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My Take
What impresses me about Joe Keery is the rare double career he has built without letting either half feel like a hobby. As Steve Harrington in Stranger Things he pulled off one of television's great character rehabilitations, turning a disposable jock into the show's beating heart. Then, as Djo, he quietly made music good enough that many listeners had no idea the artist was that guy from Netflix. The DePaul theater training shows in his comic timing, and a certain Massachusetts modesty shows in how little he hypes himself. He strikes me as a craftsman who follows curiosity rather than fame, and that usually predicts a long career.
Overview
Joseph David Keery (born April 1992), also known by his musical stage name Djo, is an American actor, singer, musician, and songwriter. He rose to international prominence for his role as Steve Harrington in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He has also starred in films such as Spree (2020) and Free Guy (2021) and the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023–2024).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Keery
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・キーリー
- Reading
- じょー・きーりー
- Born
- April 24, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / musician / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Newburyport High School
- University
- DePaul University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.