Joel Gelman
Biography
Joel J. Gelman thinks John Pick is the coolest. Here’s some s#@t Joel’s done. Theatrical credits include Les Miserables at the Hollywood Bowl, Tobacco Road at the La Jolla Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice at South Coast Rep, Gallery Secrets with Chalk Rep, A Midsummer Nights Dream at Portland Center Stage, Loves and Hours at Pennsylvania Centre Stage, The Glass Menagerie with Ensemble Santa Barbara andThe Heliotropic Man a one-man clown piece that Joel co-created. Joel received his MFA in Acting from UC San Diego and his BA in Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University. He is a proud member of Actors Equity. Joel’s TV work includes, New Girl, The Newsroom, Vegas, The Young and the Restless, NBC/Universal web series In Gayle We Trust and the upcoming HBO Pilot The Brink.
Known For
Acting History
2024
Hey Kiddo
2022The Bear as Angry Chef
2020The Mighty Ones as Goblin Prime Minister (voice)
2015Chicago Med as Glen Eastman
2014Henry Danger as Gary
2012The Newsroom as Party Guest
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Young Man
2011New Girl as Officer Bill
2009Modern Family as Sam
2009In Gayle We Trust as Kyle Kaminski








