Joel McHale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1971-11-20

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Joel McHale

Biography

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 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.

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Acting History

2026
Scream 7
2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special as Self (archive footage)
2025
The 1% Club as Self - Host
2025
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox as James Bunratty
2025
California King as Zane
2024
The Real Full Monty as Self (uncredited)
2024
The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James as Narrator (voice)
2024
Grave Conversations as Self
2024
Better Off as Self
2024
Parachute as Jamie Collins
2024
Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
2023
JEREMY as Self
2023
It's a Wonderful Knife as David Carruthers
2023
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match as Johnny Cage (voice)
2023
House of Villains as Self - Host
2023
Krapopolis as Games Commentator (voice)
2023
Office Race as Spencer
2023
Dr Phil LIVE! as Self
2023
Attack of the Doc! as Self
2023
Celebrity Prank Wars as Self
2023
Animal Control as Frank Shaw
2023
The Seven Faces of Jane as Michael
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022
I Am Phenomenal as Bill Winger
2022
Password as Self - Celebrity Guest
2022
Celebrity Beef as Self - Host
2022
The Bear as David Fields
2022
Is It Cake? as Self - Judge
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
2021
That's My Jam as Self - Guest
2021
Yellowjackets as Kody
2021
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms as Johnny Cage (voice)
2021
Queenpins as Rick
2021
Crime Scene Kitchen as Self - Host
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
2021
Happily as Tom
2021
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump as Self
2021
Fast Foodies as Self
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2020
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer as Self
2020
I Can See Your Voice
2020
I Can See Your Voice as Self - Guest Host
2020
Becky as Jeff
2020
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Lassiter's Father
2020
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief as Self
2020
DC's Stargirl as Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
2020
DC's Stargirl as Sylvester Pemberton
2020
Community Table Read as Jeff Winger
2020
Dummy as Agent Jason
2020
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge as Johnny Cage (voice)
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020
Josh Gates Tonight as Self
2020
Tiger King as Self - Host
2020
Medical Police as Joel McHale
2019
Dark Harbor as Greg
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
Straight Up Steve Austin as Self
2019
Trouble as Norbert (voice)
2019
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang as Self
2019
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
Card Sharks as Self - Host
2019
The Twilight Zone
2019
Love, Death & Robots as Sergeant Morris (voice)
2019
The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist
2018
The Rookie as Brad Hayes
2018
Assassination Nation as Nick Mathers
2018
The Happytime Murders as Agent Campbell
2018
Stuck as Judge Lepetri
2018
We Brought Back MST3K as Self
2018
Game Over, Man! as Joel McHale
2018
What the Fit as Self
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Host
2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture as Chevy Chase
2017
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television as Joel McHale
2017
Will & Grace as Phil
2017
The Gong Show as Self - Judge
2017
The F Word as Self
2017
Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Doug McClure
2017
Dimension 404 as Mr. Maker
2017
Santa Clarita Diet as Chris
2016
The Great Indoors as Ashley Jack Gordon
2016
American Housewife as Doyle Bradford
2016
Milo Murphy's Law as Victor (voice)
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016
Six Seasons and a Finale as Self
2016
The Human Face of Big Data as Narrator
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
2015
Dr. Ken as Ross
2015
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare as Himself - Special Guest
2015
Difficult People as Felix
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Boyd Mitchler
2014
black-ish as Joel McHale
2014
Adult Beginners as Hudson
2014
BoJack Horseman as Alex (voice)
2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep as Self
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014
Deliver Us from Evil as Butler
2014
Blended as Mark
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2014
Harmontown as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013
Rick and Morty as Hemorrhage (voice)
2013
The Mighty T as Narrator
2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as First Ninja (voice)
2012
Ted as Rex
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
2011
Billy on the Street as Self
2011
The Big Year as Barry Loomis
2011
What's Your Number? as Roger the Boss
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Wilbur Wilson
2010
Conan as Self
2010
Regular Show as DVD (voice)
2010
The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
2009
The Informant! as Robert Herndon
2009
Community as Jeff Winger
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Web Soup as Self
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2008
Open Season 2 as Elliot (Voice)
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Warren
2008
The Onion Movie as Office Worker
2008
Water And Power as Joel McHale
2007
Pushing Daisies as Harold Hundin
2007
Thank God You're Here as Self
2007
The IT Crowd as Roy
2006
Mini's First Time as Host
2005
Lords of Dogtown as TV Reporter
2005
Iron Chef America as Himself
2004
The Soup as Self - Host
2004
Spider-Man 2 as Mr. Jacks
2003
E!'s 101 as Self
2003
Last Comic Standing as Himself
2003
Oliver Beene as Man in Elevator
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
CSI: Miami as Greg Welch
2000
The Huntress as Quicky the Clown
1999
Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1998
Will & Grace as Ian
1997
The View as Self
1997
The View as Self - Guest
1995
American Messiah as Assassin
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Richard
1993
The X-Files as Tad O'Malley
1989
The Simpsons as Joel McHale (voice)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1984
Almost Live! as Self / Various
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Reimagined as Hamilton Lydell
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Untitled Community Movie as Jeff Winger