Joel Courtney (born January 31, 1996)Joel Courtney Bio
is an American actor known for his role in the 2011 film '' Super 8'' and for his starring role as Lee Flynn in

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's '' ''The Kissing Booth''''

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Early life and education

Courtney was born in

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, on January 31, 1996, and was raised in

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, where he attended

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, a Classical Christian school. While still living in Idaho, Courtney took a trip to

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during the first week of his summer school break in 2010, where he hoped to be in a commercial and make $100.

Career

Casting director Patti Kalles advised Courtney to audition for

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' '' Super 8'' (2011). After 11 callbacks, Courtney landed the starring role of Joe Lamb in the film. At the 2012 Saturn Awards, Courtney won the award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In August 2011, Courtney filmed '' Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn'' (2014) in

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, playing the part of

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. In 2012, Courtney filmed the supernatural thriller '' Don't Let Me Go'' (2016), playing a disgruntled teen who joins his father on a camping trip only to have a run-in with otherworldly forces. That same year, he appeared in the

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movie ''Rogue''. In November 2012, Courtney was cast in the

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film ''

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'', which was released

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in 2014. In 2013, Courtney was cast in the direct-to-video indie films '' Dear Eleanor'' (2016) and '' Sins of our Youth'' (2016). Courtney appeared in the lead ensemble of the

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series '' The Messengers'', which was cancelled during its single 2014–15 season. In 2016, Courtney had a one-episode role in the third season of '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as Nathaniel Malick. Courtney played the lead in the indie project ''

The River Thief ''The River Thief'' is a 2016 American teen crime drama written, directed, and co-produced by novelist N.D. Wilson. The film stars Joel Courtney as Diz, a roving burglar who takes a shine to a small town waitress, Selah, played by Raleigh Cain ...

'' (2016), directed by N. D. Wilson. In 2015, Courtney joined the cast of the indie film ''Replicate'' and, in 2016, joined the cast of the indie film '' F the Prom''. In 2018, he starred in the Netflix film '' The Kissing Booth'', a role he reprised in the film's 2020 sequel ''

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''. Courtney also reprised his ''Kissing Booth'' role in the series' third film, ''

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'', released in 2021. In 2020, Courtney was cast in

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's '' Jesus Revolution'', released in 2023.

Personal life

On February 14, 2020, he proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Mia Scholink. He married Scholink on September 27, 2020. Courtney's favorite book series are '' 100 Cupboards'' and '' Ashtown Burials'', both by N. D. Wilson, who directed the 2016 film ''The River Thief'', which Courtney starred in.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtney, Joel 1996 births 21st-century American male actors American Christians American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from California Male actors from Idaho People from Monterey, California People from Moscow, Idaho