Joe Chrest

Actor

Birthday September 15, 1965

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Saint Albans, West Virginia, U.S

Age 58 years old

Nationality United States

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1965

Joseph Chrest (born September 15, 1965) is an American academic and actor.

He has had roles in numerous films and television shows including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Oldboy, Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Perfect Date, and as Ted Wheeler in Stranger Things.

Chrest was born and raised in St. Albans, West Virginia, where he attended St. Albans High School.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Marshall University.

1980

In the late 1980s, he earned an MFA in acting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Chrest is also an adjunct professor at the School of Theatre in Louisiana State University's College of Music & Dramatic Arts.

He teaches a film acting class.

1992

Since 1992, he is a founding member of LSU's Swine Palace.