Joe Chrest

Acting

Joe Chrest

Born May 26, 1963St. Albans, West Virginia, USA117 credits

Joseph Chrest is an American academic and actor. He has had roles in numerous films and television shows including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Oldboy, Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Perfect Date, and as Ted Wheeler in Stranger Things.

Known For

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
7.5

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

Movie

2026

Beware the Box Folk
5.0

Beware the Box Folk

Movie

2025

Senior Prank

Senior Prank

Movie

2025

High Potential
8.0

High Potential

TV

2024

Fly Me to the Moon
6.8

Fly Me to the Moon

Movie

2024

Lisa Frankenstein
6.3

Lisa Frankenstein

Movie

2024

Filmography

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5as Self (uncredited)Movie
Beware the Box Folk
2025Beware the Box Folkas Congressman HoltMovie
Senior Prank
2025Senior Prankas Officer WyattMovie
High Potential
2024High Potentialas Ramsey PikeTV
Fly Me to the Moon
2024Fly Me to the Moonas Senator VanningMovie
Lisa Frankenstein
2024Lisa Frankensteinas Dale SwallowsMovie
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023Killers of the Flower Moonas Lawyer FreelingMovie
Ganymede
2023Ganymedeas Big LeeMovie
Quiz Lady
2023Quiz Ladyas Mr. WaltersMovie
The Cran
2022The Cranas IsaacMovie
A Friend of the Family
2022A Friend of the Familyas Bishop Matthew PaulsenTV
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022Where the Crawdads Singas Dr. ConeMovie
Turducken
2020Turduckenas Bob MillerMovie
The Lovebirds
2020The Lovebirdsas Red Robe ManMovie
Looking for Alaska
2019Looking for Alaskaas Walter HalterTV
The Perfect Date
2019The Perfect Dateas Jerry LiebermanMovie
The Dirt
2019The Dirtas DavidMovie
The Front Runner
2018The Front Runneras Ira WymanMovie
Assassination Nation
2018Assassination Nationas LawrenceMovie
The Purge
2018The Purgeas Ross BailesTV
LBJ
2017LBJas McGeorge BundyMovie
Gifted
2017Giftedas Kevin LarsenMovie
Cold Moon
2016Cold Moonas Charlres DarrishMovie
Killing Reagan
2016Killing Reaganas Jerry ParrMovie
Deepwater Horizon
2016Deepwater Horizonas David SimsMovie
Like Son
2016Like Sonas Jeff RuggerMovie
Stranger Things
2016Stranger Thingsas Ted WheelerTV
Free State of Jones
2016Free State of Jonesas Amos DeasonMovie
Showing Roots
2016Showing Rootsas Fuzzy CanadayMovie
I Saw the Light
2016I Saw the Lightas Oscar DavisMovie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as MitchellMovie
Ant-Man
2015Ant-Manas FrankMovie
Focus
2015Focusas Jeweler (uncredited)Movie
Black or White
2015Black or Whiteas DaveMovie
American Heist
2014American Heistas Captain SullivanMovie
22 Jump Street
201422 Jump Streetas David SchmidtMovie
King of Herrings
2014King of Herringsas The ProfessorMovie
Barefoot
2014Barefootas TrooperMovie
True Detective
2014True Detectiveas Detective DemmaTV
Oldboy
2013Oldboyas Johnny / Schizophrenic ManMovie
Homefront
2013Homefrontas DEA Agent #1Movie
The Butler
2013The Butleras White UsherMovie
The Hot Flashes
2013The Hot Flashesas Millie's DadMovie
Now You See Me
2013Now You See Meas Elkhorn Janitor AgentMovie
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013G.I. Joe: Retaliationas Chief of StaffMovie
The Last Exorcism Part II
2013The Last Exorcism Part IIas PastorMovie
Playing for Keeps
2012Playing for Keepsas RefereeMovie
Butter
2012Butteras Butter FanMovie
The Baytown Outlaws
2012The Baytown Outlawsas ATF AgentMovie
The Campaign
2012The Campaignas Rainbowland Audience MemberMovie
Killing Them Softly
2012Killing Them Softlyas Business Suit AgentMovie
On the Road
2012On the Roadas Virginia CopMovie
The Lucky One
2012The Lucky Oneas Deputy MooreMovie
