Joe McCain

Joseph Tyler "Joe" McCain is a popular student attending Thornton High School. He is a shy yet unknowingly (to him) popular student, claiming the title of the hottest and most popular male student in school. He is kind to those around him and always tries to find the good in others, no matter what they've gone in the past. Joe is best friends with Ethan Roberts and has a crush on Lane Marx.

Some notable achievements Joe has made at Thornton High include playing Wilbur Turnblad in the school's production of Hairspray.

Joe first shows interest in the glee club when Wendy Maxwell begs him to join and offers to pay him $30 to do so; however, he declines the offer. In realizing that glee club director Herb Jones is a homosexual, Joe, who is confused by his sexuality, auditions for the glee club by singing "Can't Change Me" by Chris Cornell. Herb immediately knows that he is either homosexual or bisexual and welcomes him into the glee club with open arms. Since then, Joe and Herb have developed a special bond, but Joe is still afraid to admit anything to anybody else.