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Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and filmmaker who grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, and studied theater at York University. He became known as a character actor through supporting roles in films including The Book of Eli (2010), Repo Men (2010), Blindness (2008), Dream House (2011), Antiviral (2012), and Pompeii (2014). On television, he has appeared in The Expanse as Captain McDowell, Godless as Alonzo Bunker, and the HBO miniseries Station Eleven. His voice work includes Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Tamago in The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom, and Entree in Spliced. He also produced, wrote, and acted in the short The Answer Key, which received a Genie Award nomination, and directed, produced, and wrote Chili & Cheese: A Condimental Rift, winner of the top prize at the Marin County Short Film Festival.

54years old

Turns 55 on May 3in 202 days

  • Born Niagara Falls
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
29 years1996 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Behind the camera

    For the short film The Answer Key, Pingue took on the roles of producer, writer and actor. That film went on to receive a nomination for a Genie Award.

  2. Behind the camera

    Pingue wrote, produced and directed Chili & Cheese: A Condimental Rift, a short film. It won the top Prize at the Marin County Short Film Festival and premiered on television on CBC.

Joe Pingue movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Room2015 Drama, Thrilleras Officer Grabowski

    IMDb rating 8.1485K votes

  2. The Book of Eli2010 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Hoyt

    IMDb rating 6.8364K votes

  3. Anon2018as Lester Goodman

    IMDb rating 6.152K votes

  4. Pompeii2014as Graecus

    IMDb rating 5.5124K votes

  5. Repo Men2010as Ray

    IMDb rating 6.3115K votes

  6. The Apprentice2024as Tony Salerno

    IMDb rating 7.176K votes

  7. Antiviral2012as Arvid

    IMDb rating 5.717K votes

  8. Pacific Rim2013as Captain Merrit

    IMDb rating 6.9564K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sarah Gadon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sarah GadonJonathan Potts, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jonathan PottsKenneth Welsh, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kenneth WelshColm Feore, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Colm FeoreWendy Crewson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Wendy CrewsonMartin Roach, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Martin Roach

Films together

  • Sarah Gadon3 films together, 2011 to 2014
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    • The Nut Job2014IMDb rating 5.7Pingue as JohnnyvoiceGadon as Lanavoice
    • Antiviral2012IMDb rating 5.7Pingue as ArvidGadon as Hannah Geist
    • Dream House2011IMDb rating 6.0Pingue as MartinGadon as Cindi
  • Jonathan Potts3 films together, 2011 to 2018
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    • Anon2018IMDb rating 6.1Pingue as Lester GoodmanPotts as Dominic Ray
    • Still Mine2012IMDb rating 7.4Pingue as DerekPotts as Rick Daigle
    • Dream House2011IMDb rating 6.0Pingue as MartinPotts as Tony Ferguson
  • Kenneth Welsh2 films together, 2003 to 2013
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    • The Art of the Steal2013IMDb rating 6.3Pingue as CarmenWelsh as 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
    • Ice Bound2003IMDb rating 6.1Pingue as Pixal PeteWelsh as Dr. Ben Murdoch
  • Colm Feore2 films together, 2004 to 2018
    Colm Feore's page
    • Anon2018IMDb rating 6.1Pingue as Lester GoodmanFeore as Charles Gattis
    • Highwaymen2004IMDb rating 5.7Pingue as Long Hair MechanicFeore as Fargo
  • Wendy Crewson2 films together, 2012 to 2015
    Wendy Crewson's page
    • Room2015IMDb rating 8.1Pingue as Officer GrabowskiCrewson as Talk Show Hostess
    • Antiviral2012IMDb rating 5.7Pingue as ArvidCrewson as Mira Tesser
  • Martin Roach2 films together, 2004 to 2011
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    • Dream House2011IMDb rating 6.0Pingue as MartinRoach as Tommy
    • Highwaymen2004IMDb rating 5.7Pingue as Long Hair MechanicRoach as Detective
  • Also two films together11 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Joe Pingue's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.0 billion

17 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 17 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 8Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

Pacific Rim2013as Captain Merrit$411 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Pacific Rim2013as Captain Merrit
    $411M39.8% of the total
  2. 2
    The Book of Eli2010as Hoyt
    $157M15.2% of the total
  3. 3
    The Nut Job2014as Johnny (voice)
    $121M11.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Pompeii2014as Graecus
    $118M11.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Maximum Risk1996as Bohemia Doorman
    $52M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Dream House2011as Martin
    $40M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Room2015as Officer Grabowski
    $35M3.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Devil2010as Business Bureau Clerk
    $34M3.3% of the total
Blindness (2008), $19.8 millionRepo Men (2010), $18.4 millionThe Apprentice (2024), $17.3 millionPushing Tin (1999), $8.4 millionAnon (2018), $1.2 millionHighwaymen (2004), $371,396Antiviral (2012), $123,407The Art of the Steal (2013), $64,065See for Me (2021), $55,191

$65.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

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