Joel McHale

Acting

Joel McHale

Born November 20, 1971Рим, Италия161 credits

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

Stop! That! Train!

Stop! That! Train!

Movie

2026

The Official House of Villains Podcast

The Official House of Villains Podcast

TV

2026

Scream 7
6.0

Scream 7

Movie

2026

Strip Law
7.1

Strip Law

TV

2026

Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X

Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X

Movie

2026

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

Movie

2025

Filmography

Stop! That! Train!
2026Stop! That! Train!Movie
The Official House of Villains Podcast
2026The Official House of Villains Podcastas SelfTV
Scream 7
2026Scream 7as Mark EvansMovie
Strip Law
2026Strip Lawas Pringus (voice)TV
Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X
2026Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken Xas HimselfMovie
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Specialas Self (archive footage)Movie
The 1% Club
2025The 1% Clubas Self - HostTV
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
2025Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradoxas James BunrattyMovie
California King
2025California Kingas ZaneMovie
Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squaresas SelfTV
The Real Full Monty
2024The Real Full Montyas Self (uncredited)Movie
The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James
2024The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don Jamesas Narrator (voice)Movie
Grave Conversations
2024Grave Conversationsas SelfTV
Better Off
2024Better Offas SelfMovie
Parachute
2024Parachuteas Jamie CollinsMovie
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024Dinner Time Live with David Changas SelfTV
JEREMY
2023JEREMYas SelfMovie
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023It's a Wonderful Knifeas David CarruthersMovie
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Matchas Johnny Cage (voice)Movie
House of Villains
2023House of Villainsas Self - HostTV
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolisas Games Commentator (voice)TV
Office Race
2023Office Raceas SpencerMovie
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023Dr Phil LIVE!as SelfTV
Attack of the Doc!
2023Attack of the Doc!as SelfMovie
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023Celebrity Prank Warsas SelfTV
Animal Control
2023Animal Controlas Frank ShawTV
The Seven Faces of Jane
2023The Seven Faces of Janeas MichaelMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
I Am Phenomenal
2022I Am Phenomenalas Bill WingerMovie
Password
2022Passwordas Self - Celebrity GuestTV
Celebrity Beef
2022Celebrity Beefas Self - HostTV
The Bear
2022The Bearas David FieldsTV
Is It Cake?
2022Is It Cake?as Self - JudgeTV
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girlas SelfMovie
That's My Jam
2021That's My Jamas Self - GuestTV
Yellowjackets
2021Yellowjacketsas KodyTV
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
2021Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realmsas Johnny Cage (voice)Movie
Queenpins
2021Queenpinsas RickMovie
Crime Scene Kitchen
2021Crime Scene Kitchenas Self - HostTV
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021Roll Up Your Sleevesas SelfMovie
Happily
2021Happilyas TomMovie
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021Overserved with Lisa Vanderpumpas SelfTV
Fast Foodies
2021Fast Foodiesas SelfTV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - ContestantTV
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer
2020The Cabin with Bert Kreischeras SelfTV
I Can See Your Voice
2020I Can See Your VoiceTV
Becky
2020Beckyas JeffMovie
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020Psych 2: Lassie Come Homeas Lassiter's FatherMovie
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Reliefas SelfMovie
Community Table Read
2020Community Table Readas Jeff WingerMovie
DC's Stargirl
2020DC's Stargirlas Sylvester Pemberton / StarmanTV
Dummy
2020Dummyas Agent JasonTV
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revengeas Johnny Cage (voice)Movie
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaireas Self - ContestantTV
Josh Gates Tonight
2020Josh Gates Tonightas SelfTV
Tiger King
2020Tiger Kingas Self - HostTV
Medical Police
2020Medical Policeas Joel McHaleTV
Dark Harbor
2019Dark Harboras GregMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
Straight Up Steve Austin
2019Straight Up Steve Austinas SelfTV
Trouble
2019Troubleas Norbert (voice)Movie
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyangas SelfMovie
Lights Out with David Spade
2019Lights Out with David Spadeas Self - PanelistTV
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019What Just Happened??! with Fred SavageTV
Card Sharks
2019Card Sharksas Self - HostTV
The Twilight Zone
2019The Twilight ZoneTV
Love, Death & Robots
2019Love, Death & Robotsas Sergeant Morris (voice)TV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras Self - Guest PanelistTV
The Rookie
