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name: "Joe Chrest"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-chrest"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 69
updated: "2026-09-16T23:25:23.192811+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joe Chrest

Actor. Born 26 May 1963 in St. Albans, West Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1963, St. Albans, West Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2009
- **Also known as:** 喬·克里斯特
- **Works often with:** Cliff Martinez, Steven Soderbergh

## Biography

Joe Chrest is an American actor and academic. He was born on 26 May 1963 in St. Albans, West Virginia. He earned a BFA in directing from Marshall University and an MFA from Louisiana State University, and has served as an adjunct professor of film and television at the LSU School of Theatre since the early 1990s. He is a founding member of LSU's Swine Palace theatre company.

Chrest began his screen career in the early 1990s with roles in films directed by Steven Soderbergh, including *King of the Hill* (1993) as Ben and *Schizopolis* (1996) as Man in Parking Lot. He has appeared in numerous films and television series, including *21 Jump Street* (2012) and *22 Jump Street* (2014) as David Schmidt, *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2* (2015) as Mitchell, and as Ted Wheeler in *Stranger Things* (2016–2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, lsu.edu.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Informant!* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Visiting Client — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Fi1m 63, as Fender Roads' Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Sex Shop Man #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Erin Brockovich* (2000), Fi1m 78, as Tom Robinson — [page](https://film.one/film/erin-brockovich.md)
- *Out of Sight* (1998), Fi1m 86, as Andy — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md)
- *The Underneath* (1995), Fi1m 62, as Mr. Rodman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-underneath.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1993), Fi1m 84, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-the-hill.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Schizopolis* (1997), Actor

## Also known for

- *Ant-Man* (2015), Frank
- *Now You See Me* (2013), Elkhorn Janitor Agent
- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2* (2015), Mitchell
- *21 Jump Street* (2012), David Schmidt
- *22 Jump Street* (2014), David Schmidt
- *Focus* (2015), Jeweler (uncredited)
- *RED* (2010), Retirement Home Detective
- *The Blind Side* (2009), Clemson Coach

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