Joe Keery is best known for his role in the 2017 sci-fi/horror series Stranger Things. Portraying the popular high school student Steve Harrington, Keery was asked to become series regular for their second season and has since become one of the show’s central characters.
Graduate of The Theatre School of DePaul University, Joe Keery attended well over a hundred auditions including features in KFC, Domino’s and Amiibo commercials. Receiving his acting break as an extra in USA Network’s 2014 comedy series Sirens, Keery was cast in 2 episodes of the 2012 firefighter action/documentary series Chicago Fire, before landing a brief appearance in an episode of hip-hop drama Empire. Keery’s first major appearance in a movie came with the portrayal of Gabe on Stephen Cone’s teen drama Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, a film that was recognised with awards at the Sidewalk and Chicago International Film Festivals.
Aside from his career as an actor, Keery is a talented guitarist, playing in Chicago-based garage and psych-rock band Post Animals. Their eclectic sound has been described as “if Tame Impala listened to a lot of Black Sabbath, and were signed to Elephant 6” by the Chicago Tribune. More recently, Keery has featured in crime caper Beef, and action comedy Free Guy, alongside Ryan Reynolds.
