Joe Torry

Joe Torry
Joe Torry
	Torry at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1989–present
Family	Guy Torry (brother)
Website	http://www.mrjoetorry.com/

Last updated May 30, 2024

Joe Torry is an American actor and comedian.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	House Party	Student in Cafeteria
1991	Talkin' Dirty After Dark	Audience Member
	Strictly Business	Darryl
	The Three Muscatels	Andre Squire
1993	Poetic Justice	Chicago
1994	House Party 3	D-Trick
1994	Exit to Eden	Baggage Cop
1995	Tales from the Hood	Stack
1996	Fled	Bo Grant
1997	Back in Business	Tony Dunbar
1997	Sprung	Clyde
2000	Lockdown	Alize
2001	The Flamingo Rising	Pete Moss	TV movie
2001	The Commitments	T-Bone	TV movie
2004	Motives	Derrick Woods	Video
2004	Hair Show	Brian
2005	Getting Played	Josh	TV movie
2006	The Boston Strangler	Police Chief	Video
2007	Motives 2	Derrick Woods	Video
	Redrum	Tyrone
	The Mannsfield 12	Trey Pound
2008	Boston Strangler: The Untold Story	Arthur Winfield	Video
2009	Mimi's Place	Fred	Short
	Why Am I Doing This?	Kenny
	The Dog Who Saved Christmas	Perry Winkle	TV movie
2012	Who's Watching the Kids	Daan
	Pawn Shop	Pierre
	Love Overboard	Angelo	Video
2013	Caught on Tape	Delivery Man
	Act Like You Love Me	B Smooth	Video
	The Power of Love	Jamal
2014	Act of Faith	Mann Mann
2015	Soul Ties	Morris
2019	Perfectly Single	Greg
2019	The Workout Room	Teejay
2021	City Limits	James
2022	Unreported	Mike

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Episode #4.20"
1991	Amen	Ice Pick	Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
1992	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "#2.11"
1992	Roc	Lee	Episode: "What's Up, Roc?"
1994-95	Def Comedy Jam	Himself/Host	Recurring Host: Season 4-5 ^[1]
1996	Dangerous Minds	Martin	Episode: "Evolution"
1997	ER	Chris Law	Recurring Cast: Season 3-4
1999	NYPD Blue	Willis	Episode: "Dead Girl Walking"
2001	On the Beat	Himself/Host	Main Host
2003	NCIS	Darryl Wilkins	Episode: "Seadog"
2003-04	Girlfriends	Mel	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2005	Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin	Himself	Episode: "Joe Torry's Chicken"
2008	1st Amendment Stand Up	Himself	Episode: "Lavell Crawford/Joe Torry/Steve Mazan"
2009	Nite Tales	Thug #1	Episode: "Ima Star"
2012	Uptown Comic	Himself/Host	Main Host
2013	Zane's The Jump Off	Chandler Bishop	Recurring Cast
2014-17	Unsung Hollywood	Himself	Recurring Guest
2017	Grown Folks	Earl	Episode: "Competing For Love"
2019	Unsung	Himself	Episode: "Adina Howard"
2020	Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event	Chuckie	Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?"
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy	Himself	Main Guest

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