Joe Pingue
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Joe Pingue is a Canadian
actor.
His film
credits include The Boondock Saints
, Pushing Tin
, Repo Men, The Book of Eli
and Knockaround Guys
.
His television
work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation
, Wild Card
, A Nero Wolfe Mystery
, and Across the River to Motor City
. He also is the Voice of Tamago on the animated series The Very Good Adventures Of Yam Roll In Happy Kingdom
. He was also in the movie Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
He has also been in "Rent-a-Goalie" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and Obituary. He was recently in the 2008 Fernando Meirelles film "Blindness", written by Don McKellar and starring Jullianne Moore which was shot in São Paulo and Toronto, Ontario. In 2010, Joe was in two major films with 'The Book of Eli' starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, and 'Repo Men' starring Jude Law, Forest Whitacker and Liev Schreiber.
2009 - recurring role in "Testees". He voices Entree in the kids show Spliced!
He was nominated for an ACTRA
award for outstanding male performance in 2006.
He was nominated for the 2006 ACTRA Awards (outstanding performance) for his role in the film Leo, and the 2008 Actra Awards (outstanding performance) for his role in The Answer Key.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor.
His film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
credits include The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American action comedy film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense...
, Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Bell...
, Repo Men, The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by the Hughes brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson and Jennifer Beals....
and Knockaround Guys
Knockaround Guys
Knockaround Guys is a 2002 gangster film starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper.- Plot :Matty Demaret is the son of a mob boss, but he is used as little more than an errand boy...
.
His television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
, Wild Card
Wild Card (TV series)
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:...
, A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's classic series of detective stories that aired for two seasons on the A&E Network. Set in New York City in the early 1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe and Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin...
, and Across the River to Motor City
Across the River to Motor City
Across The River To Motor City is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor...
. He also is the Voice of Tamago on the animated series The Very Good Adventures Of Yam Roll In Happy Kingdom
Yam Roll
Yam Roll is a Canadian animated television series created by Jono Howard and Jon Izen airing on CBC Television in Canada, produced by March Entertainment. The series was first broadcast on February 6, 2006...
. He was also in the movie Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant is an Anglo-German family film shot in New Zealand and released in 2005. It stars Bruce Greenwood, Rena Owen, Tom Jackson and Daniel Magder....
He has also been in "Rent-a-Goalie" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and Obituary. He was recently in the 2008 Fernando Meirelles film "Blindness", written by Don McKellar and starring Jullianne Moore which was shot in São Paulo and Toronto, Ontario. In 2010, Joe was in two major films with 'The Book of Eli' starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, and 'Repo Men' starring Jude Law, Forest Whitacker and Liev Schreiber.
2009 - recurring role in "Testees". He voices Entree in the kids show Spliced!
He was nominated for an ACTRA
ACTRA
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists is a Canadian labour union representing performers in English-language media. It has 22,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media....
award for outstanding male performance in 2006.
He was nominated for the 2006 ACTRA Awards (outstanding performance) for his role in the film Leo, and the 2008 Actra Awards (outstanding performance) for his role in The Answer Key.