
Joe Keery
Department: Acting
Biography
Joseph David Keery, also known professionally as Djo, is an American actor, singer, and musician. He first gained international recognition for playing Steve Harrington in the science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), and has since starred in the comedy horror film Spree (2020), the comedy film Free Guy (2021), and in the fifth season of the crime comedy-drama series Fargo (2023–2024). As a musician, Keery was a founding member of the psychedelic rock band Post Animal. He left the band in 2018 due to acting commitments. In 2019, he released his debut solo album, Twenty Twenty (2019), as Djo. His second album, Decide (2022), spawned the sleeper hit and his first Billboard Hot 100 entry, "End of Beginning", after it became viral on TikTok in 2024. Djo's third album, The Crux, was released in 2025. He rejoined Post Animal that same year and headlined the Back on You World Tour as Djo with Post Animal as openers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Keery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Death to 2021
2021

Cold Storage
2026

Marmalade
2024

Finally Dawn
2024

Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
2015

Slice
2018

The Charnel House
2016

After Everything
2018

Molly's Game
2017

How to Be Alone
2019

Free Guy
2021

Spree
2020

Death to 2020
2020

Pavements
2025

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026

Blood Covenant
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Good Mythical Morning
2012

Stranger Things
2016

Fargo
2014

Chicago Fire
2012

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Sirens
2014

Empire
2015

No Activity
2017

No Activity
2017

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Beyond Stranger Things
2017

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

The American Revolution
2025

Good Morning America
1975

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Quotidien
2016

The Graham Norton Show
2007

The Talk
2010