Joe Klocek

Joe Klocek (born 24 June 1995) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the television series Nowhere Boys (2016–2018), as well as his role in the film The Dry (2020).^[1][2]

Joe Klocek
Born	(1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 29) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present

Klocek has also appeared in the TV shows Barracuda, Please Like Me (both 2016), Glitch (2017), Harrow, Life of Jess and Patricia Moore (all 2018). He has also appeared in the films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and Children of the Corn (2020).

Early life

Klocek was born in Brisbane to parents Roly and Judy.^[3] He has an older brother and grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Chapel Hill.^[4] Klocek and his brother were both born with a progressive genetic liver disease.^[5] Klocek received a liver transplant in 2005, at 10 years old. Klocek attended Kenmore State High School where he studied drama. He later joined Queensland Theatre's Youth Ensemble program.^[4]

Career

In 2017, Klocek had a guest role as Evan Lewis in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.^[6] He rejoined the cast as Byron Stone in 2022.^[7]

In 2021, Klocek starred as Eli Bell in the stage adaptation of Trent Dalton's novel Boy Swallows Universe.^[8] The production became the best-selling show in Queensland Theatre’s history.^[9]

In 2024, Klocek was announced as part of the cast for Stan series Invisible Boys.^[10] On 19 July, Klocek was named as part of the cast for Territory.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	Young Monarch Soldier
2020	Children of the Corn	Calder Colvington
	The Dry	Young Aaron Falk
2022	The Aussie Boys	Isaac

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2016	Barracuda	Tsitsas	2 episodes
	Please Like Me	Dustin	Episode: "Porridge"
2016–2018	Nowhere Boys	Heath Buckland	26 episodes
2017	Neighbours	Evan Lewis	Guest role; 5 episodes
	Glitch	Josh	2 episodes
2018	Harrow	Sean Paulson	Episode: "Peccata Patris"
	Life of Jess	Cooper	Episode: "The Most Embarrassing High School Moment"
	Patricia Moore	Toby	8 episodes
2022	Neighbours	Byron Stone	13 episodes
2024	My Lady Jane	Fitz	5 episodes
	Territory	Lachie Kirby	6 episodes
2025	Invisible Boys	Matt Jones	10 episodes	[12]
	Sherlock & Daughter	Dan	Recurring

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Chorus 4	Bille Brown Studio, Brisbane with QTC
2021	Boy Swallows Universe	Eli Bell	Playhouse, Brisbane
2022	Touching the Void	Joe	Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC

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