
Joey Halter
Acting
Biography
Joey Halter is a Los Angeles–based musician and actor known for his work in independent films such as Jerry Powell and I’ll Be Around. A recurring presence in character-driven underground productions, Halter is recognized for performances that feel volatile, off-kilter, and deeply personal. He is also the creator and performer of The Railroad Bill Show, a one-man live act that channels wacked-out early-’90s MTV energy through folk blues mythology, noise, and absurdist performance. Part musical act, part fever dream, the show has become a cult oddity, embracing spectacle, humor, and deliberate excess while rejecting conventional structure. Halter’s work across film and music reflects a commitment to outsider expression and creative risk, making him a natural fit for projects that value instinct, strangeness, and personality over polish.
Known For

An author suffering from a sophomore slump hides in a motel room and faces his demons.
Odium for Ardor

The follow-up to "By the Wayside". Eleven years later, Jim’s in over his head, Jane’s a fetish worker, Dio’s homeless with brain trauma, and Mars and Portia chase a lead that might connect them all. A screwball follow-up about love, survival, and the strange poetry of growing older.
In the Ditch

Four friends (a background actor, a documentarian, a homeless musician, and a virgin) descend into a life-awakening 24 hours that involve excess drinking, prostitutes, a sage-like lounge singer and psychedelic drugs.
By the Wayside

A generation’s last encore. Follows nearly three dozen musicians, misfits, and wanderers as they unknowingly shape each other’s lives during one strange day at an alt-rock fest
I'll Be Around

A group of road-tripping friends stumble upon a brothel with a very odd set of services.
Watch Them Come Blood

During a surreal lockdown where an airborne plague topples bodies to the floor, two estranged twin brothers—one newly freed, the other who stole his name and fate—find themselves entangled in a feverish web of deceit. A cosplaying femme fatale, a seductive voice on the line, and a gang of trickster pookas stir the smoke and shadows of this campy pulp-noir.
Like a Dirty French Novel
Jerry Powell is a gas-huffing thief with memory distrust syndrome. At the brink of insanity, Powell finds himself chased by a pulpy gang of criminals as he attempts to deliver a mysterious package for a money-launder.
Jerry Powell & the Delusions of Grandeur

A dark and strangely surreal snapshot of sexual desire aimed at the exotic.
Carnal Orient

The second chapter of Boys About Town. Bobby’s leaning into the party life, Calvin’s wrecked a priceless scooter, and both are unraveling in their own ways. Meanwhile, Bobby’s comic book—illustrated by Jasper, Calvin’s supposed arch-nemesis—unfolds with flashbacks to their teenage years.
Boys About Town #2

Made for the 48-Hour Guerrilla Film Challenge. The filmmakers received a genre and a line of dialogue and then had 48 hours to write, cast, shoot, edit, and score the short film. The genre was 'action' and the line they had to incorporate was: "When you look deeply, you will always find some value."