Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Known for
Acting
Born
May 26, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
St. Albans, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Joseph Chrest is an American academic and actor. He has had roles in numerous films and television shows including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Oldboy, Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Perfect Date, and as Ted Wheeler in Stranger Things.

Known For

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Filmography

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99.9 FEAR FM poster

99.9 FEAR FM

Movie · as Phillip Montgomery

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Beware the Box Folk poster

Beware the Box Folk

Movie · as Congressman Holt

2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 poster

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2026
Beware the Box Folk poster

Beware the Box Folk

Movie · as Congressman Thomas Holt

2025
Senior Prank poster

Senior Prank

Movie · as Officer Wyatt

2024
Lisa Frankenstein poster

Lisa Frankenstein

Movie · as Dale Swallows

2024
Fly Me to the Moon poster

Fly Me to the Moon

Movie · as Senator Vanning

2024
High Potential poster

High Potential

TV · as Ramsey Pike · 1 ep

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon poster

Killers of the Flower Moon

Movie · as Lawyer Freeling

2023
Quiz Lady poster

Quiz Lady

Movie · as Mr. Walters

2023
Ganymede poster

Ganymede

Movie · as Big Lee

2022
The Cran poster

The Cran

Movie · as Isaac

2022
Where the Crawdads Sing poster

Where the Crawdads Sing

Movie · as Dr. Cone

2022
A Friend of the Family poster

A Friend of the Family

TV · as Bishop Matthew Paulsen · 6 eps

2020
Turducken poster

Turducken

Movie · as Bob Miller

2020
The Lovebirds poster

The Lovebirds

Movie · as Red Robe Man

2019
The Dirt poster

The Dirt

Movie · as David

2019
The Perfect Date poster

The Perfect Date

Movie · as Jerry Lieberman

2019
Looking for Alaska poster

Looking for Alaska

TV · as Walter Halter · 8 eps

2018
Assassination Nation poster

Assassination Nation

Movie · as Lawrence

2018
The Front Runner poster

The Front Runner

Movie · as Ira Wyman

2018
The Purge poster

The Purge

TV · as Ross Bailes · 3 eps

2017
LBJ poster

LBJ

Movie · as McGeorge Bundy

2017
Gifted poster

Gifted

Movie · as Kevin Larsen

2016
Free State of Jones poster

Free State of Jones

Movie · as Amos Deason

2016
Like Son poster

Like Son

Movie · as Jeff Rugger

2016
Showing Roots poster

Showing Roots

Movie · as Fuzzy Canaday

2016
I Saw the Light poster

I Saw the Light

Movie · as Oscar Davis

2016
Deepwater Horizon poster

Deepwater Horizon

Movie · as David Sims

2016
Killing Reagan poster

Killing Reagan

Movie · as Jerry Parr

2016
Cold Moon poster

Cold Moon

Movie · as Charlres Darrish

2016
Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things

TV · as Ted Wheeler · 23 eps

2015
Black or White poster

Black or White

Movie · as Dave

2015
Ant-Man poster

Ant-Man

Movie · as Frank

2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Movie · as Mitchell

2015
Focus poster

Focus

Movie · as Jeweler (uncredited)

