Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue, a Canadian-born actor who’s got that whole classically-trained thing going on, has been bouncing around film and TV long enough to rack up a seriously impressive list of gigs. You might’ve caught him in Station Eleven, Titans, Godless, The Expanse, Orphan Black, or Transplant—he’s basically popped up in all the places you’d expect a solid working actor to appear if you’ve got even half an eye on Canadian or international TV. But let’s not act like TV’s his only playground. He’s lucked out with some wild opportunities, working with big shots like David Cronenberg, Fernando Meirelles, Nicolas Winding Refn, the Hughes Brothers, and Guillermo del Toro. Not everyone gets to say that, right? And it’s not just background stuff, either. The dude’s landed some meaty roles, including ensemble work in Room—yeah, that Room—which snagged a Best Picture nom at the freakin’ Oscars. Then there’s Antiviral, Maps to the Stars, and Blindness, each premiering at Cannes, which is basically the film world’s Olympics. Joe’s also got a knack for shorts, both behind and in front of the camera, pulling in nominations from the Canadian Screen Awards and a bunch of international fests. So, whether he’s getting lost in a huge ensemble or chewing scenery as a character actor, Pingue keeps showing up in all the right places, and honestly, he just keeps racking up the cred.