In what film did Andrew Keegan play Joey Donner?

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Andrew Keegan played Joey Donner in “10 Things I Hate About You.” Joey is an affluent, self-absorbed senior at Padua High School and an aspiring model who wants to date Bianca Stratford.

Released in 1999, the film is a teen romantic comedy directed by Gil Junger. Its story reworks William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” transforming the original’s characters and conflicts into a contemporary American high-school setting. Joey corresponds loosely to the play’s Hortensio, one of the men competing for Bianca.

Joey’s plan drives much of the plot: because Bianca’s father will not let her date until her older sister Kat does, Joey pays Patrick Verona to pursue Kat. Joey hopes this will clear the way for his own relationship with Bianca, but his arrogance and shallow priorities make him a comic antagonist.

The film became one of Keegan’s best-known roles and is remembered alongside performances by Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The title refers to Kat’s classroom poem listing the things she dislikes about Patrick.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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