Joe Pingue
Born
Giuseppe Pingue

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationBFA
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer, Writer
Years active1995-present
Known forFilm & Television Actor
Notable workStation Eleven, The Expanse, Boondock Saints, Godless

Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker. His roles include Captain McDowell in the Prime sci-fi series The Expanse, Aloznzo Bunker in the Netflix Western limited series Godless and Hoyt in the feature film The Book of Eli.

Early life

Pingue was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario.[1] He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school,[1][2] and studied theatre at York University.[1]

Career

Giuseppe "Joe" Pingue is a Canadian character actor. He became known for playing supporting roles in many films such as Miss Sloane, American Whiskey Bar, Pompeii,[3] Antiviral,[4] The Boondock Saints,[1] Repo Men,[1] Blindness,[1] The Book of Eli,[1] Maps to the Stars[5] and Dream House.[6]

His television work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation,[1] Orphan Black,[7] Wild Card,[1] 24 Hour Rental,[8] Across the River to Motor City,[9] The Expanse.[10] Godless and the 2021 HBO mini-series Station Eleven. He also is the voice of Tamago on the animated series The Very Good Adventures Of Yam Roll In Happy Kingdom, the voice of Entree in the cartoon Spliced,[1] Dan in Trucktown, Ming in Kody Kapow, and additional voices in Norman Picklestripes, and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe.

Producing and writing

Pingue produced, wrote and appeared in the 2008 short film The Answer Key, which was nominated for a Genie Award.[1] He also directed, produced and wrote the short film Chili & Cheese: A Condimental Rift which won the top Prize at the Marin County Short Film Festival and had its television premiere on CBC.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1999 The Boondock Saints Geno
2010 Repo Men Ray
2010 The Book of Eli Hoyt
2012 Antiviral Arvid
2013 Pacific Rim Captain Merrit
2013 The Nut Job Johnny
2014 Pompeii Graecus
2014 Maps to the Stars Arnold
2015 Room Officer Grabowski
2017 The Glass Castle Uncle Stanley
2018 Anon Lester Hagen
2021 See For Me Dave
2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie Barney
2023 The Burning Season Tom


Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2006 ACTRA Awards Best Performance - Male Leo Nominated [11]
Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Film Performance Nominated [12]
2007 Gemini Awards Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Rent-A-Goalie Nominated [13]
2008 Nominated
Genie Awards Best Live Action Short Drama The Answer Key Nominated
ACTRA Awards Best Performance - Male Nominated [11]
2009 Gemini Awards Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Rent-A-Goalie Nominated [13]
2015 NSI Online Short Film Festival Awards Best Comedy Chili and Cheese: A Condimental Rift Won [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Niagara-born actor looking for break in L.A." Welland Tribune. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ridley College - Pingue, Joe OR'91". www.ridleycollege.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "'Pompeii' Review". Screen Rant. February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Abrams, Simon. "Cannes 2012: Brandon Cronenberg's "Antiviral"". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Watton and Joe Pingue Join "Map to the Stars"". paramorerklife.blogspot.ca. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dream House". Cineplex. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Orphan Black Advance Preview: "The Stigmata Of Progress" [Photos + Video]". tvgeektalk.com. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Born to Perform: Actress Sarah Jurgens". Entertainment LA. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Across the River to Motor City". www.tv-eh.com. p. 5. Retrieved December 22, 2016.,
  10. ^ The Expanse (TV Series 2015– ), retrieved September 10, 2017
  11. ^ a b "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. ACTRA Toronto. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards". CBC News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "awards database". www.academy.ca. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Dorsal, Hannah Yohannes, Tyler Parr and Chili & Cheese win latest cash prizes in NSI Online Short Film Fest". National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI). October 20, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

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