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Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster

Actor, producer and writer · Born February 29, 1988 (38) · Jeju, South Korea

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Joel Alexander Kim Booster (born February 29, 1988) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He co-produced and wrote for Big Mouth and The Other Two and as an actor has appeared on Shrill, Search Party, and Sunnyside. In 2022, he wrote, produced, and starred in the Hulu romantic comedy Fire Island, a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with a main cast of Asian American actors.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 29, 1988 (38)
From
Jeju, South Korea
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
22 on Motif · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 73% in 30 days

What are Joel Kim Booster's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Motif score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
27%
Society
26%
Ideas
6%
Power
2%
Morality
2%
Survival
2%
Community8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Warm
5
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joel Kim Booster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Kim Booster's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 22 with a Motif page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Scrubs(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Kevin Park

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Asog(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • KPop Demon Hunters(2025)

    as Variety Show Host 1 / Idol Host / Romance Saja (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sweethearts(2024)

    as Ethan

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • It's Florida, Man(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!(2023)

    as Clerk Gary (voice)

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · as Nicholas

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration(2022)

    Actor

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fire Island(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Noah

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Unplugging(2022)

    as Phil

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Santa Inc.(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jingle Jim (voice)

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • iCarly(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexavier

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Rayne (voice)

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Wade

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • You're Not a Monster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Phantom of the Opera

  • Sunnyside (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · as Jun Ho

  • The Other Two(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Lifted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Driver

  • The Week Of(2018)

    as Airline Attendant

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Lu (voice)

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • HarmonQuest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Toriamos

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Airport Worker (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Life Coach Dane (voice)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Hulu Executive #1

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Again Again Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer · as Gus

  • Bad Status (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Riley

  • Better Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 26 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

Motif 93rd

Most popular right now

Scrubs (2026)

Film career

Top draw in 1 Motif title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 29: 24 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Motif score52ndWriting4 of 29: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 29: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

29 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · 13 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2023.

  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joel Kim Booster's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Asog (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

Motif 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joel Kim Booster's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles5–54 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles27–75 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity5 titles36–86 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles2–39 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joel Kim Booster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Kim Booster's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Page Hurwitz shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers