Back MST3K	Self
2018	Game Over, Man!	Joel McHale
2018	A Futile and Stupid Gesture	Chevy Chase
2016	Six Seasons and a Finale	Self
2016	The Human Face of Big Data	Narrator
2015	Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare	Himself - Special Guest
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Boyd Mitchler
2014	Adult Beginners	Hudson
2014	Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep	Self
2014	Deliver Us from Evil	Butler
2014	Blended	Mark
2014	Harmontown	Self
2013	The Mighty T	Narrator
2012	Ted	Rex
2011	The Big Year	Barry Loomis
2011	What's Your Number?	Roger the Boss
2011	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	Wilbur Wilson
2009	The Informant!	Robert Herndon
2008	Open Season 2	Elliot (Voice)
2008	The Onion Movie	Office Worker
2006	Mini's First Time	Host
2005	Lords of Dogtown	TV Reporter
2004	Spider-Man 2	Mr. Jacks
1995	American Messiah	Assassin

Directing, Writing & Producing

2019

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang

Writer, Producer

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