Joe Keery
Biography
Joe Keery is an American actor and musician who rose to prominence as Steve Harrington in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he studied acting at DePaul University and appeared in commercials and in series such as Empire and Chicago Fire before his first feature, Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015). Stranger Things made him a series regular from its second season, and he went on to lead the satire Spree (2020), play a game developer in the action comedy Free Guy (2021), and join the crime drama Fargo for its fifth season. He also records as Djo, releasing the albums Twenty Twenty and Decide, whose track End of Beginning became a hit, and he was a founding member of the band Post Animal.
34years old
Turns 35 on April 24in 193 days
- Born Newburyport
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Joseph David Keery (birth name)Also credited as Djo
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 11 years2015 to 2026
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A change of course
Keery helped found the Chicago psychedelic rock band Post Animal, where he played drums, guitar and sang. He was with the group from 2014 to 2018.
About the name
Keery took the stage name Djo, pronounced "Joe", for his solo music after leaving Post Animal, and released the album Twenty Twenty in 2019.
A first
In 2024, Keery's song "End of Beginning" went viral on TikTok and turned into a sleeper hit, giving him his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early training
Keery attended The Theatre School at DePaul University, which is located in Chicago. He earned a BFA in acting there and graduated in 2014.
A change of course
Keery had already been in commercials for Amiibo, Domino's and KFC, and he had also taken roles in Chicago Fire and Empire, all before he was on Stranger Things.
First role
Joe Keery made his debut in a full-length movie with the 2015 indie Henry Gamble's Birthday Party, which was directed by Stephen Cone.
Joe Keery movies on Netflix
Cold Storageas Teacake
Marmaladeas Baron
Finally Dawnas Sean Lockwood
Death to 2021as Duke Goolies
Free Guyas Keys
Death to 2020as Duke Goolies
Spreeas Kurt Kunkle
After Everythingas Chris
Sliceas Jackson
Molly's Gameas Trust Fund Cole
The Charnel Houseas Scott
Henry Gamble's Birthday Partyas Gabe
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Laurence Fishburne2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Laurence Fishburne's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesFishburne as Narratorvoice
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesFishburne as Narratorvoice
Hugh Grant2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Hugh Grant's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesGrant as Tennyson Foss OBE
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesGrant as Tennyson Foss
Tracey Ullman2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Tracey Ullman's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesUllman as Madison Madison
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesUllman as Queen Elizabeth II
Cristin Milioti2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Cristin Milioti's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesMilioti as Kathy Flowers
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesMilioti as Kathy Flowers
Samson Kayo2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Samson Kayo's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesKayo as Pyrex Flask
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesKayo as Pyrex Flask
Diane Morgan2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Diane Morgan's page Death to 20212021IMDb rating 6.3Keery as Duke GooliesMorgan as Gemma Nerrick
Death to 20202020IMDb rating 6.8Keery as Duke GooliesMorgan as Gemma Nerrick
Also two films together1 more actor
- Hanna DworkinSlice (2018) and Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.





