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

• 2026Oh Season — Hamilton Lydell
• 2026Scream 7 — Mark Evans
• 2026Stop! That! Train! — Male Passenger 2
• Strip Law — Pringus (voice)
• 2025California King — Zane
• 2025Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox — James Bunratty
• 2024Parachute — Jamie Collins
• 2024The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James — Narrator (voice)
• Animal Control — Frank Shaw, Executive Producer
• 2023It's a Wonderful Knife — David Carruthers
• Krapopolis — Games Commentator (voice)
• 2023Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match — Johnny Cage (voice)
• 2023Office Race — Spencer
• 2023The Seven Faces of Jane — Michael
• The Ultimate Improv Show — Monologist
• 2022I Am Phenomenal — Bill Winger
• The Bear — David Fields
• 2021Happily — Tom
• 2021Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms — Johnny Cage (voice)
• 2021Queenpins — Rick
• Yellowjackets — Kody
• 2020Becky — Jeff
• 2020Community Table Read — Jeff Winger
• DC's Stargirl — Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
• Dummy — Agent Jason
• Medical Police — Joel McHale
• 2020Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge — Johnny Cage (voice)
• 2020Psych 2: Lassie Come Home — Lassiter's Father
• 2019Dark Harbor — Greg
• 2019Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang — Self, Writer, Producer
• Love, Death & Robots — Sergeant Morris (voice)
• The Twilight Zone
• 2019Trouble — Norbert (voice)
• What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
• 2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture — Chevy Chase
• 2018Assassination Nation — Nick Mathers
• 2018Game Over, Man! — Joel McHale
• 2018Stuck — Judge Lepetri
• 2018The Happytime Murders — Agent Campbell
• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — Self - Host, Production Executive
• The Rookie — Brad Hayes
• Dimension 404 — Mr. Maker
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Doug McClure, Writer
• Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television — Joel McHale
• Santa Clarita Diet — Chris
• Will & Grace — Phil
• American Housewife — Doyle Bradford
• Milo Murphy's Law — Victor (voice)
• 2016Six Seasons and a Finale — Self, Thanks
• The Great Indoors — Ashley Jack Gordon
• 2016The Human Face of Big Data — Narrator
• Difficult People — Felix
• Dr. Ken — Ross
• 2014A Merry Friggin' Christmas — Boyd Mitchler
• 2014Adult Beginners — Hudson
• 2014Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep — Self, Thanks
• 2014Blended — Mark
• BoJack Horseman — Alex (voice)
• 2014Deliver Us from Evil — Butler
• black-ish — Joel McHale
• Rick and Morty — Hemorrhage (voice)
• 2013The Mighty T — Narrator
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja — First Ninja (voice)
• 2012Ted — Rex
• 2011Spy Kids: All the Time in the World — Wilbur Wilson
• 2011The Big Year — Barry Loomis
• 2011What's Your Number? — Roger the Boss
• Regular Show — DVD (voice)
• Community — Jeff Winger
• 2009The Informant! — Robert Herndon
• 2008Open Season 2 — Elliot (Voice)
• Sons of Anarchy — Warren
• 2008The Onion Movie — Office Worker
• Water and Power — Joel McHale
• Pushing Daisies — Harold Hundin
• 2006Mini's First Time — Host
• 2005Lords of Dogtown — TV Reporter
• 2004Spider-Man 2 — Mr. Jacks
• Oliver Beene — Man in Elevator
• CSI: Miami — Greg Welch
• The Huntress — Quicky the Clown
• Will & Grace — Ian
• 1995American Messiah — Assassin
• Diagnosis: Murder — Richard
• The X-Files — Tad O'Malley
• The Simpsons — Joel McHale (voice)
• Star Wars Detours — Host of Galaxy Rumors (voice)
• The IT Crowd — Roy
• Untitled Community Movie — Jeff Winger, Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (75)

• The Official House of Villains Podcast — Self
• 2026Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X — Himself
• Hollywood Squares — Self
• 2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special — Self (archive footage)
• The 1% Club — Self - Host
• 2024Better Off — Self
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• Grave Conversations — Self
• 2024The Real Full Monty — Self (uncredited)
• 2023Attack of the Doc! — Self
• Celebrity Prank Wars — Self
• Dr Phil LIVE! — Self
• House of Villains — Self - Host
• 2023JEREMY — Self
• 2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl — Self
• Celebrity Beef — Self - Host
• Is It Cake? — Self - Judge
• Password — Self - Celebrity Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant
• Crime Scene Kitchen — Self - Host
• Fast Foodies — Self
• Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump — Self
• 2021Roll Up Your Sleeves — Self
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• 2020All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief — Self
• I Can See Your Voice — Self - Guest Host
• Josh Gates Tonight — Self
• The Cabin with Bert Kreischer — Self
• Tiger King — Self - Host
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
• Card Sharks — Self - Host
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• Straight Up Steve Austin — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
• The Masked Singer — Self - Guest Panelist
• 2018We Brought Back MST3K — Self
• What the Fit — Self
• Bill Nye Saves the World — Self
• The F Word — Self
• The Gong Show — Self - Judge
• Binging with Babish — Self - Guest
• Join or Die with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The $100,000 Pyramid — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• 2015Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare — Himself - Special Guest
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self, Self - Guest
• 2014Harmontown — Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• Billy on the Street — Self
• Conan — Self
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Web Soup — Self
• Thank God You're Here — Self
• Iron Chef America — Himself
• The Soup — Self - Host
• E!'s 101 — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest Host
• Last Comic Standing — Himself
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• The View — Self, Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Almost Live! — Self / Various
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Host