Battleship
2012Battleshipas JPL ControllerMovie
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012Jeff, Who Lives at Homeas PaulMovie
21 Jump Street
201221 Jump Streetas David SchmidtMovie
Texas Killing Fields
2011Texas Killing Fieldsas SalterMovie
Seeking Justice
2011Seeking Justiceas Detective RudeskiMovie
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011Love, Wedding, MarriageMovie
That's What I Am
2011That's What I Amas Mr. ClearMovie
Mask Maker
2011Mask Makeras ElectricianMovie
Battle: Los Angeles
2011Battle: Los Angelesas 1st Sgt. John RoyMovie
Drive Angry
2011Drive Angryas PassengerMovie
Hound Dogs
2011Hound Dogsas TrainerMovie
Welcome to the Rileys
2010Welcome to the Rileysas JerryMovie
Knucklehead
2010Knuckleheadas Child Services InspectorMovie
RED
2010REDas Retirement Home DetectiveMovie
Secretariat
2010Secretariatas Sports BroadcasterMovie
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010I Love You Phillip Morrisas Steven's DadMovie
House of Bones
2010House of Bonesas BenjaminMovie
Louis
2010Louisas Tom AndersonMovie
The Blind Side
2009The Blind Sideas Clemson CoachMovie
The Informant!
2009The Informant!as Visiting ClientMovie
Kink
2009Kinkas EdMovie
Front of the Class
2008Front of the Classas Jim OvbeyMovie
The Secret Life of Bees
2008The Secret Life of Beesas Mr. ForrestMovie
Miracle at St. Anna
2008Miracle at St. Annaas MP Doyle EllisMovie
Who Do You Love
2008Who Do You Loveas Malcolm ChisholmMovie
Ocean's Thirteen
2007Ocean's Thirteenas Fender Roads' ManagerMovie
Surface
2005Surfaceas Rich's FriendTV
The Skeleton Key
2005The Skeleton Keyas ParamedicMovie
Faith of My Fathers
2005Faith of My Fathersas CranerMovie
Medium
2005Mediumas Henry YellenTV
The Aviator
2004The Aviatoras HELL'S ANGELS Director of PhotographyMovie
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
20043: The Dale Earnhardt Storyas Jake ElderMovie
Nikki and Nora
2004Nikki and Noraas CharlieMovie
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas InvestorTV
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Juryas OwensMovie
The Ring
2002The Ringas DoctorMovie
Full Frontal
2002Full Frontalas Sex Shop Man #1Movie
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Star Trek: Enterpriseas Bar PatronTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Al MaguireTV
Auggie Rose
2000Auggie Roseas Rhineback (uncredited)Movie
Erin Brockovich
2000Erin Brockovichas Tom RobinsonMovie
Hefner: Unauthorized
1999Hefner: Unauthorizedas Ed GunnMovie
Snoops
1999Snoopsas Joel HilburnTV
Lush
1999Lushas GregMovie
Out of Sight
1998Out of Sightas AndyMovie
Dangerous Proposition
1998Dangerous Propositionas MarkMovie
S
1998Solitude Pointas MichaelMovie
Clockwatchers
1997Clockwatchersas DetectiveMovie
Schizopolis
1997Schizopolisas Man in Parking LotMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas Raymond DeesTV
The Lottery
1996The Lotteryas Deputy Jeff SimmonsMovie
The Underneath
1995The Underneathas Mr. RodmanMovie
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Longas Carl WeissMovie
Cries from the Heart
1994Cries from the Heartas Brandon RichardsMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas JoeTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas JudasTV
House of Secrets
1993House of Secretsas BatistMovie
The Pelican Brief
1993The Pelican Briefas Song and Dance Man from BarMovie
King of the Hill
1993King of the Hillas BenMovie
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas DinoTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Lieutenant Charles BatesTV
Family Matters
1989Family Mattersas Officer CarmichaelTV
Columbo
1971Columboas MercerTV
99.9 FEAR FM
—99.9 FEAR FMas Phillip MontgomeryMovie