Joel McHale
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.
TV Shows(102)
The Official House of Villains Podcast
Self
2026
Strip Law
Pringus (voice)
2026
The 1% Club
Self - Host
2025
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Grave Conversations
Self
2024
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
Self
2024
House of Villains
Self - Host
2023
Krapopolis
Games Commentator (voice)
2023
Dr Phil LIVE!
Self
2023
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self
2023
Animal Control
Frank Shaw
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Password
Self - Celebrity Guest
2022
Celebrity Beef
Self - Host
2022
The Bear
David Fields
2022
Is It Cake?
Self - Judge
2022
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Yellowjackets
Kody
2021
Crime Scene Kitchen
Self - Host
2021
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
Self
2021
Fast Foodies
Self
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer
Self
2020
I Can See Your Voice
2020
DC's Stargirl
Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
2020
Dummy
Agent Jason
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
Josh Gates Tonight
Self
2020
Tiger King
Self - Host
2020
Medical Police
Joel McHale
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Straight Up Steve Austin
Self
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist
2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019
Card Sharks
Self - Host
2019
The Twilight Zone
2019
Love, Death & Robots
Sergeant Morris (voice)
2019
The Masked Singer
Self - Guest Panelist
2019
The Rookie
Brad Hayes
2018
What the Fit
Self
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Host
2018
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Joel McHale
2017
Will & Grace
Phil
2017
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
The F Word
Self
2017
Bill Nye Saves the World
Self
2017
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Doug McClure
2017
Dimension 404
Mr. Maker
2017
Santa Clarita Diet
Chris
2017
The Great Indoors
Ashley Jack Gordon
2016
American Housewife
Doyle Bradford
2016
Milo Murphy's Law
Victor (voice)
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self
2016
Dr. Ken
Ross
2015
Difficult People
Felix
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
black-ish
Joel McHale
2014
BoJack Horseman
Alex (voice)
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Rick and Morty
Hemorrhage (voice)
2013
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
First Ninja (voice)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
Billy on the Street
Self
2011
Conan
Self
2010
Regular Show
DVD (voice)
2010
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
Community
Jeff Winger
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Web Soup
Self
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Sons of Anarchy
Warren
2008
Water and Power
Joel McHale
2008
Pushing Daisies
Harold Hundin
2007
Thank God You're Here
Self
2007
The IT Crowd
Roy
2007
Iron Chef America
Himself
2005
The Soup
Self - Host
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
E!'s 101
Self
2003
Last Comic Standing
Himself
2003
Oliver Beene
Man in Elevator
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
CSI: Miami
Greg Welch
2002
The Huntress
Quicky the Clown
2000
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Will & Grace
Ian
1998
The View
Self
1997
Diagnosis: Murder
Richard
1993
The X-Files
Tad O'Malley
1993
The Simpsons
Joel McHale (voice)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Almost Live!
Self / Various
1984
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Movies(59)
Stop! That! Train!
2026
Scream 7
Mark Evans
2026
Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X
Himself
2026
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
2025
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
James Bunratty
2025
California King
Zane
2025
The Real Full Monty
Self (uncredited)
2024
The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James
Narrator (voice)
2024
Better Off
Self
2024
Parachute
Jamie Collins
2024
JEREMY
Self
2023
It's a Wonderful Knife
David Carruthers
2023
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
Johnny Cage (voice)
2023
Office Race
Spencer
2023
Attack of the Doc!
Self
2023
The Seven Faces of Jane
Michael
2023
I Am Phenomenal
Bill Winger
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
Johnny Cage (voice)
2021
Queenpins
Rick
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Happily
Tom
2021
Becky
Jeff
2020
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Lassiter's Father
2020
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
Self
2020
Community Table Read
Jeff Winger
2020
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
Johnny Cage (voice)
2020
Dark Harbor
Greg
2019
Trouble
Norbert (voice)
2019
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
Self
2019
Assassination Nation
Nick Mathers
2018
The Happytime Murders
Agent Campbell
2018
Stuck
Judge Lepetri
2018
We Brought Back MST3K
Self
2018
Game Over, Man!
Joel McHale
2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Chevy Chase
2018
Six Seasons and a Finale
Self
2016
The Human Face of Big Data
Narrator
2016
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
Himself - Special Guest
2015
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Boyd Mitchler
2014
Adult Beginners
Hudson
2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Self
2014
Deliver Us from Evil
Butler
2014
Blended
Mark
2014
Harmontown
Self
2014
The Mighty T
Narrator
2013
Ted
Rex
2012
The Big Year
Barry Loomis
2011
What's Your Number?
Roger the Boss
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Wilbur Wilson
2011
The Informant!
Robert Herndon
2009
Open Season 2
Elliot (Voice)
2008
The Onion Movie
Office Worker
2008
Mini's First Time
Host
2006
Lords of Dogtown
TV Reporter
2005
Spider-Man 2
Mr. Jacks
2004
American Messiah
Assassin
1995
Untitled Community Movie
Jeff Winger
Reimagined
Hamilton Lydell