2018The Rookieas Brad HayesTV
Assassination Nation
2018Assassination Nationas Nick MathersMovie
The Happytime Murders
2018The Happytime Murdersas Agent CampbellMovie
Stuck
2018Stuckas Judge LepetriMovie
We Brought Back MST3K
2018We Brought Back MST3Kas SelfMovie
Game Over, Man!
2018Game Over, Man!as Joel McHaleMovie
What the Fit
2018What the Fitas SelfTV
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleas Self - HostTV
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018A Futile and Stupid Gestureas Chevy ChaseMovie
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Televisionas Joel McHaleTV
Will & Grace
2017Will & Graceas PhilTV
The Gong Show
2017The Gong Showas Self - JudgeTV
The F Word
2017The F Wordas SelfTV
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017Bill Nye Saves the Worldas SelfTV
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2017Mystery Science Theater 3000as Doug McClureTV
Dimension 404
2017Dimension 404as Mr. MakerTV
Santa Clarita Diet
2017Santa Clarita Dietas ChrisTV
The Great Indoors
2016The Great Indoorsas Ashley Jack GordonTV
American Housewife
2016American Housewifeas Doyle BradfordTV
Milo Murphy's Law
2016Milo Murphy's Lawas Victor (voice)TV
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - PanelistTV
S
2016Six Seasons and a Finaleas SelfMovie
The Human Face of Big Data
2016The Human Face of Big Dataas NarratorMovie
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016Join or Die with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Dr. Ken
2015Dr. Kenas RossTV
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
2015Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeareas Himself - Special GuestMovie
Difficult People
2015Difficult Peopleas FelixTV
Lip Sync Battle
2015Lip Sync Battleas SelfTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas SelfTV
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014A Merry Friggin' Christmasas Boyd MitchlerMovie
black-ish
2014black-ishas Joel McHaleTV
Adult Beginners
2014Adult Beginnersas HudsonMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Alex (voice)TV
A
2014Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleepas SelfMovie
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014Running Wild with Bear Gryllsas SelfTV
Deliver Us from Evil
2014Deliver Us from Evilas ButlerMovie
Blended
2014Blendedas MarkMovie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras SelfTV
Harmontown
2014Harmontownas SelfMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
Rick and Morty
2013Rick and Mortyas Hemorrhage (voice)TV
T
2013The Mighty Tas NarratorMovie
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninjaas First Ninja (voice)TV
Ted
2012Tedas RexMovie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as SelfTV
Billy on the Street
2011Billy on the Streetas SelfTV
The Big Year
2011The Big Yearas Barry LoomisMovie
What's Your Number?
2011What's Your Number?as Roger the BossMovie
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011Spy Kids: All the Time in the Worldas Wilbur WilsonMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Regular Show
2010Regular Showas DVD (voice)TV
T
2010The Marriage Refas Self - PanelistTV
The Informant!
2009The Informant!as Robert HerndonMovie
Community
2009Communityas Jeff WingerTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Web Soup
2009Web Soupas SelfTV
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas SelfTV
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Open Season 2
2008Open Season 2as Elliot (Voice)Movie
Sons of Anarchy
2008Sons of Anarchyas WarrenTV
The Onion Movie
2008The Onion Movieas Office WorkerMovie
Water and Power
2008Water and Poweras Joel McHaleTV
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisiesas Harold HundinTV
Thank God You're Here
2007Thank God You're Hereas SelfTV
The IT Crowd
2007The IT Crowdas RoyTV
Mini's First Time
2006Mini's First Timeas HostMovie
Lords of Dogtown
2005Lords of Dogtownas TV ReporterMovie
Iron Chef America
2005Iron Chef Americaas HimselfTV
The Soup
2004The Soupas Self - HostTV
Spider-Man 2
2004Spider-Man 2as Mr. JacksMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
E
2003E!'s 101as SelfTV
Last Comic Standing
2003Last Comic Standingas HimselfTV
Oliver Beene
2003Oliver Beeneas Man in ElevatorTV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Greg WelchTV
The Huntress
2000The Huntressas Quicky the ClownTV
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas IanTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
A
1995American Messiahas AssassinMovie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas RichardTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Tad O'MalleyTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Joel McHale (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Almost Live!
1984Almost Live!as Self / VariousTV
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awardsas Self - HostTV
Untitled Community Movie
—Untitled Community Movieas Jeff WingerMovie
R
—Reimaginedas Hamilton LydellMovie