Joel Courtney was only 14 years old when his stars aligned. Visiting his actor brother, Courtney himself planned to audition for several roles during his vacation and was advised to attend a secretive casting call for a J.J. Abrams endeavour, as advised by his brother’s acting coach. Receiving eleven call-backs, Courtney was given his first acting gig as lead character Joe Lamb in 2011 blockbuster Super 8, produced by Steven Spielberg.
An instant claim to fame, Courtney received the part of John Westmore in R.L. Stine’s fantasy drama The Haunting Hour and went on to play a young Tony Blank in hitman action thriller Spare Time Killers. Courtney appeared in 2012 TV movie Rogue alongside Julian McMahon and subsequently starred in Giorgio Serafini’s 2013 fantasy horror movie Don’t Let Me Go, playing alongside upcoming young stars Natalia Dyer and Isabelle Fuhrman.
In 2014 Courtney was chosen to play lead character Tom Sawyer in the 2014 film adaptation of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, going on to receive a lead role in fantasy drama series The Messenger the following year. Making a guest appearance in ABC and Marvel television production Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, he went on to play demanding lead roles in The River Thief, TV crime drama APB and Romantic Comedy The Kissing Booth. With a huge amount of acting experience at such an early age, Joel Courtney is undoubtedly on his way to become one of the Hollywood greats.
