Joel Pearce Heyman (born September 16, 1971) is an American actor, best known for voicing Michael J. Caboose in the Rooster Teeth web series ''

Red vs. Blue ''Red vs. Blue'', often abbreviated as ''RvB'', is an American web series created by Burnie Burns with his production company Rooster Teeth. The show is based on the setting of the military science fiction first-person shooter series and media fr ...

'' from 2003 until 2020. He co-founded Rooster Teeth with Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey and

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and has appeared in their other projects, including '' The Strangerhood'' (2004–2006, 2015), ''The Gauntlet'' (2012) and ''

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors ("Huntsmen" and "Huntres ...

'' (2013–2020).

Career

Heyman's credited roles include Private Michael J. Caboose and O'Malley in the popular Rooster Teeth web series ''

'', Wade in '' The Strangerhood'' and Bartholomew Oobleck in

. In addition to his involvement in

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, he starred in ''The Schedule'', a live-action film written and directed by Burnie Burns, the creator of ''Red vs. Blue'', and has also appeared on shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Inside'' and '' Alias''. He has reprised his ''Red vs. Blue'' role as a Blue Prison Guard in the G4 show '' Code Monkeys'' and had a minor role in '' Halo 3'' as a UNSC Marine. He was also a recurring member of ''The Rooster Teeth Podcast'' (previously ''The Drunk Tank'') and hosted a series of Rooster Teeth gaming videos called ''How To'', where he and fellow employee Adam Ellis play various video games while under the effects of alcohol. He had a cameo role in the film ''

Lazer Team ''Lazer Team'' is a 2015 American Science fiction film, science fiction action comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by Matt Hullum. The first feature film produced by Rooster Teeth, it stars Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones (acto ...

'', playing a news reporter. On June 1, 2020, Joel replied to a user on Twitter that he had been "laid off" by Rooster Teeth for personal reasons with the company.

Personal life

Heyman is a graduate of the

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, where he received a

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degree in drama production. He has recently moved back to

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, where he lived during the first season of ''Red vs. Blue''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heyman, Joel 1971 births American male voice actors American male web series actors 21st-century American male actors American animated film producers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Austin, Texas Rooster Teeth people Moody College of Communication alumni Screenwriters from Texas 21st-century American screenwriters Texas Democrats