Joel is a writer, actor, and artist based in Los Angeles. 

He was the recipient of a Humanitas "New Voices" Grant, a Top-10 finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship, a 2024 fellow with the Almanack Screenwriters October Colony, and has sold and developed an original pilot with Wiip Productions. He is the book writer for the musical SLAM FRANK, and a co-writer on YEAR ZERO, the new comic anthology produced by Chapo Trap House. Over more than a decade in Hollywood, he has worked on numerous high-profile productions including ROADIES for Showtime, DAISY JONES & THE SIX for Amazon, and the WICKED films for Universal Pictures. His visual art has been exhibited and sold all over LA, and his plays have been produced in LA, Chicago, NYC, and at the Williamstown Theater Festival. He is a company member with The Dorris Place Players, an LA-based ensemble that performs theater in backyards.

Literary Representation:

CAA: Rob Kenneally / rkenneally@caa.com / ‭(424) 288-2000‬

Artists First: Allen Fischer / af@artistsfirst-la.com / (310) 274-4180‬