
Actor
Joe Coleman
Born 1955 · Norwalk, Connecticut U.S.
Joseph Coleman is an American painter, illustrator actor and performance artist. He has been described as the ‘Walking ghost of Old America’, by his wife photographer, Whitney Ward, for his over-riding interest in the historical arcana and personae that often populate his paintings.
Directed
Acting
Shadows in the City
Professor Mephisto · 1991

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation
Self · 2007

Scarlet Diva
Mr. Paar · 2000
No Age New York
Himself · 1993

The Bowery
Self · 1994
Collectors
Self · 2000

Serial Killer Culture
Himself · 2014

R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
Himself · 1997

Mondo New York
Professor Mambuzu · 1988
Disinfo.Con
Self · 2007

The Broken Giant
Samuel Woodbridge · 1997

Don Peyote
John the Baptist · 2014

Black Hearts Bleed Red
The Misfit · 1992

How Dark My Love
Self · 2025

Joe Coleman's Carnival
Self

