Joel Courtney
Courtney in 2011, image via kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Monterey, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 31, 1996
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Joel Courtney is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Super 8, Don’t Let Me Go, Mercy, Sins of Our Youth, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, The River Thief, F the Prom, Assimilate, The Kissing Booth, and its sequels, The Empty Man, Sick (2022), and Jesus Revolution.
He was raised in Moscow, Idaho. Joel is married to Mia Scholink.
Joel’s paternal grandfather was Marvin Patro Courtney (the son of Oscar Columbus Courtney and Hilma Patro McDougald). Marvin was born in Florida. Oscar was the son of Dr. Daniel Marion Courtney and Mary Milly Russell. Hilma was the daughter of James/Jim Hugh McDougald/McDougal and Frances/Fannie Susan Eiland.
Joel’s paternal grandmother was Blanche Finger Lentz (the daughter of John Albert Monroe Lentz and Maude Blanche Finger). Joel’s grandmother Blanche was born in North Carolina. John was the son of Mathias Tyson Lentz and Caroline Kluttz/Klutts. Maude was the daughter of James Monroe Finger and Clara Ann Mills.
Joel’s maternal grandfather was John Neil Matthews (the son of John Jordan Mathews and Ruth Ayres). Joel’s grandfather John was born in Illinois. Joel’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Jordan Mathews and Minnie Estelle Sturm. Ruth was the daughter of Henry Eaton Ayres and May D./Roby Wear.
Joel’s maternal grandmother was Nella Louise Hammack (the daughter of John Harley Hammack and Nellie Ravenstein). Nella was born in Illinois. John was the son of William H. Hammack and Lizzie Orabelle Trefftzs. Nellie was the daughter of George W. Ravenstein, whose father was from Hanover, Germany, and of Mary Edna Hallock.
Sources: Obituary of Joel’s paternal grandfather, Marvin Patro Courtney – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Joel’s paternal great-grandmother, Hilma Patro (McDougald) Courtney – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Joel’s maternal grandmother, Nella Louise (Hammack) Helm – http://www.news-gazette.com
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93647934/the-bradenton-herald/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86232341/obituary-for-hilma-patro-courtney-aged/
Joel’s paternal grandfather was Marvin Patro Courtney (the son of Oscar Columbus Courtney and Hilma Patro McDougald). Marvin was born in Florida. Oscar was the son of Dr. Daniel Marion Courtney and Mary Milly Russell. Hilma was the daughter of James Hugh McDougald and Frances Susan Eiland.
Joel’s paternal grandmother was Blanche Finger Lentz (the daughter of John Albert Monroe Lentz and Maude Blanche Finger). Blanche was born in North Carolina. John was the son of Mathias Tyson Lentz and Caroline Kluttz. Maude was the daughter of James Monroe Finger and Clara Ann Mills.
He looks very English.