Joel McHale

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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 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.

Known For

Spider-Man 2

Mr. Jacks

Ted

Rex

Rick and Morty

Hemorrhage (voice)

The Simpsons

Joel McHale (voice)

Love, Death & Robots

Sergeant Morris (voice)

Blended

Mark

The X-Files

Tad O'Malley

Sons of Anarchy

Warren

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Stop! That! Train! MOVIE	Male Passenger 2
2026	The Official House of Villains Podcast TV	Self
2026	Scream 7 MOVIE	Mark Evans
2026	Strip Law TV	Pringus (voice)
2026	Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X MOVIE	Himself
2025	Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2025	The 1% Club TV	Self - Host
2025	Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox MOVIE	James Bunratty
2025	California King MOVIE	Zane
2025	Hollywood Squares TV	Self
2024	The Real Full Monty MOVIE	Self (uncredited)
2024	The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2024	Grave Conversations TV	Self
2024	Better Off MOVIE	Self
2024	Parachute MOVIE	Jamie Collins
2024	Dinner Time Live with David Chang TV	Self
2023	JEREMY MOVIE	Self
2023	It's a Wonderful Knife MOVIE	David Carruthers
2023	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match MOVIE	Johnny Cage (voice)
2023	House of Villains TV	Self - Host
2023	Krapopolis TV	Games Commentator (voice)
2023	Office Race MOVIE	Spencer
2023	Dr Phil LIVE! TV	Self
2023	Attack of the Doc! MOVIE	Self
2023	Celebrity Prank Wars TV	Self
2023	Animal Control TV	Frank Shaw
2023	The Seven Faces of Jane MOVIE	Michael
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show TV	Self
2022	I Am Phenomenal MOVIE	Bill Winger
2022	Password TV	Self - Celebrity Guest
2022	Celebrity Beef TV	Self - Host
2022	The Bear TV	David Fields
2022	Is It Cake? TV	Self - Judge
2022	Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl MOVIE	Self
2021	That's My Jam TV	Self - Guest
2021	Yellowjackets TV	Kody
2021	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms MOVIE	Johnny Cage (voice)
2021	Queenpins MOVIE	Rick
2021	Crime Scene Kitchen TV	Self - Host
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves MOVIE	Self
2021	Happily MOVIE	Tom
2021	Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump TV	Self
2021	Fast Foodies TV	Self
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV	Self - Contestant
2020	The Cabin with Bert Kreischer TV	Self
2020	I Can See Your Voice TV	Self
2020	I Can See Your Voice TV	Self - Guest Host
2020	Becky MOVIE	Jeff
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home MOVIE	Lassiter's Father
2020	All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief MOVIE	Self
2020	Community Table Read MOVIE	Jeff Winger
2020	DC's Stargirl TV	Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
2020	DC's Stargirl TV	Sylvester Pemberton
2020	Dummy TV	Agent Jason
2020	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge MOVIE	Johnny Cage (voice)
2020	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV	Self - Contestant
2020	Josh Gates Tonight TV	Self
2020	Tiger King TV	Self - Host
2020	Medical Police TV	Joel McHale
2019	Dark Harbor MOVIE	Greg
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self - Guest
2019	Straight Up Steve Austin TV	Self
2019	Trouble MOVIE	Norbert (voice)
2019	Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang MOVIE	Self
2019	Lights Out with David Spade TV	Self - Panelist
2019	What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage TV	Self
2019	Card Sharks TV	Self - Host
2019	The Twilight Zone TV	Self
2019	Love, Death & Robots TV	Sergeant Morris (voice)
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Self - Guest Panelist
2018	The Rookie TV	Brad Hayes
2018	Assassination Nation MOVIE	Nick Mathers
2018	The Happytime Murders MOVIE	Agent Campbell
2018	Stuck MOVIE	Judge Lepetri
2018	We Brought Back MST3K MOVIE	Self
2018	Game Over, Man! MOVIE	Joel McHale
2018	What the Fit TV	Self
2018	The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale TV	Self - Host
2018	A Futile and Stupid Gesture MOVIE	Chevy Chase
2017	Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television TV	Joel McHale
2017	Will & Grace TV	Phil
2017	The Gong Show TV	Self - Judge
2017	The F Word TV	Self
2017	Bill Nye Saves the World TV	Self
2017	Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV	Doug McClure
2017	Dimension 404 TV	Mr. Maker
2017	Santa Clarita Diet TV	Chris
2016	The Great Indoors TV	Ashley Jack Gordon
2016	American Housewife TV	Doyle Bradford
2016	Milo Murphy's Law TV	Victor (voice)
2016	The $100,000 Pyramid TV	Self
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	To Tell the Truth TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Six Seasons and a Finale MOVIE	Self
2016	The Human Face of Big Data MOVIE	Narrator
2016	Join or Die with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2015	Dr. Ken TV	Ross
2015	Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare MOVIE	Himself - Special Guest
2015	Difficult People TV	Felix
2015	Lip Sync Battle TV	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Guest
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas MOVIE	Boyd Mitchler
2014	black-ish TV	Joel McHale
2014	Adult Beginners MOVIE	Hudson
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Alex (voice)
2014	Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep MOVIE	Self
2014	Running Wild with Bear Grylls TV	Self
2014	Deliver Us from Evil MOVIE	Butler
2014	Blended MOVIE	Mark
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Self
2014	Harmontown MOVIE	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self - Guest
2013	Rick and Morty TV	Hemorrhage (voice)
2013	The Mighty T MOVIE	Narrator
2012	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja TV	First Ninja (voice)
2012	Ted MOVIE	Rex
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang! TV	Self
2011	Billy on the Street TV	Self
2011	The Big Year MOVIE	Barry Loomis
2011	What's Your Number? MOVIE	Roger the Boss
2011	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World MOVIE	Wilbur Wilson
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	Regular Show TV	DVD (voice)
2010	The Marriage Ref TV	Self - Panelist
2009	The Informant! MOVIE	Robert Herndon
2009	Community TV	Jeff Winger
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Web Soup TV	Self
2009	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien TV	Self
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2008	Open Season 2 MOVIE	Elliot (Voice)
2008	Sons of Anarchy TV	Warren
2008	The Onion Movie MOVIE	Office Worker
2008	Water and Power TV	Joel McHale
2007	Pushing Daisies TV	Harold Hundin
2007	Thank God You're Here TV	Self
2007	The IT Crowd TV	Roy
2006	Mini's First Time MOVIE	Host
2005	Lords of Dogtown MOVIE	TV Reporter
2005	Iron Chef America TV	Himself
2004	The Soup TV	Self - Host
2004	Spider-Man 2 MOVIE	Mr. Jacks
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV	Self
2003	E!'s 101 TV	Self
2003	Last Comic Standing TV	Himself
2003	Oliver Beene TV	Man in Elevator
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest Host
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2002	CSI: Miami TV	Greg Welch
2000	The Huntress TV	Quicky the Clown
1999	Teen Choice Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1998	Will & Grace TV	Ian
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1995	American Messiah MOVIE	Assassin
1993	Diagnosis: Murder TV	Richard
1993	The X-Files TV	Tad O'Malley
1989	The Simpsons TV	Joel McHale (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1984	Almost Live! TV	Self / Various
1975	People's Choice Awards TV	Self - Host
	Untitled Community Movie MOVIE	Jeff Winger
	Reimagined MOVIE	Hamilton Lydell

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