Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue

Known for
Acting
Born
May 3, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Joe Pingue (born 3 May 1972, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian character actor, filmmaker, and voice artist with over 100 credits. He is best known as Captain McDowell in The Expanse (2015–2022) and for film roles in Pacific Rim (2013), Room (2015), Miss Sloane (2016), and The Apprentice (2024). He has worked with directors including David Cronenberg, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Guillermo del Toro. In voice work, he is known as Barney in PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and Johnny in The Nut Job (2014).

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Filmography

2026
Unholy Night poster

Unholy Night

Movie · as Nazario

2026
Memory of a Killer poster

Memory of a Killer

TV · as Building Superintendent · 1 ep

2025
Star Trek: Section 31 poster

Star Trek: Section 31

Movie · as Dada Noe

2025
The Killer Is Calling poster

The Killer Is Calling

Movie · as Ed

2024
The Burning Season poster

The Burning Season

Movie · as Tom

2024
The Apprentice poster

The Apprentice

Movie · as Tony Salerno

2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

TV · as Felix · 1 ep

2024
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Barry · 1 ep

2023
Thomas & Friends: The Great Bubbly Build poster

Thomas & Friends: The Great Bubbly Build

Movie · as Whiff (Voice)

2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit poster

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

TV · as Renwick · 2 eps

2022
See for Me poster

See for Me

Movie · as Dave

2022
The Switch poster

The Switch

Movie · as John

2022
Daniel Spellbound poster

Daniel Spellbound

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2021
PAW Patrol: The Movie poster

PAW Patrol: The Movie

Movie · as Barney (Voice)

2021
Station Eleven poster

Station Eleven

TV · as Dieter · 6 eps

2021
The Expanse: One Ship poster

The Expanse: One Ship

TV · as Captain McDowell · 1 ep

2020
Transplant poster

Transplant

TV · as Andy · 2 eps

2019
Stumptown poster

Stumptown

TV · as Whale · 1 ep

2018
Anon poster

Anon

Movie · as Lester Goodman

2018
Fahrenheit 451 poster

Fahrenheit 451

Movie · as Wayne Anderson

2018
Titans poster

Titans

TV · as Jacob · 2 eps

2017
The Glass Castle poster

The Glass Castle

Movie · as Stanley

2017
Godless poster

Godless

TV · as Alonzo Bunker · 7 eps

2017
Save Me poster

Save Me

TV · as Jojo · 1 ep

2016
An American Dream: The Education of William Bowman poster

An American Dream: The Education of William Bowman

Movie · as Mr. Breeder

2016
Miss Sloane poster

Miss Sloane

Movie · as Little Sam

2015
Room poster

Room

Movie · as Officer Grabowski

2015
The Expanse poster

The Expanse

TV · as Captain McDowell · 1 ep

2014
The Nut Job poster

The Nut Job

Movie · as Johnny (voice)

