Joel Gelman
Biography
Joel J. Gelman thinks John Pick is the coolest. Here’s some s#@t Joel’s done. Theatrical credits include Les Miserables at the Hollywood Bowl, Tobacco Road at the La Jolla Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice at South Coast Rep, Gallery Secrets with Chalk Rep, A Midsummer Nights Dream at Portland Center Stage, Loves and Hours at Pennsylvania Centre Stage, The Glass Menagerie with Ensemble Santa Barbara andThe Heliotropic Man a one-man clown piece that Joel co-created. Joel received his MFA in Acting from UC San Diego and his BA in Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University. He is a proud member of Actors Equity. Joel’s TV work includes, New Girl, The Newsroom, Vegas, The Young and the Restless, NBC/Universal web series In Gayle We Trust and the upcoming HBO Pilot The Brink.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Sam
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Glen Eastman
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Angry Chef
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Officer Bill
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Gary
When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Party Guest
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Goblin Prime Minister (voice)
Follow the hilarious adventures of a group of creatures: a twig, a pebble, a leaf and a strawberry. These best friends, self-named The Mighty Ones, live in an unkempt backyard belonging to a trio of equally unkempt humans whom they mistake for gods.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Young Man
After a naive Midwestern girl's big city dreams are dashed her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare in this hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
When Margot stumbles upon a video that her dying mother left behind for her, she discovers something truly unexpected.