Joel Adolphson

Biography

Carl Joel Adolphson, born on March 26, 1992, in Täby, is a Swedish actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He is one of the co-founders of the comedy group IJustWantToBeCool, which he runs alongside his cousins Victor Beer and Emil Beer.

In addition to his work on YouTube, Adolphson has appeared in various television and theater productions. He played Ernst Colt in the 2020 SVT Christmas calendar Mirakel and was both a producer and actor in SVT’s children's series Skolan. He also starred in Spooky's, a TV series on SVT Barn.

In 2023, Adolphson participated in the musical Från Aladdin till Elsa. In 2024, he is set to appear in the Swedish premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, playing the role of Jared Kleinman.

On May 4, 2024, Joel Adolphson married Isa Forsander.

Known For

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Semi
Semi
Konsten att få sin mamma att gråta
Konsten att få sin mamma att gråta
Valfeber
Valfeber
Skattjakten med IJustWantToBeCool
Skattjakten med IJustWantToBeCool
The Villain of Villains
The Villain of Villains
Bert
Bert
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen

Filmography

2025 Bert
as
2025 Den svenska Youtube-historien
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Dear Evan Hansen
as Jared Kleinman
2024 Skattjakten med IJustWantToBeCool
as Cousin Joel
2021 1 mot Sverige
as Celebrity advisor
2020 Mirakel
as Ernst
2019 Skolan
as Rektorn/Leopold
2019 Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
as Self
2019 An ordinary day
as Leopold / Bosse / Spa-instruktör / Sömninge Sam / Turist
2017 Småstaden
as Herman Manner
2014 Konsten att få sin mamma att gråta
as Joel
2014 Valfeber
as
2013 Semi
as Various Roles
1997 Go'kväll
as Self
---- Untitled IJustWantToBeCool movie
as
---- The Villain of Villains
as Hans Von Peng
1960 Julkalendern
as Ernst Colt