​Joel DeCandio is an American actor working internationally in theater and film. He is currently in production for Tyler Rubenfeld's surreal feature, Planets, along with Jeremy Max's 16 mm drama, Bleeder. He made his film debut starring in Kenya Gillespie's 16 mm tone poem, Give (Special Jury Mention: Kashish Muṁbaī 2024; Best International: NRFF Amsterdam 2024), and his work in theater includes multiple productions of Cymbeline and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as The Tempest, Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo, Twelfth Night at Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Listen to Me with Kathleen Turner, and Antony & Cleopatra with the National Theatre of Ghana and artists from the Ankara State Theatre of Türkiye. His film work includes All the Rest Is Noise (Phynefilms, Berlin), He Won't Belong (Official Selection: Tacoma Film Festival 2023), and Delicious (Official Selection: Austin Film Festival 2024; New York Latino Film Festival 2024).

 

In 2025, his duo show with Bligh Voth, The Sondheim Concert, was recommended by Time Out New York. In addition to his work as an actor, he has served as a creative consultant and producer on films like Catalina (Official Selection: Outfest and NewFest) and Transumanza (Terroir Films, Trieste).

 

Joel DeCandio is a member of Actors' Equity and the Screen Actors Guild.

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