Joey Richter

Joseph Michael Richter is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his work with StarKid Productions, including A Very Potter Musical, as well as his work with Tin Can Brothers, including Spies Are Forever and Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye.

Early life and education Richter grew up in Laguna Niguel, California. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2011, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting with a minor in global media studies.

Career In 2009, Richter went viral along with the rest of Team StarKid after they uploaded their Harry Potter parody musical, A Very Potter Musical, to YouTube; Richter played Ron Weasley. Richter continued to appear in StarKid musicals for the next decade, with his most recent appearance being in the company's 2023 musical Nerdy Prudes Must Die. Richter also joined the company on their 2011 SPACE tour and 2012 Apocalyptour tour.

Richter is also a founding member of entertainment group Tin Can Brothers, alongside Corey Lubowich and Brian Rosenthal, whom he met while attending the University of Michigan. Richter has a writing credit for the group's 2016 musical Spies Are Forever, their 2017 play The Solve It Squad,

Richter appeared in Disney Channel's Jessie as recurring character Officer Petey. In 2013, he and Darren Criss co-hosted the Annie Awards. In 2015, Richter played Matt, the titular genie in the Nickelodeon TV movie Genie in a Bikini.

In October 2023, Richter joined Darren Criss as a special guest for his concert, Darren Criss in Concert, at the London Palladium.

Personal life Richter has been in a relationship with fellow StarKid Productions member Lauren Lopez since 2012. The couple became engaged in July 2020 and married in 2023. Fellow StarKid members Darren Criss and Dylan Saunders performed at the wedding, with Nick Lang, Joseph Walker and Julia Albain giving speeches. Me and My Dick Joey Richter 2010 A Very Potter Sequel Ron Weasley

2011 Starship Bug Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Chicago 2013 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Satan / Saint Thomas

Chicago production 2014

Firebringer Grunt Stage 773, Chicago Spies Are Forever Owen Carvour / Sergio Santos / Vanger Borschtit / Ensemble NoHo Arts Center, Los Angeles

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals Ted, et al. The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles

2019 Black Friday The Homeless Guy / Uncle Wiley, et al. Hudson Mainstage Theatre, Los Angeles

Social Distancing: The Musical! Various Pre-recorded virtual performance Pixel Playhouse A VHS Christmas Carol

Pre-recorded virtual performance

2021 VHS Christmas Carol: Live! The Bourbon Room, Los Angeles

Nerdy Prudes Must Die Peter Spankoffski El Portal Theater, Los Angeles VHS Christmas Carols Bob Cratchit / Fezziwig Apollo Theater, Chicago 2024 Cinderella's Castle Crumb El Portal Theater, Los Angeles

Hudson Theater, Los Angeles

Chapel Off-Chapel, Melbourne The Concourse Lounge, Sydney The Elysian Theater, Los Angeles

El Portal Theater, Los Angeles Starkid Productions 2026 The Apollo Theatre, London Starkid Productions & Lambert Jackson Productions Film

Voice acting

Awards and nominations