2014
American Heist poster

American Heist

Movie · as Captain Sullivan

2014
Barefoot poster

Barefoot

Movie · as Trooper

2014
22 Jump Street poster

22 Jump Street

Movie · as David Schmidt

2014
King of Herrings poster

King of Herrings

Movie · as The Professor

2014
True Detective poster

True Detective

TV · as Detective Demma · 5 eps

2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation poster

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Movie · as Chief of Staff

2013
The Hot Flashes poster

The Hot Flashes

Movie · as Millie's Dad

2013
Homefront poster

Homefront

Movie · as DEA Agent #1

2013
The Butler poster

The Butler

Movie · as White Usher

2013
Now You See Me poster

Now You See Me

Movie · as Elkhorn Janitor Agent

2013
Oldboy poster

Oldboy

Movie · as Johnny / Schizophrenic Man

2013
The Last Exorcism Part II poster

The Last Exorcism Part II

Movie · as Pastor

2012
Jeff, Who Lives at Home poster

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Movie · as Paul

2012
The Lucky One poster

The Lucky One

Movie · as Deputy Moore

2012
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

Movie · as David Schmidt

2012
Butter poster

Butter

Movie · as Butter Fan

2012
The Baytown Outlaws poster

The Baytown Outlaws

Movie · as ATF Agent

2012
Killing Them Softly poster

Killing Them Softly

Movie · as Business Suit Agent

2012
The Campaign poster

The Campaign

Movie · as Rainbowland Audience Member

2012
On the Road poster

On the Road

Movie · as Virginia Cop

2012
Battleship poster

Battleship

Movie · as JPL Controller

2012
Playing for Keeps poster

Playing for Keeps

Movie · as Referee

2011
That's What I Am poster

That's What I Am

Movie · as Mr. Clear

2011
Battle: Los Angeles poster

Battle: Los Angeles

Movie · as 1st Sgt. John Roy

2011
Seeking Justice poster

Seeking Justice

Movie · as Detective Rudeski

2011
Mask Maker poster

Mask Maker

Movie · as Electrician

2011
Drive Angry poster

Drive Angry

Movie · as Passenger

2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage poster

Love, Wedding, Marriage

Movie

2011
Texas Killing Fields poster

Texas Killing Fields

Movie · as Salter

2011
Hound Dogs poster

Hound Dogs

Movie · as Trainer

2010
Welcome to the Rileys poster

Welcome to the Rileys

Movie · as Jerry

2010
House of Bones poster

House of Bones

Movie · as Benjamin

2010
Louis poster

Louis

Movie · as Tom Anderson

2010
RED poster

RED

Movie · as Retirement Home Detective

2010
I Love You Phillip Morris poster

I Love You Phillip Morris

Movie · as Steven's Dad

2010
Knucklehead poster

Knucklehead

Movie · as Child Services Inspector

2010
Secretariat poster

Secretariat

Movie · as Sports Broadcaster

2009
The Blind Side poster

The Blind Side

Movie · as Clemson Coach

2009
The Informant! poster

The Informant!

Movie · as Visiting Client

2009
Kink poster

Kink

Movie · as Ed

2008
Who Do You Love poster

Who Do You Love

Movie · as Malcolm Chisholm

2008
Front of the Class poster

Front of the Class

Movie · as Jim Ovbey

2008
The Secret Life of Bees poster

The Secret Life of Bees

Movie · as Mr. Forrest

2008
Miracle at St. Anna poster

Miracle at St. Anna

Movie · as MP Doyle Ellis

2007
Ocean's Thirteen poster

Ocean's Thirteen

Movie · as Fender Roads' Manager

2006
Thief poster

Thief

TV · as Art Luster · 1 ep

2005
Faith of My Fathers poster

Faith of My Fathers

Movie · as Craner

2005
The Skeleton Key poster

The Skeleton Key

Movie · as Paramedic

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Henry Yellen · 1 ep

2005
Surface poster

Surface

TV · as Rich's Friend · 1 ep

2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story poster

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

Movie · as Jake Elder

2004
The Aviator poster

The Aviator

Movie · as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography

2004
Nikki and Nora poster

Nikki and Nora

Movie · as Charlie

2004
Deadwood poster

Deadwood

TV · as Persimmon Phil · 1 ep

2003
Runaway Jury poster

Runaway Jury

Movie · as Owens

2003
One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill

TV · as Investor · 1 ep

2002
The Ring poster

The Ring

Movie · as Doctor

2002
Full Frontal poster

Full Frontal

Movie · as Sex Shop Man #1

2001
Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise

TV · as Bar Patron · 1 ep

2000
Auggie Rose poster

Auggie Rose

Movie · as Rhineback (uncredited)

2000
Erin Brockovich poster

Erin Brockovich

Movie · as Tom Robinson

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Al Maguire · 1 ep

1999
Lush poster

Lush

Movie · as Greg

1999
Hefner: Unauthorized poster

Hefner: Unauthorized

Movie · as Ed Gunn

1999
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Joel Hilburn · 1 ep

1998
Solitude Point

Solitude Point

Movie · as Michael

1998
Dangerous Proposition poster

Dangerous Proposition

Movie · as Mark

1998
Out of Sight poster

Out of Sight

Movie · as Andy

1997
Clockwatchers poster

Clockwatchers

Movie · as Detective

1997
Schizopolis poster

Schizopolis

Movie · as Man in Parking Lot

1996
The Lottery poster

The Lottery

Movie · as Deputy Jeff Simmons

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Raymond Dees · 1 ep

1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long poster

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Movie · as Carl Weiss

1995
The Underneath poster

The Underneath

Movie · as Mr. Rodman

1994
Cries from the Heart poster

Cries from the Heart

Movie · as Brandon Richards

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Judas · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Joe · 1 ep

1993
House of Secrets poster

House of Secrets

Movie · as Batist

1993
The Pelican Brief poster

The Pelican Brief

Movie · as Song and Dance Man from Bar

1993
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

Movie · as Ben

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Dino · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Lieutenant Charles Bates · 1 ep

1989
Family Matters poster

Family Matters

TV · as Officer Carmichael · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Mercer · 1 ep