Joel David Moore
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Joel Moore | |
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 Moore in December 2009 | |
| Born | Joel David Moore September 25, 1977 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American actor who has appeared in television commercials, feature films, and television series. He is best known for his roles as Owen Dittman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar, Colin Fisher in Bones and J.P. in Grandma's Boy.
Early life
Moore was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He went to Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon for two years. In 1998 he transferred to Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and performed for two summers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2000, he moved to Los Angeles and reunited with his agent from Portland, Rachelle Ryan, who is now a manager in Los Angeles.
Career
Starting his career in commercials, he has been in over 15 nationals (including eBay, Cingular Wireless, and Best Buy). Moore shot an international campaign for a branch of Siemens cell phones, XELIBRI, which won a Lion Award. Moore's most-recognizable roles may be in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Hatchet , Grandma's Boy and Avatar.
Moore has appeared in nearly a dozen television shows, including: LAX, CSI, The Guardian, Strong Medicine, Six Feet Under, Angel, Providence, Boomtown, Boston Public, and House, and most recently as Colin Fisher, a graduate student on Bones. Moore's first major film role was in 2004's Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, though he is also known for his supporting role in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), opposite Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington. Moore also starred alongside Katy Perry in her music video for "Waking Up in Vegas", made a cameo in the "Beat It" cover video from Fall Out Boy, and co-starred with Katharine McPhee playing her love interest in her music video "It's Not Christmas Without You" for her Christmas album Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Foxfire | First Geek | |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Rolf | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Owen Dittman | ||
| 2005 | Reel Guerrillas | Nick Walker | |
| 2006 | Grandma's Boy | J.P. | |
| The Shaggy Dog | Pound Employee | ||
| Art School Confidential | Bardo | ||
| Miles from Home | Miles | ||
| The Elder Son | Miles | ||
| Hatchet | Ben | ||
| 2007 | American Hustle | 3rd Spartan | |
| El Muerto | Zak | ||
| Spiral | Mason | ||
| Shanghai Kiss | Joe | ||
| 2008 | The Hottie and the Nottie | Nate Cooper | |
| Weiners | Greg | ||
| The Tiffany Problem | Sam Hane | ||
| Fairy Tale Police | Big Bad Wolf | ||
| 2009 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Corey Finley | |
| Bed Ridden | Jay | ||
| Stuntmen | Troy Lebowski | ||
| Avatar | Dr. Norm Spellman | ||
| 2010 | The Third Rule | Peter | |
| Janie Jones | Dave | ||
| Ticket Out | |||
| Julia X | Sam | ||
| 2011 | Grassroots | Grant Cogswell | |
| Chillerama | Adolf Hitler | segment "The Diary Of Anne Frankenstein" | |
| Shark Night | Gordon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Boston Public | Hartzell | 2 episodes from 2001–2002 |
| 2002 | Deep Cover | Pete Steinem | |
| Boomtown | Usher #2 | Episode: "Insured by Smith & Wesson" | |
| Providence | Episode: "The Eleventh Hour" | ||
| 2003 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Episode: "Romance Looming" | |
| Angel | Karl Vamp | Episode: "Salvage" | |
| Six Feet Under | Video Clerk | Episode: "The Opening" | |
| Strong Medicine | Dan | Episode: "Bad Liver" | |
| 2004 | The Amazing Westermans | Television film | |
| The Guardian | Malcolm Reeves | Episode: "Sparkle" | |
| LAX | Eddie Carson | 9 episodes from 2004–2005 | |
| 2005 | Cooked | Mike | Television film |
| The Inside | Brian Pines | Episode: "Declawed" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Guy in the Yellow Hat | Episode: "Dog Eat Dog" | |
| E-Ring | Greg – NSA Liaison | 5 episodes from 2005–2006 | |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Cooter | Television film |
| House M.D. | Eddie | Episode: "One Day, One Room" Episode: "Act Your Age" | |
| 2008– 2010 |
Bones | Colin Fisher | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Clyde | Episode: "Quit Your Snitchin'" |
| 2009 | Medium | Keith Bruning | 4 episodes from 2009–2010 |
| 2010 | Chuck | Mackintosh | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Couch Lock" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sheldon Tunney | Episode: "Kai e'e" |
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