Joe Keery

Joseph David Keery (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Steve Harrington in the American science-fiction horror streaming television series Stranger Things. Keery starred in the comedy films Spree (2020) and Free Guy (2021). He is also a contributing musician for the American psychedelic rock band Post Animal.

Keery was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to parents David and Nina Keery, an architect and Professor of English, respectively.[1][2] He is the second of five children and grew up with sisters Caroline, Lizzy, Kate, and Emma.[3][4]

Keery was raised in Newburyport and attended River Valley Charter School, a local Montessori elementary and middle school, and Newburyport High School. When he was young, he participated in Theater in the Open, a performing arts camp at Maudslay State Park, but ultimately began acting in high school, initially performing there at his older sister’s insistence.