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J.W. Dean

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  • Writer
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JW 2005
Clips: Winning Time HBO, YOU Netflix, Miss Arizona film, Empty Space film, A Short History of Drugs in the Valley film.
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J.W. Dean is known for You (2018), Perry Mason (2020) and A Short History of Drugs in the Valley (2016).
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    Known for

    Penn Badgley, Shay Mitchell, Kathryn Gallagher, Elizabeth Lail, and Nicole Kang in You (2018)
    You
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Improv Nerd(as Joel Wiersema)
    Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason (2020)
    Perry Mason
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lawyer(as Joel Wiersema)
    Jessica Noelle Hardy, J.W. Dean, Jerry Sailor, Siera Cerny, and Marc Alan Hardy in A Short History of Drugs in the Valley (2016)
    A Short History of Drugs in the Valley
    6.3
    • Vinny(as Joel Wiersema)
    • 2016
    Robyn Lively, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Stephen Sullivan, Johanna Braddy, Shoniqua Shandai, and Otmara Marrero in Miss Arizona (2018)
    Miss Arizona
    5.6
    • Jesse(as Joel Wiersema)
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Hollywood Postcard Tours
      • Joshua Reed
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Nourish! (2026)
      Nourish!
      Short
      • Joel
      • 2026
    • My Movie Starring Paul Dano (2025)
      My Movie Starring Paul Dano
      7.2
      • Quinn Goken
      • 2025
    • As A Rake
      Short
      • Emaciated Man
      • 2024
    • John Cleese, Megan McKenna, Shereen Walker, Ellie Rose Boswell, and Steve Hodgetts in How to Make Her Leave (2024)
      How to Make Her Leave
      6.9
      • Joel
      • 2024
    • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
      Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Publicist (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2022
    • Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason (2020)
      Perry Mason
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lawyer (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2020
    • Penn Badgley, Shay Mitchell, Kathryn Gallagher, Elizabeth Lail, and Nicole Kang in You (2018)
      You
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Improv Nerd (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2019
    • The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? (2016)
      The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Announcer (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2019
    • Robyn Lively, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Stephen Sullivan, Johanna Braddy, Shoniqua Shandai, and Otmara Marrero in Miss Arizona (2018)
      Miss Arizona
      5.6
      • Jesse (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2018
    • Matt Griffo in Griffo (2017)
      Griffo
      TV Movie
      • Hawtrey (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2017
    • Paul Woolfolk, Reese Mishler, and Sarah Davenport in Bodysnatch (2017)
      Bodysnatch
      3.1
      • Spencer Bateman (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2017
    • Jessica Noelle Hardy, J.W. Dean, Jerry Sailor, Siera Cerny, and Marc Alan Hardy in A Short History of Drugs in the Valley (2016)
      A Short History of Drugs in the Valley
      6.3
      • Vinny (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2016
    • Elizabeth Stenholt and Merrick Robison in Empty Space (2016)
      Empty Space
      6.5
      • Earl (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2016
    • The Show Might Go On (2016)
      The Show Might Go On
      • Theatre Ensemble (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2016
    • An Honorable Man
      Short
      • The Son (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2012

    Writer

    • Holiday Therapy
      Short
      • co-creator (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2009
    • The Apartment
      TV Movie
      • co-creator (as Joel Wiersema)
      • 2007

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joel Wiersema
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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