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Joe Keery

Joe Keery

Actor · Born April 24, 1992 (34) · Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Joseph David Keery, also known professionally as Djo, is an American actor, singer, and musician. He first gained international recognition for playing Steve Harrington in the science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), and has since starred in the comedy horror film Spree (2020), the comedy film Free Guy (2021), and in the fifth season of the crime comedy-drama series Fargo (2023–2024). As a musician, Keery was a founding member of the psychedelic rock band Post Animal. He left the band in 2018 due to acting commitments. In 2019, he released his debut solo album, Twenty Twenty (2019), as Djo. His second album, Decide (2022), spawned the sleeper hit and his first Billboard Hot 100 entry, "End of Beginning", after it became viral on TikTok in 2024. Djo's third album, The Crux, was released in 2025. He rejoined Post Animal that same year and headlined the Back on You World Tour as Djo with Post Animal as openers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Keery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1992 (34)
From
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Joe Keery's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
26%
Society
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
11%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 7
Trickster
2 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
6
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Joe Keery's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Keery's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

24 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Storage(2026)

    as Teacake

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blood Covenant(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Voice

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Greenwood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Pavements(2024)

    as Stephen Malkmus

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Finally Dawn(2023)

    as Sean Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Marmalade(2024)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Death to 2021(2021)

    as Duke Goolies

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Free Guy(2021)

    as Keys

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Death to 2020(2020)

    as Duke Goolies

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Spree(2020)

    as Kurt Kunkle

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • How to Be Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jack / The Gimp

  • After Everything(2018)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Slice(2018)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Trust Fund Cole

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Reinhardt · as Officer Reinhardt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Charnel House(2016)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 42 episodes · as Steve Harrington

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Henry Gamble's Birthday Party(2015)

    as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Trichter III

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gator Tillman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sirens(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Scenester

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emmett

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Free Guy (2021)

$332M worldwide

Highest rated

Stranger Things (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20122026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 23: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 23: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
1520

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 4 major nominations, 2017–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Album Cover
  2. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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 Joe Keery's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Blood Covenant (2026)

89th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Joe Keery's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles23–85 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles17–39 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles57–79 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–48 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles17–80 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Joe Keery work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Keery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Connor shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers