Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest is an American actor and academic . He first debuted on screen in the 1993 film King of the Hill, directed by Steven Soderbergh. He portrays Ted Wheeler in Stranger Things.

His other roles include David Schmidt in 21 Jump Street and as Amos Deason in Free State of Jones. He has also appeared on stage. He also had a Minor role in Ant-Man.

Filmography

Film:

Year	Title	Role
1993	King of the Hill	Ben (as Joseph Chrest)
1993	House of Secrets	Batist
1993	The Pelican Brief	Song and Dance Man from Bar (as Joseph Chrest)
1994	Cries from the Heart	Brandon Richards
1995	The Underneath	Mr. Rodman
1995	Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long	Carl Weiss
1996	The Lottery	Deputy Jeff Simmons
1996	Desert Breeze	Jack
1997	Clockwatchers	Detective
1998	Yukie	Michael
1998	Dangerous Proposition	Mark
1998	Out of Sight	Andy
1999	Hefner: Unauthorized	Ed Gunn
2000	Erin Brockovich	Tom Robinson
2000	Lush	Greg
2000	Auggie Rose	Rhineback (uncredited)
2002	Full Frontal	Sex Shop Man #1
2002	The Ring	Doctor
2003	Runaway Jury	Owens
2004	3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	Jake Elder
2004	The Aviator	Hell's Angels Director of Photography
2004	Nikki and Nora	Charlie
2005	Faith of My Fathers	Craner
2005	The Skeleton Key	Paramedic
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Fender Roads' Manager
2008	The Secret Life of Bees	Mr. Forrest
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	MP Doyle Ellis
2008	Who Do You Love	Malcolm Chisholm
2008	Front of the Class	Jim Ovbey
2009	I Love You Phillip Morris	Steven's Dad
2009	Kink	Ed
2009	The Informant!	Visiting Client
2009	The Blind Side	Clemson Coach
2010	House of Bones	Benjamin
2010	Welcome to the Rileys	Jerry
2010	Louis	Tom Anderson
2010	RED	Retirement Home Detective
2010	Secretariat	Sports Broadcaster
2010	Knucklehead	Child Services Inspector
2011	Drive Angry	F***ing Passenger
2011	Battle Los Angeles	1st Sgt. John Roy
2011	Mask Maker	Electrician
2011	That's What I Am	Mr. Clear
2011	Love, Wedding, Marriage	John
2011	Seeking Justice	Detective Rudeski
2011	Butter	Butter Fan
2011	Texas Killing Fields	Salter
2011	Jeff, Who Lives at Home	Paul
2011	Hound Dogs	Trainer
2012	21 Jump Street	David Schmidt
2012	Battleship	JPL Controller
2012	The Lucky One	Deputy Moore
2012	Killing Them Softly	Business Suit Agent
2012	On the Road	Virginia Cop
2012	The Campaign	Rainbowland Audience
2012	The Baytown Outlaws	ATF Agent
2012	Playing for Keeps	Referee
2013	The Last Exorcism Part II	Pastor
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Chief of Staff
2013	The Hot Flashes	Millie's Dad
2013	Now You See Me	Elkhorn Janitor Agent
2013	Lee Daniels' The Butler	White Usher
2013	Occult	Agent Colquitt
2013	Oldboy	Johnny / Schizophrenic Man
2013	Homefront	DEA Agent #1
2013	King of Herrings	The Professor
2014	Barefoot	Trooper
2014	22 Jump Street	David Schmidt
2014	Black or White	Dave
2014	American Heist	Captain Sullivan (Police)
2015	Focus	Jeweler (uncredited)
2015	Ant-Man	Frank
2015	I Saw the Light	Oscar Davis
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2	Mitchell
2016	Showing Roots	Fuzzy Canaday
2016	Cold Moon	Chalres Darrish
2016	Free State of Jones	James Eakins
2016	LBJ	McGeorge Bundy (uncredited)
2016	Deepwater Horizon	Sims
2016	Killing Reagan	Jerry Parr
2016	Like Son	Jeff Rugger
2017	Gifted	Kevin Larsen
2018	Assassination Nation	Lawrence
2018	The Front Runner	Ira Wyman
2019	The Dirt	David
2019	The Perfect Date	Harvey Lieberman
2019	Average Guys	Tommy
2019	Turducken	Bob Miller
2020	The Lovebirds	Red Robe Man

Television:

Year	Title	Role
1993	Law & Order	Lt. Charles Bates
1994	Family Matters	Officer Carmichael
1994	Columbo	Mercer
1995	Sweet Justice	Dylan
1995	Fallen Angels	Dino
1996	Nash Bridges	Kevin McMillan
1996	Millennium	Raymond Dees
1997	Promised Land	Gary McNeely
1998	Chicago Hope	Judas
1999	Snoops	Joel Hilburn
2000	Touched by an Angel	Joe
2001	Level 9	Derek Santos
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Al Maguire
2004	Deadwood	Persimmon Phil
2004	Star Trek: Enterprise	Bar Patron
2005	Medium	Henry Yellen
2005	Surface	Rich's Friend
2006	Thief	Art Luster
2007	K-Ville	Det. Ray McPherson
2010	One Tree Hill	Investor
2012	Breakout Kings	Detective Estes
2012	Treme	James Townsend
2014	Nashville	Ed Marshall
2014	True Detective	Detective Demma
2016 - present	Stranger Things	Ted Wheeler
2017	Sun Records	Vernon Presley
2018	Mr. Mercedes	Detective
2018	The Purge	Ross Bailes
2019	Looking for Alaska	Walter Halter / Walt Halter
2020	When the Street Lights Go On	Mr. Chambers

Awards & Nominations 

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

Trivia 

• He was born and raised in St. Alban's, West Virginia.
• He attended St. Alban's High School.
• He is married to Christine Chrest and have two childern Nicolas and Samantha.
• He is a veteran of the United States Air Force earning expert marksman and Cold War commendations.
• He resides in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.