Joe Fishel
Joseph Victor Fishel also known as Joe Fishel is an American actor,[1] producer, director, and screenwriter,[2] known for the films The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Potential Inertia (2014), Concussion (2015), and Occurrence at Mills Creek (2020).[2][3][4][5][6]
Early Life and Education
Fishel was born to David and Eileen Fishel in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was named after his paternal grandfather (Joseph Victor Fishel), a PFC in the US Army, who was killed on the island of Luzon in the Philippines during World War II on July 25, 1945.[2]
Fishel is a graduate of Butler Area Senior High School in Butler, Pennsylvania. He earned an undergraduate degree from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and two graduate degrees from Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.[2][7]
Fishel's experience with filmmaking began in an eighth-grade elective course as part of a group project to develop a presentation on BMX racing. In high school, Fishel completed photography, graphic arts, multimedia design, and film analysis courses. During his years at Juniata College, he was active in All Class Night, a live theatrical presentation written, produced, and performed by student body members. Furthermore, he attained an FCC license while involved in the Juniata College radio station.[7]
Career
Experiencing several commercials, music videos, industrial presentations, television shows, and movie productions, Fishel has labored both in front of and behind the camera as an actor, producer, miscellaneous production crewman, and stuntman. He has appeared in uncredited roles in several Hollywood productions such as The Dark Knight Rises,[8] The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Promised Land, and Jack Reacher. He has also been credited with movies, including Matt Croyle’s production Potential Inertia[9] and The Other Side. Fishel had a SAG-AFTRA contract for Concussion,[7] but his scene was cut from the theatrical version and appeared in the extras/deleted scenes.
Fishel has appeared in the popular YouTube video series Non-Arabs React to Arabic Food by filmmaker Mutaiam bin Abdullah. He also worked as a producer in several films, including Tuesday Night Fever (2009)[10] and Mills Creek (2019). He has been a screener and judge for several film festivals.
Fishel received several awards stemming from his production Occurrence, including the short film Mills Creek, the feature film Occurrence at Mills Creek, and music videos The Way I Used to Know and Hurt from award-winning artist Mia Zanotti. He won the Best Supporting Actor award for Occurrence at Mills Creek at five film festivals, including the American Golden Picture Film Festival, Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, DRUK International Film Festival, L'Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival, and Mindfield Film Festival-Albuquerque.[11]
Filmography
| Films/TV Series | Year |
|
| Shooting Stars as News 10 Camera Operator | 2023 | |
| A Man Called Otto as Army Doctor | 2022 | |
| American Rust (1 episode) as Prison Guard | 2021 | |
| Sweet Girl as Gala Guest | 2021 | |
| The Horrific Evil Monsters as Street Observer | 2021 | |
| Occurrence at Mills Creek as Victor | 2020 | |
| I Am Not Okay with This (1 episode) as High School Football Referee | 2020 | |
| I See You as Police Officer | 2019 | |
| Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Parent | 2019 | |
| White Boy Rick as Gun Show Patron | 2018 | |
| A Wish for Giants as Senator Jeb Boehm | 2018 | |
| Framed By My Fiancé as Ceremony Attendee | 2017 | |
| Gone (3 episodes) as FBI Agent | 2017 | |
| Manhunt (2 episodes) as FBI Agent | 2017 | |
| Downward Dog (1 episode) as Dog Owner | 2017 | |
| Stage Fright as Record Store Customer | 2017 | |
| Fences as Parade Marcher | 2016 | |
| A Christmas in Vermont as Restaurant Patron | 2016 | |
| My Blind Brother as Camera Man | 2016 | |
| A Mother's Revenge as Restaurant Patron | 2016 | |
| The American Side as Niagara Falls Tourist | 2016 | |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as US Senator | 2016 | |
| Criminal Activities as Club Patron | 2015 | |
| Concussion as Louisville Head Football Coach | 2015 | |
| The Last Witch Hunter as NYC Pedestrian | 2015 | |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl as Shiva Attendee | 2015 | |
| Southpaw as Gala Attendee | 2015 | |
| Potential Inertia as Dr. Steve Clarke | 2014 | |
| Miss Meadows as Church Member | 2014 | |
| The Fault in Our Stars as Dog Walker | 2014 | |
| The Lifeguard as Pedestrian | 2013 | |
| Ending the Knight as Self | 2012 | |
| Won't Back Down as Parent | 2012 | |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Parent | 2012 | |
| The Dark Knight Rises as Police Officer | 2012 | |
| Abduction as Pittsburgh Pirates Fan | 2011 | |
| The Mysteries of Pittsburgh as Party Guest | 2008 |
Personal Life
Fishel is related to the pop artist Andy Warhol on his mother's side.
References
- ↑ Entertainment.ie. "Joe Fishel - About" (in en). https://entertainment.ie/person/joe-fishel/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hot Interview with actor and producer Joe Fishel | Pro Media Mag" (in en-US). 2019-08-13. https://pmlngroup.com/hot-interview-with-actor-and-producer-joe-fishel/.
- ↑ "Occurrence at Mills Creek Featured, Reviews Film Threat" (in en-US). 2020-09-16. https://filmthreat.com/reviews/occurrence-at-mills-creek-2020/.
- ↑ "OCCURRENCE AT MILLS CREEK" (in en). http://occurrenceatmillscreek.com/.
- ↑ "Joe Fishel" (in en). https://mubi.com/cast/joe-fishel.
- ↑ Nobby. "Joe Fishel Hollywood Actor and Producer". http://www.nobbys.info/2019/08/joe-fishel-hollywood-actor-and-producer.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Biographies |" (in en-US). http://aftertheinfection.com/?page_id=381.
- ↑ "Joe Fishel" (in en). https://dcmovies.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Fishel.
- ↑ Laird, Emily E. (2019-09-03). "Cinephile Interview Series: Actor Joe Fishel" (in en). https://medium.com/@TheFilmJournal/cinephile-interview-series-actor-joe-fishnel-8d61477175e5.
- ↑ "Tuesday Night Fever Review" (in en). https://www.indyred.com/tuesdaynightfever.html.
- ↑ "Joe Fishel - Biography" (in en-US). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5203487/bio/.
- ↑ "Joe Fishel - TMDB". https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1543874-joe-fishel.
