Known for Acting
Joel Courtney (born January 31, 1996) is an American actor known for his role in the 2011 film Super 8 and for his starring role in Netflix's The Kissing Booth film series.
Born
January 31, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace
Monterey, California, USA
Filmography
22 films, 7 shows


40 Dates and 40 Nights
2026 · 1h 41m · US
Ready to quit the dating scene altogether, burned-out Leah accepts her grandmother's outrageous challenge—40 dates in 40 nights in exchange for a year's rent—only to discover amidst the awkward dinners and unexpected sparks that her biggest obstacle to love is herself.


UAP
2026 · ES
When a group of friends, on their annual 4th of July trip, finds a UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) that lands behind their lake house, they must decide if they want to use it for selfish gain, or save the world from destruction.


Soul on Fire
2025 · 1h 51m · US
After a horrific accident leaves his body scarred, a young boy strives to live and show everyone what is possible with the help of his family, his faith, his community, his longtime idol's kindness, and the entire city of St. Louis.


Half Baked: Totally High
2024 · 1h 37m
JR and his friends search for money to bury one of his best friends who died from smoking the most powerful joint in the world.


Players
2024 · 1h 43m · US
New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.


Pursued
2023 · 1h 45m · US
After the death of her father a young woman starts to investigate her mother’s new boyfriend, but she makes a mistake and connects with a serial killer with the same name.


Jesus Revolution
2023 · 2h · US
In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.


Sick
2022 · 1h 23m · US
While quarantining at her family's lake house during the pandemic, Parker and her best friend are threatened by an unexpected visitor.


The Kissing Booth 3
2021 · 1h 52m · UK
It's the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.


The Empty Man
2020 · 2h 17m · ZA
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.


The Kissing Booth 2
2020 · 2h 12m · UK
With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.


Assimilate
2019 · 1h 33m · US
Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.


The Kissing Booth
2018 · 1h 45m · UK
When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.


F the Prom
2017 · 1h 32m · US
Maddy and Cole were inseparable friends until high school started and Maddy became the most popular girl on campus. When she starts feeling lonely and heartbroken, she reconnects with Cole and the duo conspire to destroy the ultimate teen popularity contest


The River Thief
2016 · 1h 37m · US
A reckless teenage drifter endangers the lives of a man and his granddaughter after stealing money from a drug dealer.


Dear Eleanor
2016 · 1h 29m · US
Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.


Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
2014 · 1h 30m · US
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.


Mercy
2014 · 1h 18m · US
A single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.


Sins of Our Youth
2014 · 1h 33m
Sins of Our Youth is the story of four teenagers who accidentally murder a younger boy while shooting off assault weapons recreationally and the perilous decisions they make in the wake of the murder.
Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go
2013 · 1h 29m · US
An ailing father, who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery, takes his teenage kids into the woods to try and recapture their early closeness, before he and his wife divorced and everything changed. But the three are swept into a supernatural adventure, in which only their Father, Chris, "The Healer," has the ability to control their destinies. Lost in a haunted forest from which there seems no escape except death, this moving and sensitive script tells a beautiful story of a family's tragedy & resilience


The Haunting Hour: Creature Feature
2011 · 46m · US
While watching the 1957 sci-fi B-movie "I Was a Teenage Tick", John is sucked into the world of the film.


Super 8
2011 · 1h 52m · US
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.