Joel Courtney

Joel Courtney (2012)

Joel Courtney (born January 31, 1996 in Monterey , California ) is an American actor , best known for his leading role as Joseph "Joe" Lamb in the movie Super 8 .

life and career

Joel Courtney was born in January 1996 in the California coastal city of Monterey . He grew up with his older brother and older sister in Moscow , Idaho , USA , because his parents work there as teachers in a private school . At the age of fourteen he moved to live with his brother in Los Angeles that summer . There he attended an acting school, which sparked his interest in acting. He then went to audition for Paramount Pictures ' science fiction film Super 8 , which JJ Abrams wrote and directed. In the film, he played alongside Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler the role of the protagonist Joseph "Joe" Lamb , one of five teenagers who want to make a zombie film in 1979 and thus discover a secret military project. For this role, Courtney won the Saturn Award for Best Young Actor and received numerous other nominations, including one for Best Actor in a Feature Film at the Young Artist Awards . Each was followed by a guest appearance in a two-part episode of RL Stine's Mystery - Horror - television series R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour . In August 2011 he made the film Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn in Bulgaria , starring Tom Sawyer alongside Jake T. Austin . In 2011 he also appeared in front of the camera as Nick Madsen alongside Isabelle Fuhrman for the film The Between . The release of these two films took place in 2013.

In 2018, Joel Courtney starred in the film The Kissing Booth . Two years later he was also featured in The Kissing Booth 2 .

Filmography (selection)

• 2011: Super 8
• 2011: RL Stine's The Haunting Hour (TV series, episodes 2x01–2x02)
• 2014: Mercy - The Devil Knows No Mercy
• 2014: Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
• 2015: The Messengers (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 2016: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series, episode 3x16)
• 2016: Dear Eleanor - Two friends in search of their heroine (Dear Eleanor)
• 2018: The Kissing Booth
• 2020: The Kissing Booth 2

Awards and nominations

year	Award	For	category	result
2011	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award	Super 8	Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male	Nominated
2011	Teen Choice Award		Choice Movie Chemistry
			Choice Movie Breakout: Male
2012	Saturn Award		Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Won
2012	Young Artist Award		Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor	Nominated
			Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast

Web links

• Joel Courtney in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website of Joel Courtney

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Constance Droganes: JJ Abrams rests 'Super 8's' hopes on first-time actor . In: CTV.ca . June 8, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Joel Courtney Bio . In: JoelCourtney.com . Retrieved April 5, 2012.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards . In: SaturnAwards.org . Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
4. ↑ ^{a b} 33rd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations . In: Young Artist Award . Retrieved April 5, 2012.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Jeff Sneider: 'Super 8' star is today's Tom Sawyer . In: Variety.com . June 23, 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 5, 2012. 
6. ↑ 2011 Teen Choice Award Nominees & Winners . In: Chiff.com . Retrieved April 5, 2012.