Joe Pingue
{{Short description|Canadian actor and film maker}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joe Pingue
| image = Joe Pingue Lincoln Center 2025.jpg
| alt = Joe Pingue Portrait
| caption = Joe Pingue in 2025 at the Star Trek: Section 31 premiere
| birth_name = Giuseppe Pingue
| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Canadian
| other_names =
| education = BFA
| occupation = Actor, Producer, Writer
| years_active = 1995-present
| known_for = Film & Television Actor
| notable_works = Station Eleven, The Expanse, The 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, Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go and Hoyt in the feature film The Book of Eli.
Early life
Pingue was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario.{{cite web|title=Niagara-born actor looking for break in L.A. |url=http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2011/01/06/niagara-born-actor-looking-for-break-in-la |website=Welland Tribune|accessdate=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223131758/http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2011/01/06/niagara-born-actor-looking-for-break-in-la|archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=dead}} He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school,{{cite web|title=Ridley College - Pingue, Joe OR'91|url=https://www.ridleycollege.com/pinguejoe|website=www.ridleycollege.com|accessdate=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908061821/http://www.ridleycollege.com/pinguejoe|archive-date=September 8, 2015|url-status=dead}} and studied theatre at York University.
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,{{cite web|title='Pompeii' Review|url=http://screenrant.com/pompeii-reviews-2014-movie/|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=December 22, 2016|date=February 21, 2014|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063900/http://screenrant.com/pompeii-reviews-2014-movie/|url-status=live}} Antiviral,{{cite web|last1=Abrams|first1=Simon|title=Cannes 2012: Brandon Cronenberg's "Antiviral"|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/cannes-2012-brandon-cronenbergs-antiviral-233127/|website=www.indiewire.com|accessdate=December 22, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223131413/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/cannes-2012-brandon-cronenbergs-antiviral-233127/|url-status=live}} The Boondock Saints, Repo Men, Blindness, The Book of Eli, Maps to the Stars{{cite web|title=Jonathan Watton and Joe Pingue Join "Map to the Stars"|url=http://paramorerklife.blogspot.ca/2013/06/jonathan-watton-and-joe-pingue-join-to.html|website=paramorerklife.blogspot.ca|date=6 June 2013 |accessdate=December 22, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063401/http://paramorerklife.blogspot.ca/2013/06/jonathan-watton-and-joe-pingue-join-to.html|url-status=live}} and Dream House.{{cite web|title=Dream House|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/dream-house |website=Cineplex |accessdate=December 22, 2016}}
His television work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Orphan Black,{{cite web |title=Orphan Black Advance Preview: "The Stigmata Of Progress" [Photos + Video] |url=https://tvgeektalk.com/previews/orphan-black-advance-preview-the-stigmata-of-progress-photos-video/ |website=tvgeektalk.com |accessdate=December 22, 2016 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416163123/https://tvgeektalk.com/previews/orphan-black-advance-preview-the-stigmata-of-progress-photos-video/ |url-status=live }} Wild Card, 24 Hour Rental,{{cite web|title=Born to Perform: Actress Sarah Jurgens |url=http://entertainmentla.weebly.com/celebrity/born-to-perform-actress-sarah-jurgens |website=Entertainment LA |accessdate=December 22, 2016}} Across the River to Motor City,{{cite web|title=Across the River to Motor City|page=5|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/tag/across-the-river-to-motor-city/page/5/|website=www.tv-eh.com|date=3 September 2007|accessdate=December 22, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223065523/http://www.tv-eh.com/tag/across-the-river-to-motor-city/page/5/|url-status=live}}, The Expanse.{{Citation|title=The Expanse (TV Series 2015– )|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/fullcredits#cast|accessdate=September 10, 2017|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829132825/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/fullcredits?#cast|url-status=live}} 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, Dan in Trucktown, Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, 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. 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.
Filmography
= Film =
| class=" wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 1999
|data-sort-value="Boondock Saints, The" | The Boondock Saints |Geno |
| 2002
|data-sort-value="Rats, The" | The Rats |Karl |
| 2008
|data-sort-value="Answer Key, The" | The Answer Key |Joseph Strobe |
| 2010
|Ray |
| 2010
|data-sort-value="Book of Eli, The" | The Book of Eli |Hoyt |
| 2012
|Arvid |
| 2013
|Captain Merrit |
| 2013
|data-sort-value="Nut Job, The" | The Nut Job |Johnny |
| 2014
|Graecus |
| 2014
|Arnold |
| 2015
|Room |Officer Grabowski |
| 2016
|Little Sam |
| 2017
|data-sort-value="Glass Castle, The" | The Glass Castle |Uncle Stanley |
| 2018
|Anon |Lester Hagen |
| 2021
|Dave |
| 2021
|Barney |
| 2023
|data-sort-value="Burning Season, The" | The Burning Season |Tom |
| 2024
|data-sort-value="Apprentice, The" | The Apprentice |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0684187}}
- [http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2015/08/chili-cheese-a-condimental-rift/# Chili & Cheese: A Condimental Rift at National Screen Institute ]
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