Joel McHale

Known for: Acting

Born: 1971-11-20 (age 54)

From: Roma, Italy

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.

Filmography (164)

MOVIE★ 5.5
Stop! That! Train!
2026
as Male Passenger 2
MOVIE
Stocking Shelves
2026
as Smitty
TV★ 10.0
The Official House of Villains Podcast
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Scream 7
2026
as Mark Evans
TV★ 7.0
Strip Law
2026
as Pringus (voice)
MOVIE
Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X
2026
as Himself
MOVIE
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.3
The 1% Club
2025
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 5.6
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
2025
as James Bunratty
MOVIE★ 6.0
California King
2025
as Zane
TV★ 4.0
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Real Full Monty
2024
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE
The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James
2024
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 10.0
Grave Conversations
2024
as Self
MOVIE
Better Off
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Parachute
2024
as Jamie Collins
TV★ 6.8
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
as Self
MOVIE
JEREMY
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
as David Carruthers
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023
as Johnny Cage (voice)
TV★ 6.0
House of Villains
2023
as Self - Host
TV
The Ultimate Improv Show
2023
as Monologist
TV★ 7.2
Krapopolis
2023
as Games Commentator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Office Race
2023
as Spencer
TV★ 10.0
Dr Phil LIVE!
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Animal Control
2023
as Frank Shaw
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Seven Faces of Jane
2023
as Michael
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
I Am Phenomenal
2022
as Bill Winger
TV★ 5.8
Password
2022
as Self - Celebrity Guest
TV★ 10.0
Celebrity Beef
2022
as Self - Host
TV★ 8.1
The Bear
2022
as David Fields
TV★ 6.9
Is It Cake?
2022
as Self - Judge
MOVIE★ 7.0
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
TV★ 5.8
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.5
Yellowjackets
2021
as Kody
MOVIE★ 7.6
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
2021
as Johnny Cage (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Queenpins
2021
as Rick
TV★ 7.3
Crime Scene Kitchen
2021
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 7.5
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Happily
2021
as Tom
TV★ 6.0
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Fast Foodies
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.5
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer
2020
as Self
TV★ 6.6
I Can See Your Voice
2020
MOVIE★ 6.3
Becky
2020
as Jeff
MOVIE★ 7.0
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020
as Lassiter's Father
MOVIE
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Community Table Read
2020
as Jeff Winger
TV★ 7.7
DC's Stargirl
2020
as Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
TV★ 6.9
Dummy
2020
as Agent Jason
MOVIE★ 8.1
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020
as Johnny Cage (voice)
TV★ 9.8
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 7.8
Josh Gates Tonight
2020
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Tiger King
2020
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.4
Medical Police
2020
as Joel McHale
MOVIE★ 5.3
Dark Harbor
2019
as Greg
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.8
Straight Up Steve Austin
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Trouble
2019
as Norbert (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019
as Self
TV★ 5.6
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 5.0
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
TV★ 8.0
Card Sharks
2019
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.7
The Twilight Zone
2019
TV★ 8.2
Love, Death & Robots
2019
as Sergeant Morris (voice)
TV★ 7.5
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Guest Panelist
TV★ 8.6
The Rookie
2018
as Brad Hayes
MOVIE★ 6.2
Assassination Nation
2018
as Nick Mathers
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Happytime Murders
2018
as Agent Campbell
MOVIE★ 4.6
Stuck
2018
as Judge Lepetri
MOVIE★ 10.0
We Brought Back MST3K
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Game Over, Man!
2018
as Joel McHale
TV★ 7.5
What the Fit
2018
as Self
TV★ 5.9
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Chevy Chase
TV★ 6.6
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
as Joel McHale
TV★ 7.5
Will & Grace
2017
as Phil
TV★ 5.6
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
TV★ 3.2
The F Word
2017
as Self
TV★ 3.8
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2017
as Doug McClure
TV★ 6.3
Dimension 404
2017
as Mr. Maker
TV★ 7.4
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
as Chris
TV★ 5.7
The Great Indoors
2016
as Ashley Jack Gordon
TV★ 7.7
American Housewife
2016
as Doyle Bradford
TV★ 7.4
Milo Murphy's Law
2016
as Victor (voice)
TV★ 7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 5.7
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Human Face of Big Data
2016
as Narrator
TV★ 6.9
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
as Self
TV★ 5.6
Dr. Ken
2015
as Ross
MOVIE
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
2015
as Himself - Special Guest
TV★ 6.3
Difficult People
2015
as Felix
TV★ 6.4
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Boyd Mitchler
TV★ 7.1
black-ish
2014
as Joel McHale
MOVIE★ 5.4
Adult Beginners
2014
as Hudson
TV★ 8.5
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Alex (voice)
MOVIE
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Deliver Us from Evil
2014
as Butler
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blended
2014
as Mark
TV★ 7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Harmontown
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.7
Rick and Morty
2013
as Hemorrhage (voice)
MOVIE
The Mighty T
2013
as Narrator
TV★ 8.3
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as First Ninja (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Ted
2012
as Rex
TV★ 6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Big Year
2011
as Barry Loomis
MOVIE★ 6.5
What's Your Number?
2011
as Roger the Boss
MOVIE★ 4.7
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
as Wilbur Wilson
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
TV★ 8.6
Regular Show
2010
as DVD (voice)
TV★ 3.8
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Informant!
2009
as Robert Herndon
TV★ 8.0
Community
2009
as Jeff Winger
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV
Web Soup
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
MOVIE★ 5.9
Open Season 2
2008
as Elliot (Voice)
TV★ 8.4
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Warren
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Onion Movie
2008
as Office Worker
TV★ 5.0
Water and Power
2008
as Joel McHale
TV★ 7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Harold Hundin
TV
Thank God You're Here
2007
as Self
TV★ 5.6
The IT Crowd
2007
as Roy
MOVIE★ 5.5
Mini's First Time
2006
as Host
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as TV Reporter
TV★ 6.5
Iron Chef America
2005
as Himself
TV★ 6.3
The Soup
2004
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 7.3
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Mr. Jacks
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TV
E!'s 101
2003
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Last Comic Standing
2003
as Himself
TV★ 8.3
Oliver Beene
2003
as Man in Elevator
TV★ 6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Greg Welch
TV★ 5.6
The Huntress
2000
as Quicky the Clown
TV★ 9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 6.9
Will & Grace
1998
as Ian
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE
American Messiah
1995
as Assassin
TV★ 7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Richard
TV★ 8.4
The X-Files
1993
as Tad O'Malley
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Joel McHale (voice)
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.7
Almost Live!
1984
as Self / Various
TV★ 9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
MOVIE
Untitled Community Movie
—
as Jeff Winger
TV★ 8.0
Star Wars Detours
—
as Host of Galaxy Rumors (voice)
MOVIE
Reimagined
—
as Hamilton Lydell