Joep started acting at Youth Theatre School Rabarber while he was still very young. Even before he graduated in 2018 from ArteZ Theater School in Arnhem, Joep already played roles in numerous plays at theater companies like Toneelgroep Oostpool, “Het Nationale Theater and International Theater Amsterdam with Ivo van Hove as director.

Joep can be seen in the short film Van Mars en Venus (2017) which screened at international film festivals and on television in Oogappels and Flikken Maastricht.

Other notable roles Joep has appeared in include The Forgotten Battle (2020) and My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021), both of which are available worldwide on Netflix, as well as the drama series The Spectacular (2021). 

Recently Joep has played roles in the series The Life, Nood 2, and Dag en Nacht. Earlier this year, he starred in a leading role in the film Jippie No More (2024), directed by Margien Rogaar, which was nominated for Best Feature Film. Additionally, he played lead roles in Costa! a Netflix series, which released worldwide in 2024 and Tegendraads, which will premiere later this year.

He just wrapped the new film Blue Moon, directed by David Cocheret on location in Thailand and landed the lead role in the much acclaimed musical theatershow Soldaat van Oranje.