Joe Chrest

Known for: Acting

Born: 1963-05-26 (age 63)

From: St. Albans, West Virginia, USA

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.

Filmography (118)

MOVIE★ 7.3
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE
Senior Prank
2025
as Officer Wyatt
TV★ 8.2
High Potential
2024
as Ramsey Pike
MOVIE★ 6.8
Fly Me to the Moon
2024
as Senator Vanning
MOVIE★ 6.4
Lisa Frankenstein
2024
as Dale Swallows
MOVIE★ 7.4
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Lawyer Freeling
MOVIE★ 5.7
Ganymede
2023
as Big Lee
MOVIE★ 6.7
Quiz Lady
2023
as Mr. Walters
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Cran
2022
as Isaac
TV★ 6.7
A Friend of the Family
2022
as Bishop Matthew Paulsen
MOVIE★ 7.5
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
as Dr. Cone
MOVIE★ 7.0
Turducken
2020
as Bob Miller
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Lovebirds
2020
as Red Robe Man
TV★ 7.9
Looking for Alaska
2019
as Walter Halter
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Perfect Date
2019
as Jerry Lieberman
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Dirt
2019
as David
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Front Runner
2018
as Ira Wyman
MOVIE★ 6.2
Assassination Nation
2018
as Lawrence
TV★ 6.9
The Purge
2018
as Ross Bailes
MOVIE★ 6.4
LBJ
2017
as McGeorge Bundy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Gifted
2017
as Kevin Larsen
MOVIE★ 4.7
Cold Moon
2016
as Charlres Darrish
MOVIE★ 6.5
Killing Reagan
2016
as Jerry Parr
MOVIE★ 6.9
Deepwater Horizon
2016
as David Sims
MOVIE
Like Son
2016
as Jeff Rugger
TV★ 8.6
Stranger Things
2016
as Ted Wheeler
MOVIE★ 6.8
Free State of Jones
2016
as Amos Deason
MOVIE★ 5.6
Showing Roots
2016
as Fuzzy Canaday
MOVIE★ 6.2
I Saw the Light
2016
as Oscar Davis
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
as Mitchell
MOVIE★ 7.1
Ant-Man
2015
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.9
Focus
2015
as Jeweler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Black or White
2015
as Dave
MOVIE★ 4.8
American Heist
2014
as Captain Sullivan
MOVIE★ 6.8
22 Jump Street
2014
as David Schmidt
MOVIE★ 2.0
King of Herrings
2014
as The Professor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Barefoot
2014
as Trooper
TV★ 8.3
True Detective
2014
as Detective Demma
MOVIE★ 5.9
Oldboy
2013
as Johnny / Schizophrenic Man
MOVIE★ 6.9
Homefront
2013
as DEA Agent #1
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Butler
2013
as White Usher
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Hot Flashes
2013
as Millie's Dad
MOVIE★ 7.3
Now You See Me
2013
as Elkhorn Janitor Agent
MOVIE★ 5.7
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
as Chief of Staff
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Last Exorcism Part II
2013
as Pastor
MOVIE★ 5.7
Playing for Keeps
2012
as Referee
MOVIE★ 5.9
Butter
2012
as Butter Fan
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
as ATF Agent
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Campaign
2012
as Rainbowland Audience Member
MOVIE★ 6.0
Killing Them Softly
2012
as Business Suit Agent
MOVIE★ 5.6
On the Road
2012
as Virginia Cop
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Lucky One
2012
as Deputy Moore
MOVIE★ 5.9
Battleship
2012
as JPL Controller
MOVIE★ 6.2
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012
as Paul
MOVIE★ 6.9
21 Jump Street
2012
as David Schmidt
MOVIE★ 5.8
Texas Killing Fields
2011
as Salter
MOVIE★ 5.9
Seeking Justice
2011
as Detective Rudeski
MOVIE★ 5.2
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011
MOVIE★ 6.8
That's What I Am
2011
as Mr. Clear
MOVIE★ 4.9
Mask Maker
2011
as Electrician
MOVIE★ 5.8
Battle: Los Angeles
2011
as 1st Sgt. John Roy
MOVIE★ 5.5
Drive Angry
2011
as Passenger
MOVIE
Hound Dogs
2011
as Trainer
MOVIE★ 6.6
Welcome to the Rileys
2010
as Jerry
MOVIE★ 5.7
Knucklehead
2010
as Child Services Inspector
MOVIE★ 6.7
RED
2010
as Retirement Home Detective
MOVIE★ 7.4
Secretariat
2010
as Sports Broadcaster
MOVIE★ 6.4
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
as Steven's Dad
MOVIE★ 4.3
House of Bones
2010
as Benjamin
MOVIE★ 3.0
Louis
2010
as Tom Anderson
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Blind Side
2009
as Clemson Coach
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Informant!
2009
as Visiting Client
MOVIE
Kink
2009
as Ed
MOVIE★ 8.0
Front of the Class
2008
as Jim Ovbey
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Secret Life of Bees
2008
as Mr. Forrest
MOVIE★ 6.1
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as MP Doyle Ellis
MOVIE★ 1.0
Who Do You Love
2008
as Malcolm Chisholm
MOVIE★ 6.7
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
as Fender Roads' Manager
TV★ 6.6
Thief
2006
as Art Luster
TV★ 7.1
Surface
2005
as Rich's Friend
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Skeleton Key
2005
as Paramedic
MOVIE★ 6.2
Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Craner
TV★ 7.5
Medium
2005
as Henry Yellen
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Aviator
2004
as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography
MOVIE★ 7.6
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Jake Elder
MOVIE★ 2.7
Nikki and Nora
2004
as Charlie
TV★ 7.8
One Tree Hill
2003
as Investor
MOVIE★ 6.9
Runaway Jury
2003
as Owens
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Ring
2002
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 4.6
Full Frontal
2002
as Sex Shop Man #1
TV★ 7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Bar Patron
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Al Maguire
MOVIE★ 5.7
Auggie Rose
2000
as Rhineback (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Erin Brockovich
2000
as Tom Robinson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Hefner: Unauthorized
1999
as Ed Gunn
TV★ 7.5
Snoops
1999
as Joel Hilburn
MOVIE★ 5.0
Lush
1999
as Greg
MOVIE★ 6.7
Out of Sight
1998
as Andy
MOVIE★ 2.8
Dangerous Proposition
1998
as Mark
MOVIE★ 9.0
Solitude Point
1998
as Michael
MOVIE★ 6.2
Clockwatchers
1997
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.2
Schizopolis
1997
as Man in Parking Lot
TV★ 7.7
Millennium
1996
as Raymond Dees
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lottery
1996
as Deputy Jeff Simmons
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Underneath
1995
as Mr. Rodman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Carl Weiss
MOVIE★ 6.0
Cries from the Heart
1994
as Brandon Richards
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Joe
TV★ 7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
as Judas
MOVIE★ 3.8
House of Secrets
1993
as Batist
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Song and Dance Man from Bar
MOVIE★ 6.8
King of the Hill
1993
as Ben
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as Dino
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Lieutenant Charles Bates
TV★ 6.7
Family Matters
1989
as Officer Carmichael
TV★ 8.1
Columbo
1971
as Mercer
MOVIE
99.9 FEAR FM
—
as Phillip Montgomery
MOVIE
Beware the Box Folk
—
as Congressman Holt