Biography
Joel is a versatile writer-director-actor. The youngest of the nine Murrays is a veteran of over 250 sit-com episodes. He has been a series regular on the comedies Grand, Pacific Station, Love and War, Dharma and Greg and Still Standing. He has also recurred on the series Mike and Molly, My Boys and Two and a Half Men. Brother of Bill Murray, John Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Merry Good Enough
2023
as George
Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back tog...

Gorditx
2022
A kung-fu obsessed girl finds an unlikely sensei in the trans masc chef at the exclusive country club where her dad works, and together they plan to w...

Unbound
2022
as Commander Young
Weeks before giving birth to her first child, Dr. Anna Fisher is chosen for a mission to space. Although the decision to go is easy, Anna is faced wit...

Monuments
2021
as Steven Lesca
A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through America's...

Holiday Hell
2019
as Chris
A mysterious shopkeeper narrates four horror tales, each set during a different holiday.

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over...

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018
as Himself
One man’s journey to find meaning in Bill Murray’s many unexpected adventures with everyday people, rare and never-before seen footage of the comedic ...

The Bill Murray Experience
2017
as Himself
At a crossroads in her life, actress Sadie Katz embarks on a year-long quest to have a magical experience with legendary comedian Bill Murray.

The Last Word
2017
as Joe Mueller
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of find...

Killing Reagan
2016
as Edwin Meese
Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling boo...

Mr. Pig
2016
as Gringo
On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. A...

Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Sheriff Cooper
In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their lo...

Lamb
2015
as Wilson
Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the d...

Bloodsucking Bastards
2015
as Ted
A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.

7 Minutes
2014
as Uncle Pete
When three young criminals lose a stash of drugs, they end up owing money to a ruthless drug lord. With time running out, they plan a daring robbery t...

Party Central
2014
as Don (voice)
Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first ...

Merkin Penal
2014
as Calloway
Gary is falsely accused of beating his insane ex-girlfriend Charlotte, and he is sentenced to 30 days in Merkin Penal, a privately run prison. Once be...

Jobs
2013
as Computer Professor
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

Monsters University
2013
as Don (voice)
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Lay the Favorite
2012
as Darren
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.

God Bless America
2012
as Frank
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they f...

The Artist
2011
as Policeman Fire
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with ...

Hatchet II
2010
as Doug Shapiro
Picking up right where the original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about h...

Mending Fences
2009
as Sam Bridgewater
When big-city TV journalist Kelly Faraday (Laura Leighton) gets fired, she moves back to her Nevada hometown, where a severe drought may force her agi...

The Tiffany Problem
2008
as Mr. Reynolds
30 year old Sam has his Trick or Treating plan's foiled when his wife stays home sick for the night.

Hatchet
2006
as Doug Shapiro
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a ...

Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Robber #1
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she mee...

A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002
as Carl Bitterman (voice)
Wanda and Darryl already begin to disagree about child-rearing on the way home from the hospital with Zoe, their newborn. Wanda believes in a more rel...

The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Bartender
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and...

The Cable Guy
1996
as Basketball Player
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous ...

Encino Woman
1996
as Mr. Jones
After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for ...

Only You
1992
as Bert
Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent.

The Prom
1992
as Treatment Booth Attendant
Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The...

Shakes the Clown
1991
as Milkman
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local ki...

Elvis Stories
1989
as Shopping Elvis / Paul
Elvis Stories is a short movie directed by Ben Stiller and starring John Cusack and Ben Stiller

Scrooged
1988
as Guest
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...

Long Gone
1987
as Bart Polanski
Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league champio...

One Crazy Summer
1986
as George Calamari
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Killing Chuck
N/A
as Chuck
Two grown men that need to grow up become hired killers.