Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-11-20 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Joel E. McHale
Джоель МакГейл
조엘 맥헤일
Joel Edward McHale
جوئل مک‌هیل

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.

Known For

7.3%

Spider-Man 2

Jun 25, 2004

6.4%

Ted

Jun 29, 2012

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

8.7%

Rick and Morty

Dec 2, 2013

6.9%

Blended

May 21, 2014

8.2%

Love, Death & Robots

Mar 15, 2019

8.4%

The X-Files

Sep 10, 1993

8.4%

Sons of Anarchy

Sep 3, 2008

8.5%

BoJack Horseman

Aug 22, 2014

8.5%

The Rookie

Oct 16, 2018

6.5%

What's Your Number?

Sep 30, 2011

6.3%

Deliver Us from Evil

Jul 1, 2014

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Acting

—		Untitled Community Movie as Jeff Winger
—		The Evolution of Jeff and Abed as Jeff Winger

2026

Scream 7 as Mark Evans

2025

California King

2024		The Real Full Monty as Self (uncredited)
2024		The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James as Narrator (voice)
2024		Better Off
2024		Parachute as Jamie Collins
2024		Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox as James Bunratty
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		The Great American Baking Show 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		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		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		The Kelly Clarkson Show
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		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		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		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 Himself
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		Battlestar Galactica 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
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher as Himself
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Himself

2002

CSI: Miami as Greg Welch

2000

The Huntress as Quicky the Clown

1998

Will & Grace as Ian

1997		The View as Self
1997		The View as Self - Guest

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

Crew

2016

Six Seasons and a Finale as Thanks

2014

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep as Thanks

Production

—

Untitled Community Movie as Executive Producer

2023

Animal Control as Executive Producer

2019

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang as Producer

2018

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Production Executive

Writing

2019

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang as Writer

2017

Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Writer