Joel Courtney Biography

Joel Courtney is an American actor, best known for playing ‘Joe Lamb’ in the science-fiction film ‘Super 8’ (2011). His role in the Steven Spielberg/J J Abrams film was critically appraised. ‘Super 8’ was also his debut film. Some of his other noteworthy films are ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ (filmed 2013, released 2016), ‘Sins of Our Youth’ (2014), ‘Mercy’ (2014), ‘Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn’ (2014), ‘The River Thief’ (2016), and ‘F the Prom’ (2017). His latest role in the ‘Netflix’ teen romantic comedy ‘Kissing Booth’ also earned him a lot of fame and recognition. He made his TV debut as ‘John Westmore’ in ‘R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour.’ He also played the lead in the TV series ‘The Messengers.’ He made short appearances in films such as ‘Spare Time Killers’ (2012) and ‘Dear Eleanor’ (2016). Some of his noteworthy TV shows were ‘Rogue’ (2012), ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (2016), and ‘APB’ (2017). He will next be seen in the upcoming science-fiction film ‘Replicate.’ In 2012, he won a ‘Saturn Award’ for his performance in ‘Super 8.’