Joe Keery

Joe Keery Biography

Joseph David Keery (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He portrayed Steve Harrington in the American science-fiction horror TV series Stranger Things.

Early life

Keery grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he attended River Valley Charter School for elementary and middle school, and then Newburyport High School. He is the second of five children and grew up surrounded by 4 sisters.During his younger years he attended Theater in the Open, a performing arts camp at Maudslay State Park, but ultimately began acting in high school, performing there initially at his sister's insistence. Keery went on to study at The Theatre School at DePaul University and graduated in 2014.

Career

After graduating from DePaul, Keery went to over a hundred auditions. Before his breakout role in Stranger Things, Keery appeared in a KFC, Domino's, and amiibo commercial, and had roles in Empire and Chicago Fire. His first appearance in a full-length film was in Stephen Cone's indie, Henry Gamble's Birthday Party.

In late 2015, Keery was cast in Stranger Things. He initially auditioned for the role of Jonathan, but later sent in a tape for his character, Steve. He was promoted from recurring cast to a series regular for the second season of Stranger Things, which premiered on October 27, 2017.

Music

Aside from acting, Keery is also a musician. He is one of the guitarists for Chicago-based garage and psych-rock band Post Animal. Their debut full-length album was released in October 2015.

Previously, Keery released music under the name "Cool Cool Cool".

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Henry Gamble's Birthday Party	Gabe
2016	The Charnel House	Scott
2017	Molly's Game	Trust Fund Cole
2018	Shotgun	Chris
2018	Slice	Jackson	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Sirens	Scenester	1 episode
2015	Chicago Fire	Emmett	2 episodes
2015	Empire	Tony Trichter III	1 episode
2016-present	Stranger Things	Steve Harrington	Main Role; 17 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2017	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Stranger Things
2018	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Stranger Things

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