Joey Bragg
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 Bragg in 2013
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Joey Franklin Bragg
July 20, 1996
Union City, California, U.S.
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| Education | Minnetonka High School |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Joey Franklin Bragg (born July 20, 1996) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role as Joey Rooney in the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie (2013–2017).
Early life and education
Bragg was born on July 20, 1996 in Union City, California. He went to Minnetonka High School and graduated in 2014. He is Jewish.
Career
Bragg has a successful stand-up comedy career. He made his feature film debut in the comedy film Fred 3: Camp Fred directed by Jonathan Judge, which was released on July 28, 2012. On the same year, he played the role of Karl in the Disney XD film Gulliver Quinn. He made his television debut in the sketch-comedy reality series AwesomenessTV in the episode "Random Thoughts by JoJo", based on the YouTube channel of the same name and is created by Brian Robbins.
Bragg was cast to play the main role in the Disney Channel comedy series Liv and Maddie with Dove Cameron, in which he played the main role of Joey Rooney, which aired from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Bragg starred alongside Sean Giambrone in the Disney XD film Mark & Russell's Wild Ride, in which he played the lead character as Mark. On the same year, he starred Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas in the sports comedy-drama film The Outfield, where he played the lead role of Austin York. In 2018, Bragg played the role of Richard in the comedy drama film Reach starring Garrett Clayton. On the same year, he was cast in the comedy film Father of the Year with David Spade, Nat Faxon and Matt Shively, which was released on July 20, 2018 by Netflix.
In 2021, Bragg was cast to play the main role in the sitcom Call Your Mother alongside Kyra Sedgwick, Rachel Sennott, Austin Crute, Emma Caymares and Patrick Brammall, in which he played the main role of Freddie Raines, which was aired from January 13 to May 19, 2021 on ABC.
In 2023, Bragg starred in the comedy drama movie Sid is Dead alongside Mary Stuart Masterson, Carla Gallo, G Hannelius and Jack Griffo, which was released on April 28, 2023.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Magoo | Television film |
| 2012 | The OD | Peculiar Boy | Short film |
| 2012 | Gulliver Quinn | Karl | Unsold television pilot (Disney XD) |
| 2012 | Bits and Pieces | Sticky | Television film |
| 2013 | AwesomenessTV | N/A | Episode: "Random Thoughts by JoJo" |
| 2013–2017 | Liv and Maddie | Joey Rooney | Main role |
| 2014 | Jessie | Joey Rooney | Episode: "Jessie's Aloha-holidays with Parker and Joey" |
| 2015 | The Hotwives of Las Vegas | Teenager | Episode: "Labor of Love" |
| 2015 | Mark & Russell's Wild Ride | Mark Wellner | Television film (Disney XD) |
| 2015 | The Outfield | Austin York | Direct-to-video film |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | Kyle Ecklund | Episode: "The Anti-Terror Squad" |
| 2016 | Foursome | Stan | Episode: "The Anti-Terror Squad" |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Seth | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Betch | Evolution Dude | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Hacking High School | Jake | Episode: "Sex Issues" |
| 2018 | Love Daily | Ben | Episode: "Soulmate Psychic" |
| 2018 | The Thundermans | Balfour/The Gamer | Episode: "The Thunder Games" |
| 2018 | Father of the Year | Ben | originally titled Who Do You Think Would Win? |
| 2018 | Reach | Richard | Post-production film |
| 2020 | 4/20 | Josh Kaleesian the Comweedian | |
| 2021 | Call Your Mother | Freddie Raines | Main role |
| 2022 | That Girl Lay Lay | Phone Repair Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Storyteller Series | Sam Kelly | Episode: "A Thing of Beauty"; Podcast series |
| 2023 | Sid is Dead | Sid Sandagger |