Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los
Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen Dittman in the 2004 comedy
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, followed by roles in the comedy
Grandma's Boy (2006), Terry Zwigoff's
Art School Confidential (2006), and the independent slasher film
Hatchet (2006). In 2008, he was cast in the role of Colin Fisher on the Fox series
Bones, a guest role he portrayed in sixteen episodes until the series' conclusion in 2017. In 2009, he was cast as Dr. Norm Spellman in James Cameron's
Avatar (2009), a role he reprised for the film's sequels,
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