Joel Adolphson

Carl Joel Adolphson, born on March 26, 1992, in Täby, is a Swedish actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He is one of the co-founders of the comedy group IJustWantToBeCool, which he runs alongside his cousins Victor Beer and Emil Beer. In addition to his work on YouTube, Adolphson has appeared in various television and theater productions. He played Ernst Colt in the 2020 SVT Christmas calendar Mirakel and was both a producer and actor in SVT’s children's series Skolan. He also starred in Spooky's, a TV series on SVT Barn. In 2023, Adolphson participated in the musical Från Aladdin till Elsa. In 2024, he is set to appear in the Swedish premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, playing the role of Jared Kleinman. On May 4, 2024, Joel Adolphson married Isa Forsander.

Works

Masked Singer Sverige

Join us as twelve well-known people take part in one of the world's most spectacular singing competitions. Their identity is kept secret behind fabulous masks and it is up to our expert panel to figure out who is hiding behind the creations.

Release Date2021-03-26

Charactersd Bläckfisken

Episode Count4

Vote Count4

Julkalendern

An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

Release Date1960-11-27

Charactersd Ernst Colt

Episode Count24

Vote Count11

Skolan

Skolan

Escape your boring everyday life and visit the School where no two days are the same. Hang out with the world's most disobedient class, the universe's worst Teacher or why not the kindest Warden in IJustWantToBeCool's new masterful series that will make even the weirdest school seem normal.

Release Date2019-10-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Rektorn/Leopold

Episode Count10

Mirakel

Mirakel

An artificial black hole crashes straight into an old mansion. The crash means that the year 2020 is connected with the year 1920. When Mira and Rakel stand in front of the hole, something strange happens.

Release Date2020-12-01

Charactersd Ernst

Episode Count24

Småstaden

Småstaden

Småstaden is about the small town of Larstad (like Karlstad, but Lars) where Sweden's youngest and most unwilling municipal councilor Simon Hoffman is tasked with saving the town from total decay.

Release Date2017-08-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Herman Manner

Episode Count8

Trippen

Robert and Max need their friend Jan in order to function in life. But after having his life's work ruined during a disastrous book release, Jan has now fallen into a deep depression and can't help anyone anymore. Robert and Max now need to travel across the country to find a way to retrieve Jan's book and his will to live.

Release Date2025-09-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Jan

Vote Count1

An ordinary day

An ordinary day

Join Nervous Nick, Mysterious My, Angry Igor, Sleepy Sam and many more wacky characters in this crazy and hopefully award-winning series from the already award-winning comedy group IJustWantToBeCool where every place, every time and every world has “ An ordinary day".

Release Date2019-06-10

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Charactersd Leopold / Bosse / Spa-instruktör / Sömninge Sam / Turist

Episode Count10

1 mot Sverige

1 mot Sverige

Can one person beat all of Sweden? Live quiz with spectacular experiments. Everyone can compete live via the DUO app and the whole of Sweden competes as a team. Who will win - the lone contestant in the studio or team Sweden?

Release Date2021-10-17

Charactersd Celebrity advisor

Episode Count1

Semi

The humor group IJustWantToBeCool offers twisted sketches.

Release Date2013-10-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Various Roles

The Villain of Villains

Skurkarnas skurk is about the 12-year-old and rebellious Stephanie who dreams of becoming a superhero just like her deceased mother, but fails miserably at the entrance exam to the Hero School. She may get a second chance if she infiltrates the School of Rogues and manages to recover a powerful artifact that was stolen. At the Villain School, her loyalty is tested, while her hunt leads her to the Villain of Villains. An evil creature that is a threat to the future existence of heroes and villains alike.

Release Date2026-02-06

DepartmentWriting

JobBook

Charactersd Hans Von Peng

Dear Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Release Date2025-01-23

Charactersd Jared Kleinman

Skattjakten med IJustWantToBeCool

A twisted and comical adventure series" with influences from the comedy trio of childhood favorites. It revolves around a wild hunt for five missing crystals.

Release Date2024-11-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Cousin Joel

Go'kväll

Go'kväll

Release Date1997-09-30

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Den svenska Youtube-historien

Den svenska Youtube-historien

20 years ago, YouTube created a media revolution where Swedish stars such as Clara Henry, Tova Helgesson and Random Making Movies hit it big. What started as innocent fun shook the entire television industry. But then something happens - the Swedish YouTube is today a shadow of its former self. Join us on a nostalgic journey back to the golden years, where "Haffa guzz" and "Apotekarnes Julmust" enchanted an entire generation.

Release Date2025-02-13

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Episode Count3

På riktigt?!

Three people claim to have different talents and skills and a celebrity panel will find out who is fake and who is real.

Release Date2023-08-25

Charactersd Self - Team leader

Episode Count9

Vote Count1

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

Hasse and Tage were best friends for over 30 years. Their films, shows, songs and books influenced an entire nation and were the glue that held people's home together. As a comedic duo, they united right-wing ghosts and anarchists in laughter. When Tage dies prematurely, his children lose a father, Hasse a father figure and all of Sweden a country father. And when Palme dies just months after Tage, the Swedish stable society begins to crumble. For the first time, the Alfredson and Danielsson families open up the archives and give us exclusive access to their stories, photographs and recordings.

Release Date2019-09-06

Charactersd Self

Vote Count9

Beyond Beyond

Beyond Beyond is a story about wanting the impossible. A story about a little rabbit boy not old enough to understand the rules of life, who takes up the fight against the most powerful force. While doing so, he learns more and more about life.

Release Date2014-03-21

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobCompositing Artist

Vote Count31

Bert sabbar allt

The film takes place during the weeks that best pals Bert and Åke are going to do prao. Åke does his at Bert's father's optician's shop, while Bert has landed at restaurant Tippen. Here, Klimpen and, more importantly, Molly also do prao. Both Bert and Åke are in love with Molly. Molly seems to like Bert. And Åke? He has no idea. Difficult questions, dilemmas and intricate lies pile up to finally explode and Bert risks losing both his best friend and his great love.

Release Date2025-10-24

Vote Count3

Valfeber

Before the parliamentary elections in Sweden in 2014, the comedy series Valfeber was produced in which I Just Want To Be Cool appeared together with William Spetz, Clara Henry and Keyyo.[13] The series consists of eight episodes of approximately 13 minutes each.

Release Date2014-05-11