Acting

Joe Pingue

Born 1972-05-03 · Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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).

Credits

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Unholy Night
as Nazario
2026
Memory of a Killer
as Building Superintendent
2026
The Killer Is Calling
as Ed
2025
Star Trek: Section 31
as Dada Noe
2025
The Apprentice
as Tony Salerno
2024
The Burning Season
as Tom
2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
as Felix
2024
Tracker
as Barry
2024
Thomas & Friends: The Great Bubbly Build
as Whiff (Voice)
2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
as Renwick
2023
The Switch
as John
2022
Daniel Spellbound
as Additional Voices (voice)
2022
See for Me
as Dave
2022
Station Eleven
as Dieter
2021
The Expanse: One Ship
as Captain McDowell
2021
PAW Patrol: The Movie
as Barney (Voice)
2021
Transplant
as Andy
2020
Stumptown
as Whale
2019
Titans
as Jacob
2018
Fahrenheit 451
as Wayne Anderson
2018
Anon
as Lester Goodman
2018
Godless
as Alonzo Bunker
2017
The Glass Castle
as Stanley
2017
Save Me
as Jojo
2017
An American Dream: The Education of William Bowman
as Mr. Breeder
2016
Miss Sloane
as Little Sam
2016
The Expanse
as Captain McDowell
2015
Room
as Officer Grabowski
2015
One Christmas Eve
as Gorik
2014
The Strain
as Caldwell
2014
Maps to the Stars
as Arnold
2014
Pompeii
as Graecus
2014
19-2
as Charlie Figo
2014
The Nut Job
as Johnny (voice)
2014
The Twelve Trees of Christmas
as Mack
2013
The Art of the Steal
as Carmen
2013
Pacific Rim
as Captain Merrit
2013
Orphan Black
as Detective Troy Collier
2013
Antiviral
as Arvid
2012
Still Mine
as Derek
2012
Bloodwork
as Aaron
2012
Dream House
as Martin
2011
Drive
as Assistant Director #1
2011
Alphas
as Quinn
2011
Suits
as Ackerman
2011
The Town Christmas Forgot
as Jeremiah Bee
2010
Devil
as Business Bureau Clerk
2010
Casino Jack
as Little Tony
2010
Lost Girl
as Salvatore Ferraro
2010
Repo Men
as Ray
2010
The Book of Eli
as Hoyt
2010
Spliced
as Entrée (voice)
2009
Suck
2009
Testees
as Nugget
2008
Blindness
as Taxi Driver
2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World
as Casting Director
2008
Across the River to Motor City
2007
A Cure For Terminal Loneliness
as Joseph Strobe
2007
The State Within
2006
The State Within
as Al Rivero
2006
Rent-a-Goalie
as Joey Almost
2006
Homie Spumoni
as Paulie (uncredited)
2006
Citizen Duane
as Vince Vaserelli
2006
Louie and the Crew
as Additional voices
2006
The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom
as Tamago
2006
Drive Time Murders
as Gus Papadis
2006
A Lobster Tale
as Bubba Jenkins
2006
Crazy for Christmas
as Hugo
2005
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Jim Neilds
2005
Direct Action
as US Attourney
2004
Highwaymen
as Long Hair Mechanic
2004
This Is Wonderland
as Mr. Litvack
2004
Il Duce Canadese
as Mommo
2004
Cybermutt
as Max
2003
Ice Bound
as Pixal Pete
2003
Owning Mahowny
as Plain Clothes Cop
2003
Thoughtcrimes
as Costas
2003
The Rats
as Karl
2002
Guilty Hearts
as Henry
2002
Knockaround Guys
as Klanderud
2001