What is Joe Keery’s net worth? Who is Joe Keery’s girlfriend?
Introduction
Joe Keery is an American actor and musician who became globally known at the age of 23 when “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix. He is known professionally in music as Djo.
Biography
He was born on April 24, 1992, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, as Joseph David Keery.
He attended Newburyport High School.
In 2014, Joe earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
In 2015, Keery had one of his first roles in the TV series Sirens.
Joe Keery attends the premiere of “Finalmente l’Alba” at Cinema Barberini on February 05, 2024 in Rome – @Getty
Steve Harrington in Stranger Things
Keery has played Steve Harrington on Stranger Things since its first episode.
He was 23 when the series kicked off.
Stranger Things premiered on Netflix in 2016 and launched the careers of its young stars, who also include:
Season 5 of Stranger Things is set to premiere in 2025.
Dacre Montgomery, Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery arrives at the 24th Annual Screen Actors-Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles – @Getty
“Everything has a beginning and the middle and an end,” Keery said in an interview about the upcoming final season of the 1980s-set Netflix smash. “It’ll be nice to have the end of this too.”
In 2019, he released his debut album “Twenty Twenty” under the moniker Djo.
In 2021, Joe portrayed Walter “Keys” McKey in the sci-fi/action/comedy Free Guy alongside Jodie Comer and Ryan Reynolds.
His second album, Decide, was released in 2022.
Fargo
From 2023 to 2024, Keery performed as Deputy Gator Tillman in the fifth season of the black comedy crime drama TV series Fargo.
Joe said was drawn to Fargo by his respect for its creator, Noah Hawley.
“I love that show,” he also said. “And so I was just really pumped to be a part of it.”
The Crux
In April 2025, Keery dropped his third album, The Crux. It was co-produced by Keery and Adam Thein.
Joe Keery aka DJO performs at Grant Park on July 31, 2022 in Chicago – @Getty
The album was recorded at New York’s legendary Electric Lady Studios, which was founded by Jimi Hendrix.
He ditched social media
Keery doenst has any social media.
“I had social media I had social media and then ended up getting rid of it,” he explained in 2024. “If I just have it, I’m I’m going to be on it all the time. I’ve realized about myself so it’s just kind of better for me not to have it so I spend my time doing things.”
Girlfriend
From 2017 to 2022, Joe Keery was in a relationship with Maika Monroe.
Joe Keery and Maika Monroe attend the premiere of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on October 26, 2017 in Los Angeles – @Getty
She previously dated Pete Davidson.
Monroe is an American actress who performed in God Is a Bullet, Villains, Watcher, Hot Summer Nights, and Independence Day: Resurgence. Maika made her film debut in 2012 in At Any Price.
“That’s one of the disadvantages of dating someone else in the industry,” Keery confessed about dating an actor.
They first met at a party in LA.
Keery and Monroe worked together in the romantic comedy After Everything.
Joe Keery and Maika Monroe attend the Harper’s Bazaar Exhibition as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 At Musee Des Arts Decoratifs – @Getty
Their split was confirmed in 2023, when Monroe was seen kissing Dalton Gomez, Ariana Grande‘s ex-husband.
In 2023, Joe Keery was reportedly dating Chase Sui Wonders, an American actress who portrayed Riley in the series Generation.
In February 2024, Keery and Wonders were spotted in NYC. They ultimately split.
“I had just gone through a big breakup, right as I was leaving Rome,” Joe told Variety in the summer of 2024.
At the time of writing, Joe Keery is probably single.
Height
Joe Keery is 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m) tall.
Joe Keery attends a “Stranger Things” Season 3 New York Screening at DGA Theater on November 11, 2019 in New York City – @Getty
Joe Keery – Net Worth
So, how much is Joe Keery worth?
Keery earned most of his wealth from performing in 21 television series and movies, but especially from Stranger Things.
For the third season of Stranger Things, Keer was paid $150K per episode (or $1.2M for the season), $250K per episode of season 4, and close to $6M for the last season.
“I owe my whole career to being on that show and all the opportunities that I had since are because of that show,” Keery told WWD about Netflix’s Stranger Things..
He was a member of the psychedelic rock band Post Animal. However, Joe released three solo albums (The Crux, Decide, and Twenty Twenty). Therefore, Joe Keery has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
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