Joel McHale: movies and TV shows
Joel McHale has 180 credits in the archive: 65 films and 115 TV series, from 1975 to 2026. Highest rated: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (9.8/10).
Career timeline
1975 – 2026 · busiest year: 2020 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stop! That! Train! | Male Passenger 2 | Film | 5.1 | 54 |
| 2026 | Scream 7 | Mark Evans | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2026 | Strip Law | Pringus (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2026 | The Official House of Villains Podcast | Self | TV | 10.0 | 54 |
| 2026 | Xander De Rycke: Houdt Het Voor Bekeken X | Himself | Film | — | 54 |
| 2026 | Stocking Shelves | Smitty | Film | — | 54 |
| 2025 | Hollywood Squares | Self | TV | 4.4 | 53 |
| 2025 | Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox | James Bunratty | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 2025 | The 1% Club | Self - Host | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2025 | California King | Zane | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2025 | Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 53 |
| 2024 | Dinner Time Live with David Chang | Self | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2024 | Grave Conversations | Self | TV | 10.0 | 52 |
| 2024 | The Real Full Monty | Self (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 52 |
| 2024 | Parachute | Jamie Collins | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2024 | Better Off | Self | Film | — | 52 |
| 2024 | The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 52 |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Games Commentator (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2023 | Animal Control | Frank Shaw | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 2023 | Animal Control | TV | 6.1 | 51 | |
| 2023 | House of Villains | Self - Host | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 2023 | The Ultimate Improv Show | Monologist | TV | — | 51 |
| 2023 | It's a Wonderful Knife | David Carruthers | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match | Johnny Cage (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2023 | Dr Phil LIVE! | Self | TV | 10.0 | 51 |
| 2023 | Celebrity Prank Wars | Self | TV | 6.6 | 51 |
| 2023 | Attack of the Doc! | Self | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 2023 | JEREMY | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2023 | The Seven Faces of Jane | Michael | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2023 | Office Race | Spencer | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2022 | The Bear | David Fields | TV | 8.1 | 50 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 50 |
| 2022 | Password | Self - Celebrity Guest | TV | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2022 | Is It Cake? | Self - Judge | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 2022 | Celebrity Beef | Self - Host | TV | 10.0 | 50 |
| 2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2022 | I Am Phenomenal | Bill Winger | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets | Kody | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 2021 | That's My Jam | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 49 |
| 2021 | Fast Foodies | Self | TV | 4.7 | 49 |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | Johnny Cage (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 49 |
| 2021 | Crime Scene Kitchen | Self - Host | TV | 7.3 | 49 |
| 2021 | Queenpins | Rick | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 2021 | Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump | Self | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 2021 | Happily | Tom | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 2021 | Roll Up Your Sleeves | Self | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 2020 | DC's Stargirl | Sylvester Pemberton / Starman | TV | 7.7 | 48 |
| 2020 | DC's Stargirl | Sylvester Pemberton | TV | 7.7 | 48 |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | TV | 9.8 | 48 |
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | Johnny Cage (voice) | Film | 8.1 | 48 |
| 2020 | Tiger King | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2020 | Medical Police | Joel McHale | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2020 | I Can See Your Voice | TV | 6.6 | 48 | |
| 2020 | I Can See Your Voice | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight | Self | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 2020 | Dummy | Agent Jason | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2020 | Becky | Jeff | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 2020 | Community Table Read | Jeff Winger | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2020 | The Cabin with Bert Kreischer | Self | TV | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2020 | Psych 2: Lassie Come Home | Lassiter's Father | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2020 | All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Sergeant Morris (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 47 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Self - Guest Panelist | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Panelist | TV | 5.6 | 47 |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 2019 | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | TV | 5.0 | 47 | |
| 2019 | Trouble | Norbert (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2019 | Straight Up Steve Austin | Self | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2019 | Card Sharks | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2019 | Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang | Self | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 2019 | Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang | Film | 5.4 | 47 | |
| 2019 | Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang | Film | 5.4 | 47 | |
| 2019 | Dark Harbor | Greg | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Brad Hayes | TV | 8.5 | 46 |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Host | TV | 5.9 | 46 |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | TV | 5.9 | 46 | |
| 2018 | Assassination Nation | Nick Mathers | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders | Agent Campbell | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2018 | What the Fit | Self | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Joel McHale | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Chevy Chase | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2018 | We Brought Back MST3K | Self | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 2018 | Stuck | Judge Lepetri | Film | 4.6 | 46 |
