| Joel Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1996 Monterey, California[1][2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Website | |
| joelcourtney.com | |
Joel Courtney (born January 31, 1996)[1][2] is an American actor. Courtney is most known for his role of Joseph "Joe" Lamb in the 2011 J. J. Abrams film Super 8. Courtney currently resides in Moscow, Idaho.[3]
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Courtney, living in Moscow, Idaho, took a trip to Los Angeles during the first week of summer school break, where he hoped to be in a commercial and make $100.[1] Seattle casting director Patti Kalles advised Courtney to audition for Paramount Pictures' Super 8, produced by Steven Spielberg, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and writtAlongside Jake T. Austin, Courtney will be portraying Tom Sawyer in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, an adaptation of Mark Twain's classic, written and directed by Jo Kastner. Kastner and Marcus Weinhart produced the film, which was shot in August 2011 in Bulgaria.
Courtney is currently filming the supernatural thriller The Healer. In the film, the young actor plays a disgruntled teen who joins his father on a camping trip only to have a run-in with otherworldly forces
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Super 8 | Joe Lamb | Lead Nominated - Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Breakout Male Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male |
| 2012 | The Healer | Nick Madsen | Lead. In Post-Production |
| 2013 | Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn | Tom Sawyer | Lead. In Post-Production |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Haunting Hour | John Westmore | Creature Feature, Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Breakout Male | Nominated | Super 8 |
| Choice Chemistry (shared with the Super 8 Crew) | Nominated | Super 8 |