Joel Gelman
Acting
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.
Filmography
10 credits
Hey Kiddo
Movie • 2024

Modern Family
TV • 2009
Sam

New Girl
TV • 2011
Officer Bill

The Bear
TV • 2022
Angry Chef

In Gayle We Trust
TV • 2009
Kyle Kaminski

The Mighty Ones
TV • 2020
Goblin Prime Minister (voice)

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
TV • 2012
Young Man

Henry Danger
TV • 2014
Gary

Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Glen Eastman

The Newsroom
TV • 2012
Party Guest