Actor profile

Joel McHale

20th November 1971 Roma, Italy Acting

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.

59 Movies 102 TV Shows 161 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Stop! That! Train! poster

Stop! That! Train! 12th June 2026 as Male Passenger 2

Scream 7 poster

Scream 7 25th February 2026 as Mark Evans

Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X poster

Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X 2nd January 2026 as Himself

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special poster

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special 22nd August 2025 as Self (archive footage)

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox poster

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox 30th May 2025 as James Bunratty

California King poster

California King 10th April 2025 as Zane

The Real Full Monty poster

The Real Full Monty 8th December 2024 as Self (uncredited)

The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James poster

The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James 27th September 2024 as Narrator (voice)

Better Off poster

Better Off 9th April 2024 as Self

Parachute poster

Parachute 5th April 2024 as Jamie Collins

JEREMY poster

JEREMY 14th November 2023 as Self

It's a Wonderful Knife poster

It's a Wonderful Knife 10th November 2023 as David Carruthers

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match poster

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 17th October 2023 as Johnny Cage (voice)

Office Race poster

Office Race 4th September 2023 as Spencer

Attack of the Doc! poster

Attack of the Doc! 21st April 2023 as Self

The Seven Faces of Jane poster

The Seven Faces of Jane 13th January 2023 as Michael

I Am Phenomenal poster

I Am Phenomenal 29th August 2022 as Bill Winger

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl poster

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl 31st January 2022 as Self

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms poster

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 30th August 2021 as Johnny Cage (voice)

Queenpins poster

Queenpins 26th August 2021 as Rick

Roll Up Your Sleeves poster

Roll Up Your Sleeves 18th April 2021 as Self

Happily poster

Happily 19th March 2021 as Tom

Becky poster

Becky 23rd July 2020 as Jeff

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home poster

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 15th July 2020 as Lassiter's Father

All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief poster

All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief 24th June 2020 as Self

Community Table Read poster

Community Table Read 18th May 2020 as Jeff Winger

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge poster

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 12th April 2020 as Johnny Cage (voice)

Dark Harbor poster

Dark Harbor 26th September 2019 as Greg

Trouble poster

Trouble 8th August 2019 as Norbert (voice)

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang poster

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang 6th August 2019 as Self

Assassination Nation poster

Assassination Nation 21st September 2018 as Nick Mathers

The Happytime Murders poster

The Happytime Murders 22nd August 2018 as Agent Campbell

Stuck poster

Stuck 11th May 2018 as Judge Lepetri

We Brought Back MST3K poster

We Brought Back MST3K 17th April 2018 as Self

Game Over, Man! poster

Game Over, Man! 23rd March 2018 as Joel McHale

A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster

A Futile and Stupid Gesture 24th January 2018 as Chevy Chase

Six Seasons and a Finale 8th March 2016 as Self

The Human Face of Big Data poster

The Human Face of Big Data 24th February 2016 as Narrator

Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare poster

Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare 29th September 2015 as Himself - Special Guest

A Merry Friggin' Christmas poster

A Merry Friggin' Christmas 7th November 2014 as Boyd Mitchler

Adult Beginners poster

Adult Beginners 8th September 2014 as Hudson

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep 5th August 2014 as Self

Deliver Us from Evil poster

Deliver Us from Evil 1st July 2014 as Butler

Blended poster

Blended 21st May 2014 as Mark

Harmontown poster

Harmontown 8th March 2014 as Self

The Mighty T 16th July 2013 as Narrator

Ted poster

Ted 29th June 2012 as Rex

The Big Year poster

The Big Year 13th October 2011 as Barry Loomis

What's Your Number? poster

What's Your Number? 30th September 2011 as Roger the Boss

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World poster

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 18th August 2011 as Wilbur Wilson

The Informant! poster

The Informant! 18th September 2009 as Robert Herndon

Open Season 2 poster

Open Season 2 24th September 2008 as Elliot (Voice)

The Onion Movie poster

The Onion Movie 31st May 2008 as Office Worker

Mini's First Time poster

Mini's First Time 14th July 2006 as Host

Lords of Dogtown poster

Lords of Dogtown 3rd June 2005 as TV Reporter

Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2 25th June 2004 as Mr. Jacks

American Messiah poster

American Messiah 14th September 1995 as Assassin

Reimagined as Hamilton Lydell

Untitled Community Movie poster

Untitled Community Movie as Jeff Winger

The Official House of Villains Podcast poster

The Official House of Villains Podcast 26th February 2026 as Self

Strip Law poster

Strip Law 20th February 2026 as Pringus (voice)

The 1% Club poster

The 1% Club 10th June 2025 as Self - Host

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

Grave Conversations poster

Grave Conversations 24th April 2024 as Self

Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang 25th January 2024 as Self

House of Villains poster

House of Villains 12th October 2023 as Self - Host

Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis 24th September 2023 as Games Commentator (voice)

