Joel Heyman

Joel Heyman

Joel Pearce Heyman (born September 16, 1971) is an actor best known for his work with Rooster Teeth Productions, including the popular machinima web-series Red vs. Blue as Private Michael J. Caboose/O'Malley, The Strangerhood as Wade, and 1-800-MAGIC as Bidderman. His writing credits include 1-800-MAGIC and occasional skits in the live action Rooster Teeth Shorts series. 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 done a range of acting roles on American television shows including Friends, Angel, The Inside, Alias, Criminal Minds. He has reprised his Red vs. Blue role as a Blue Prison Guard in the G4 show Code Monkeys, and has had a minor role in Halo 3 as an unseen marine with the voice of Caboose from Red vs. Blue. His character Caboose also has a minor voice role in the Xbox 360 arcade game,The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile.

He is also a recurring member of the Rooster Teeth Podcast (previously Drunk Tank).

Heyman is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama Production. He currently resides in Austin, Texas, to work in the Rooster Teeth offices.