Joel Courtney

Biography

Joel Courtney, who was born in Monterey, California, and grew up in Moscow, Idaho, is an American actor. After casting director Patti Kalles urged him to audition for Paramount's Super 8 (2011), he landed the starring role of Joe Lamb after 11 callbacks and won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in 2012. He went on to play Tom Sawyer in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014) and appeared in the Stephen King adaptation Mercy (2014), the direct-to-video indies Sins of Our Youth (2016) and Dear Eleanor (2016), and F the Prom (2017). On television he led the CW ensemble The Messengers and had a one-episode role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He starred in Netflix's The Kissing Booth (2018) and reprised the role in The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021), and he was cast in Lionsgate's Jesus Revolution (2023).

30years old

Turns 31 on January 31in 82 days

Born January 31, 1996Monterey
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 15 years2011 to 2026

Genres

Comedy47%, 7 films
Drama33%, 5 films
Romance33%, 5 films
Horror27%, 4 films
Mystery20%, 3 films

First and latest

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Big break
Casting director Patti Kalles told Courtney to try out for Paramount Pictures' Super 8. He went through 11 callbacks before winning the starring part of Joe Lamb in the film.

Joel Courtney movies on Netflix

40 Dates and 40 Nights2026IMDb rating 6.2as Mason
Soul on Fire2025IMDb rating 6.7as John O'Leary
Players2024IMDb rating 5.7as Ryan 'Little'
Jesus Revolution2023IMDb rating 7.1as Greg Laurie
Sick2022IMDb rating 6.0as Tyler
The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8as Lee Flynn
The Empty Man2020IMDb rating 6.2as Brandon Maibaum
The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7as Lee Flynn
Assimilate2019IMDb rating 5.3as Zach Henderson
The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9as Lee Flynn
F the Prom2017IMDb rating 4.2as Cole
Dear Eleanor2016IMDb rating 5.9as Billy
Mercy2014IMDb rating 4.9as Buddy
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn2014IMDb rating 5.1as Tom Sawyer
Super 82011IMDb rating 7.0as Joe Lamb

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Super 82011 Action, Mystery, Sci-Fias Joe Lamb
IMDb rating 7.0384K votes
The Kissing Booth2018 Comedy, Romanceas Lee Flynn
IMDb rating 5.9106K votes
The Kissing Booth 22020as Lee Flynn
IMDb rating 5.745K votes
The Kissing Booth 32021as Lee Flynn
IMDb rating 4.828K votes
Jesus Revolution2023as Greg Laurie
IMDb rating 7.117K votes
Sick2022as Tyler
IMDb rating 6.025K votes
Players2024as Ryan 'Little'
IMDb rating 5.713K votes
F the Prom2017as Cole
IMDb rating 4.25.6K votes

Most often with

Vince Marcello directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Molly Ringwald

Joey King

Jacob Elordi

Stephen Jennings

Frances Sholto-Douglas

Meganne YoungVince MarcelloDirector, 3 films

Films together

Molly Ringwald3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Molly Ringwald's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnRingwald as Mrs. Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnRingwald as Mrs. Flynn
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnRingwald as Mrs. Flynn
Joey King3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Joey King's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnKing as Elle Evans
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnKing as Elle Evans
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnKing as Elle Evans
Jacob Elordi3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Jacob Elordi's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnElordi as Noah Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnElordi as Noah Flynn
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnElordi as Noah Flynn
Stephen Jennings3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Stephen Jennings's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnJennings as Mr. Evans
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnJennings as Mr. Evans
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnJennings as Mike Evans
Frances Sholto-Douglas3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Frances Sholto-Douglas's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnSholto-Douglas as Vivian
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnSholto-Douglas as Vivian
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnSholto-Douglas as British Beauty
Meganne Young3 films together, 2018 to 2021
Meganne Young's page
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee FlynnYoung as Rachel
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee FlynnYoung as Rachel
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee FlynnYoung as Rachel
Vince MarcelloDirector, 3 films, 2018 to 2021
All films by Vince Marcello
- The Kissing Booth 32021IMDb rating 4.8Courtney as Lee Flynn
- The Kissing Booth 22020IMDb rating 5.7Courtney as Lee Flynn
- The Kissing Booth2018IMDb rating 5.9Courtney as Lee Flynn
Also three films together1 more actor
- Carson WhiteThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021), The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth (2018)
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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