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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.
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Born | Giuseppe Pingue St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | BFA |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer, Writer |
Years active | 1995-present |
Known for | Film & Television Actor |
Notable work | Station Eleven, The Expanse, The Boondock Saints, Godless |
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]
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, the voice of Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe.
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]
Year | Title | Role |
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1999 | The Boondock Saints | Geno |
2002 | The Rats | Karl |
2008 | The Answer Key | Joseph Strobe |
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 |
2016 | Miss Sloane | Little Sam |
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 |
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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] |
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