Joe Pingue
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Born | Giuseppe Pingue St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | BFA |
Occupation | Actor, Producer, Writer |
Years active | 1995-present |
Known for | Film & Television Actor |
Notable work | The Expanse, Boondock Saints, Godless |
Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker.
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, 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] and The Expanse.[10] 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 , 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 which won the top Prize at the Marin County Short Film Festival and had its television premiere on CBC.[1]
Awards[]
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] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Ridley College - Pingue, Joe OR'91". www.ridleycollege.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "'Pompeii' Review". Screen Rant. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Simon. "CANNES 2012: Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Watton and Joe Pingue Join "Map to the Stars"". paramorerklife.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Dream House". Cineplex. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Orphan Black Advance Preview: "The Stigmata Of Progress" [Photos + Video] | TV Geek Talk". tvgeektalk.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Born to Perform: Actress Sarah Jurgens". ENTERTAINMENT LA. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Across the River to Motor City | TV, eh? | Page 5". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ The Expanse (TV Series 2015– ), retrieved 2017-09-10
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards". CBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "awards database". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Dorsal, Hannah Yohannes, Tyler Parr and Chili & Cheese win latest cash prizes in NSI Online Short Film Fest". National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
External links[]
- Living people
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Male actors from Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- York University alumni
- Canadian actor stubs