Joel David Moore
Biography
An American character actor and director, Joel David Moore studied acting in college before moving to Los Angeles. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he landed his first major role as Owen Dittman in the comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Roles followed in Grandma's Boy (2006), Art School Confidential (2006) and the slasher film Hatchet (2006). On television, he played Colin Fisher in sixteen episodes of Bones from 2008 until 2017. He appeared as Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar (2009) and returned for its sequels, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). His other film work includes Savages (2012), Gone (2012), CBGB (2013) and The Guest (2014). Moore made his directorial debut with the thriller Spiral (2007) and later directed Youth in Oregon (2016).
49years old
Turns 50 on September 25in 318 days
- Born Portland
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Joel Moore
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 21 years2004 to 2025
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Early training
Moore transferred to Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, in 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree there in 2001 and spent two summers performing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Behind the camera
In fall 2012, Moore took the director's chair for Killing Winston Jones, shot in Savannah, Georgia, with Danny Glover, Jon Heder and Richard Dreyfuss. The movie was never released.
Joel David Moore movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Cameron directed three of these films, Adam Green three. Nine 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.
Films together
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All films by James Cameron
All films by Adam Green
Also three films together3 more actors
- Ashley GreeneThe Retirement Plan (2023), The Immaculate Room (2022) and CBGB (2013)
- CCH PounderAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar (2009)
- Joshua LeonardShark Night 3D (2011), Hatchet (2006) and The Shaggy Dog (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joel David Moore's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$7.2 billion
15 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 15 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.9B40.8% of the total
- 2$2.3B32.6% of the total
- 3$1.5B20.8% of the total
- 4$168M2.4% of the total
- 5$87M1.2% of the total
- 6$83M1.2% of the total
- 7$41M0.6% of the total
- 8$18M0.3% of the total
$17.1 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total