Joel Geist

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Joel T. Geist
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Born
Joel Thomas Geist

(1982-09-21) September 21, 1982 (age 40)
Occupation Television actor
Notable workGrant in Seance
Doug in Windfall
Alan Beaman in Guilty or Innocent
Donovan in Action Figures
Jeff Balis in The Chris Moore Challenge
Height(5 ft 10 in)
Website rmtp.biz/content/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=76&Itemid=44

Joel T. Geist (born September 21, 1982, in Denver, Colorado, U.S.) is an American actor.

He is known for his performances on television, ranging from Doug in NBC's short-lived drama Windfall , to his portrayal of real life, former prison inmate Alan Beaman, later exonerated after being found to be innocent, in the Discovery Channel's docu-drama Guilty or Innocent. [1] Geist has also begun a film career most recently punctuated by his starring role beside Highlander's Adrian Paul in the 2006 indie horror film Séance [2] and has co-produced such short films as Action Figures, [3] which he also starred in. Geist is translated to English as spirit or ghost.

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