Dr Phil LIVE! poster

Dr Phil LIVE! 4th August 2023 as Self

Celebrity Prank Wars poster

Celebrity Prank Wars 5th April 2023 as Self

Animal Control poster

Animal Control 16th February 2023 as Frank Shaw

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

Password poster

Password 9th August 2022 as Self - Celebrity Guest

Celebrity Beef poster

Celebrity Beef 2nd August 2022 as Self - Host

The Bear poster

The Bear 23rd June 2022 as David Fields

Is It Cake? poster

Is It Cake? 18th March 2022 as Self - Judge

That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam 29th November 2021 as Self - Guest

Yellowjackets poster

Yellowjackets 14th November 2021 as Kody

Crime Scene Kitchen poster

Crime Scene Kitchen 26th May 2021 as Self - Host

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump poster

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump 18th March 2021 as Self

Fast Foodies poster

Fast Foodies 4th February 2021 as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

The Cabin with Bert Kreischer poster

The Cabin with Bert Kreischer 13th October 2020 as Self

I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice 23rd September 2020 as Self - Guest Host

DC's Stargirl poster

DC's Stargirl 18th May 2020 as Sylvester Pemberton

Dummy poster

Dummy 20th April 2020 as Agent Jason

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 8th April 2020 as Self - Contestant

Josh Gates Tonight poster

Josh Gates Tonight 2nd April 2020 as Self

Tiger King poster

Tiger King 20th March 2020 as Self - Host

Medical Police poster

Medical Police 10th January 2020 as Joel McHale

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Straight Up Steve Austin poster

Straight Up Steve Austin 12th August 2019 as Self

Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade 29th July 2019 as Self - Panelist

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage poster

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage 30th June 2019

Card Sharks poster

Card Sharks 12th June 2019 as Self - Host

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 1st April 2019

Love, Death & Robots poster

Love, Death & Robots 15th March 2019 as Sergeant Morris (voice)

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Self - Guest Panelist

The Rookie poster

The Rookie 16th October 2018 as Brad Hayes

What the Fit poster

What the Fit 15th March 2018 as Self

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale 18th February 2018 as Self - Host

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television poster

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television 25th October 2017 as Joel McHale

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 28th September 2017 as Phil

The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show 22nd June 2017 as Self - Judge

The F Word poster

The F Word 31st May 2017 as Self

Bill Nye Saves the World poster

Bill Nye Saves the World 21st April 2017 as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000 poster

Mystery Science Theater 3000 14th April 2017 as Doug McClure

Dimension 404 poster

Dimension 404 4th April 2017 as Mr. Maker

Santa Clarita Diet poster

Santa Clarita Diet 3rd February 2017 as Chris

The Great Indoors poster

The Great Indoors 27th October 2016 as Ashley Jack Gordon

American Housewife poster

American Housewife 11th October 2016 as Doyle Bradford

Milo Murphy's Law poster

Milo Murphy's Law 3rd October 2016 as Victor (voice)

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson poster

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson 18th February 2016 as Self

Dr. Ken poster

Dr. Ken 2nd October 2015 as Ross

Difficult People poster

Difficult People 5th August 2015 as Felix

Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle 2nd April 2015 as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self - Guest

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Joel McHale

BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman 22nd August 2014 as Alex (voice)

Running Wild with Bear Grylls poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls 28th July 2014 as Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 27th April 2014 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty 2nd December 2013 as Hemorrhage (voice)

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja poster

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja 13th August 2012 as First Ninja (voice)

Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang! 8th June 2012 as Self

Billy on the Street poster

Billy on the Street 18th December 2011 as Self

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Regular Show poster

Regular Show 6th September 2010 as DVD (voice)

The Marriage Ref 28th February 2010 as Self - Panelist

Community poster

Community 17th September 2009 as Jeff Winger

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Web Soup poster

Web Soup 2nd June 2009 as Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 1st June 2009 as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race 2nd February 2009 as Self - Guest Judge

Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy 3rd September 2008 as Warren

Water and Power poster

Water and Power 27th April 2008 as Joel McHale

Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies 3rd October 2007 as Harold Hundin

Thank God You're Here poster

Thank God You're Here 9th April 2007 as Self

The IT Crowd poster

The IT Crowd 8th March 2007 as Roy

Iron Chef America poster

Iron Chef America 16th January 2005 as Himself

The Soup poster

The Soup 1st July 2004 as Self - Host

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

E!'s 101 13th July 2003 as Self

Last Comic Standing poster

Last Comic Standing 10th June 2003 as Himself

Oliver Beene poster

Oliver Beene 9th March 2003 as Man in Elevator

Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher 21st February 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Greg Welch

The Huntress poster

The Huntress 26th July 2000 as Quicky the Clown

Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards 1st August 1999 as Self - Presenter

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as Ian

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Richard

The X-Files poster

The X-Files 10th September 1993 as Tad O'Malley

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Joel McHale (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Almost Live! poster

Almost Live! 23rd September 1984 as Self / Various

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Host