Joe Keery

About

Joseph David Keery, born April 24, 1992, and known musically as Djo, is an American actor, singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to international prominence playing Steve Harrington in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things, which ran from 2016 to 2025. He has also starred in films including Spree (2020) and Free Guy (2021), as well as the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023–2024).

As a musician, Keery co-founded the psychedelic rock band Post Animal before leaving in 2018 to focus on acting. He subsequently adopted the stage name Djo for his solo work, releasing the albums Twenty Twenty (2019), Decide (2022), The Crux (2025), and The Crux Deluxe (2025). His song “End of Beginning,” from Decide, became a sleeper hit and his first Billboard Hot 100 entry after going viral on TikTok in 2024. He rejoined Post Animal in 2025, a period during which he also headlined his solo Back on You World Tour with Post Animal serving as the supporting act.

Keery was born in April 1992 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the second of five children, and attended Newburyport High School, laying the groundwork for a career that would eventually span both major screen roles and a parallel identity as a recording artist.

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