2014
Pompeii poster

Pompeii

Movie · as Graecus

2014
Maps to the Stars poster

Maps to the Stars

Movie · as Arnold

2014
One Christmas Eve poster

One Christmas Eve

Movie · as Gorik

2014
19-2 poster

19-2

TV · as Charlie Figo · 6 eps

2014
The Strain poster

The Strain

TV · as Caldwell · 2 eps

2013
The Art of the Steal poster

The Art of the Steal

Movie · as Carmen

2013
Pacific Rim poster

Pacific Rim

Movie · as Captain Merrit

2013
The Twelve Trees of Christmas poster

The Twelve Trees of Christmas

Movie · as Mack

2013
Orphan Black poster

Orphan Black

TV · as Detective Troy Collier · 3 eps

2012
Antiviral poster

Antiviral

Movie · as Arvid

2012
Still Mine poster

Still Mine

Movie · as Derek

2012
Bloodwork poster

Bloodwork

Movie · as Aaron

2011
Drive poster

Drive

Movie · as Assistant Director #1

2011
Dream House poster

Dream House

Movie · as Martin

2011
Alphas poster

Alphas

TV · as Quinn · 1 ep

2011
Suits poster

Suits

TV · as Ackerman · 1 ep

2010
The Book of Eli poster

The Book of Eli

Movie · as Hoyt

2010
Repo Men poster

Repo Men

Movie · as Ray

2010
The Town Christmas Forgot poster

The Town Christmas Forgot

Movie · as Jeremiah Bee

2010
Devil poster

Devil

Movie · as Business Bureau Clerk

2010
Casino Jack poster

Casino Jack

Movie · as Little Tony

2010
Lost Girl poster

Lost Girl

TV · as Salvatore Ferraro · 1 ep

2009
Suck poster

Suck

Movie

2009
Spliced poster

Spliced

TV · as Entrée (voice) · 52 eps

2008
Blindness poster

Blindness

Movie · as Taxi Driver

2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World poster

Jack and Jill vs. The World

Movie · as Casting Director

2008
Testees poster

Testees

TV · as Nugget · 13 eps

2007
A Cure For Terminal Loneliness

A Cure For Terminal Loneliness

Movie · as Joseph Strobe

2007
Across the River to Motor City

Across the River to Motor City

TV · 6 eps

2006
Drive Time Murders poster

Drive Time Murders

Movie · as Gus Papadis

2006
Homie Spumoni poster

Homie Spumoni

Movie · as Paulie (uncredited)

2006
Citizen Duane poster

Citizen Duane

Movie · as Vince Vaserelli

2006
A Lobster Tale poster

A Lobster Tale

Movie · as Bubba Jenkins

2006
The State Within poster

The State Within

TV · as Al Rivero

2006
Rent-a-Goalie poster

Rent-a-Goalie

TV · as Joey Almost · 26 eps

2006
The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom poster

The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom

TV · as Edamame · 39 eps

2006
Louie and the Crew

Louie and the Crew

TV · as Additional voices · 1 ep

2005
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant poster

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

Movie · as Jim Neilds

2005
Crazy for Christmas poster

Crazy for Christmas

Movie · as Hugo

2004
Highwaymen poster

Highwaymen

Movie · as Long Hair Mechanic

2004
Direct Action poster

Direct Action

Movie · as US Attourney

2004
Il Duce Canadese poster

Il Duce Canadese

TV · as Mommo · 2 eps

2004
This Is Wonderland poster

This Is Wonderland

TV · as Mr. Litvack · 1 ep

2003
Ice Bound poster

Ice Bound

Movie · as Pixal Pete

2003
Cybermutt poster

Cybermutt

Movie · as Max

2003
Owning Mahowny poster

Owning Mahowny

Movie · as Plain Clothes Cop

2003
Thoughtcrimes poster

Thoughtcrimes

Movie · as Costas

2002
The Rats poster

The Rats

Movie · as Karl

2002
Guilty Hearts poster

Guilty Hearts

Movie · as Henry

2001
The Big Heist poster

The Big Heist

Movie · as Marty Krugman

2001
Harvard Man poster

Harvard Man

Movie · as Joe

2001
Knockaround Guys poster

Knockaround Guys

Movie · as Klanderud

2001
Degrassi poster

Degrassi

TV · as Tony · 3 eps

2001
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Saahm · 1 ep

2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery poster

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

TV · as Archie 2 · 1 ep

2000
Bait poster

Bait

Movie · as Cop

2000
The Thin Blue Lie poster

The Thin Blue Lie

Movie · as Detective Regossi

2000
Phantom of the Megaplex poster

Phantom of the Megaplex

Movie · as Merle

1999
The Boondock Saints poster

The Boondock Saints

Movie · as Geno

1999
Pushing Tin poster

Pushing Tin

Movie · as Mark

1999
Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1998
Mr. Headmistress poster

Mr. Headmistress

Movie · as Granger

1998
Twitch City poster

Twitch City

TV · as Italian Man, Greg · 1 ep

1997
The Don's Analyst poster

The Don's Analyst

Movie · as Hood #1

1997
Balls Up poster

Balls Up

Movie · as Anatoli

1997
Color of Justice poster

Color of Justice

Movie · as Prison Guard #1

1997
The Defenders: Payback poster

The Defenders: Payback

Movie · as Mitchell

1997
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Granger · 1 ep

1996
Gotti poster

Gotti

Movie · as Second Man

1996
Hidden in America poster

Hidden in America

Movie · as Dispatcher

1996
Maximum Risk poster

Maximum Risk

Movie · as Bohemia Doorman

1996
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express poster

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

Movie · as Transit Cop

1996
Once a Thief poster

Once a Thief

TV · 1 ep

1996
FX: The Series poster

FX: The Series

TV · as Tito, Guard #1 · 1 ep

1995
Visitors of the Night poster

Visitors of the Night

Movie · as Customer

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as Sandor, Jimmy Roastbeef · 1 ep