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Phil | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2017 | The Gong Show | Self - Judge | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 | Mr. Maker | TV | 6.3 | 45 |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the World | Self | TV | 3.8 | 45 |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet | Chris | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2017 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Doug McClure | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 2017 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | TV | 7.7 | 45 | |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Joel McHale | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 2017 | The F Word | Self | TV | 3.2 | 45 |
| 2016 | American Housewife | Doyle Bradford | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | Milo Murphy's Law | Victor (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.4 | 44 |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | TV | 5.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2016 | The Great Indoors | Ashley Jack Gordon | TV | 5.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | Join or Die with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 2016 | Six Seasons and a Finale | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2016 | Six Seasons and a Finale | Film | — | 44 | |
| 2016 | The Human Face of Big Data | Narrator | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 43 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 43 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Felix | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 2015 | Dr. Ken | Ross | TV | 5.6 | 43 |
| 2015 | Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare | Himself - Special Guest | Film | — | 43 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 42 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 42 |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Alex (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 42 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 2014 | black-ish | Joel McHale | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 2014 | Blended | Mark | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Self | TV | 6.9 | 42 |
| 2014 | Deliver Us from Evil | Butler | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 2014 | Harmontown | Self | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas | Boyd Mitchler | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 2014 | Adult Beginners | Hudson | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 2014 | Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Self | Film | — | 42 |
| 2014 | Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep | Film | — | 42 | |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Hemorrhage (voice) | TV | 8.7 | 41 |
| 2013 | The Mighty T | Narrator | Film | — | 41 |
| 2012 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | First Ninja (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 40 |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | TV | 6.3 | 40 |
| 2012 | Ted | Rex | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 2011 | Billy on the Street | Self | TV | 6.4 | 39 |
| 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | Wilbur Wilson | Film | 4.7 | 39 |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? | Roger the Boss | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Barry Loomis | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 2010 | Regular Show | DVD (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 38 |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Self - Panelist | TV | 3.8 | 38 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 37 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2009 | Community | Jeff Winger | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Robert Herndon | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 2009 | Web Soup | Self | TV | — | 37 |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Warren | TV | 8.4 | 36 |
| 2008 | Open Season 2 | Elliot (Voice) | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 2008 | Water and Power | Joel McHale | TV | 5.0 | 36 |
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | Office Worker | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Harold Hundin | TV | 7.9 | 35 |
| 2007 | Thank God You're Here | Self | TV | — | 35 |
| 2007 | The IT Crowd | Roy | TV | 5.6 | 35 |
| 2006 | Mini's First Time | Host | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 2005 | Iron Chef America | Himself | TV | 6.5 | 33 |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | TV Reporter | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 2004 | The Soup | Self - Host | TV | 6.3 | 32 |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Mr. Jacks | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 31 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Host | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 31 |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene | Man in Elevator | TV | 8.3 | 31 |
| 2003 | Last Comic Standing | Himself | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 2003 | E!'s 101 | Self | TV | — | 31 |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Greg Welch | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 2000 | The Huntress | Quicky the Clown | TV | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.1 | 27 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Ian | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 25 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 25 |
| 1995 | American Messiah | Assassin | Film | — | 23 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Tad O'Malley | TV | 8.4 | 21 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Richard | TV | 7.1 | 21 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Joel McHale (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 16 |
| 1984 | Almost Live! | Self / Various | TV | 8.7 | 12 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Host | TV | 9.2 | 3 |
| Untitled Community Movie | Jeff Winger | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Community Movie | Film | — | — | ||
| Star Wars Detours | Host of Galaxy Rumors (voice) | TV | 8.0 | — | |
| Reimagined | Hamilton Lydell | Film | — | — |