Joel Heyman

Joel Pearce Heyman (born September 16, 1971) is an American actor, best known for voicing Private Michael J. Caboose in the Rooster Teeth web series Red vs. Blue from 2003 until 2020. He co-founded Rooster Teeth with Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey and Gus Sorola and has appeared in their other projects, including The Strangerhood (2004–2006, 2015), The Gauntlet (2012) and RWBY (2013–present).

Joel Heyman
Joel Heyman at PAX Prime 2012
Born
Joel Pearce Heyman

(1971-09-16) September 16, 1971
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BFA)
OccupationFilm producer, writer, actor
Years active1997–present
EmployerRooster Teeth (2003–2019)

Career

Heyman's credited roles include Private Michael J. Caboose and O'Malley in the popular Rooster Teeth web series Red vs. Blue, Wade in The Strangerhood and Bartholomew Oobleck in RWBY. In addition to his involvement in Machinima, he starred in The Schedule, a live-action film written and directed by Burnie Burns, the creator of Red vs. Blue, and has also appeared on shows such as Friends, Angel, The Inside and Alias. He has reprised his Red vs. Blue role as a Blue Prison Guard in the G4 show Code Monkeys and had a minor role in Halo 3 as a UNSC Marine. He was also a recurring member of The Rooster Teeth Podcast (previously The Drunk Tank) and hosted a series of Rooster Teeth gaming videos called How To, where he and fellow employee Adam Ellis play various video games while under the effects of alcohol. He had a cameo role in the film Lazer Team, playing a news reporter.

On June 1, 2020, Joel replied to a user on Twitter that he had been "laid off" by Rooster Teeth for personal reasons with the company.[1]

Personal life

Heyman is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama production.[2] He has recently moved back to Los Angeles, California, where he lived during the first season of Red vs. Blue.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The ScheduleJacob
2001The QuickieBartender
2002SimoneMale
2007AsylumCraig
2015Lazer TeamReporter
2018Lazer Team 2Reporter

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999FriendsGuy on Plane, Guy Watching Game2 episodes
2000AngelVampire in RugEpisode: "Blind Date"
2001Star Trek: EnterpriseCrewman2 episodes
2005The InsideParamedic #2Episode: "Aidan"
2006Criminal MindsMan on the Street, Detective #12 episodes
2007Code MonkeysHead Guard (voice)Episode: "Super Prison Breakout"

Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2020Red vs. BlueCaboose, O'Malley (voices)Also producer
2004–2006, 2015The StrangerhoodWade (voice)
2009Captain DynamicHimselfMiniseries
2009–2020Rooster Teeth ShortsHimself
2012–2013The GauntletHimself
2013Video Game High SchoolBoard MemberEpisode: "Welcome to Varsity"
2013–2020RWBYBartholomew Oobleck (voice)
2016Immersion Game Over (voice)Episode: "Metal Gear Solid in Real Life"
2016–2020Day 5Bill
2016Crunch TimeMan in TuxEpisode: "The Party of the Century"
2017Eleven Little RoostersJoel Joelle
2017–2018RWBY ChibiBartholomew Oobleck[3]

Video games
YearTitleRole
2007Halo 3Additional Voices
2012Halo 4Additional Voices

References
  1. Heyman, Joel [@JoelHeyman] (June 2, 2020). "I was "laid off" after making 10s of millions (for others). When I started I had no healthcare, 401k or salary. Worked harder than what anyone can know. I basically stopped coming in, after a thing, I have my reasons for that. But, it's a long deal" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. Minnie, Jessie (October 2017). "Rooster Teeth Founders Start as Longhorns". Verge Campus Media. Three of the five founders: Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, and Joel Heyman, had their beginnings on our own University of Texas campus. Burns was studying for a B.A. in computer science, Hullum for a B.S. in film, and Heyman for a B.F.A in drama production.
  3. "Episode 1 - Road Trip". Rooster Teeth. January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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