He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and George Brown College.

[2][3] Poole's credits include the films Killing Zelda Sparks, Adoration and This Beautiful City, and the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and ZOS: Zone of Separation.

He was nominated for Best Actor at the 29th Genie Awards for his performance in This Beautiful City.

Poole starred in Ed Gass-Donnelly's second feature film Small Town Murder Songs in 2010.

Poole is an executive producer and one of the lead actors in The Conspiracy,[4] a mockumentary thriller which opened at one location in Toronto on July 19, 2013, and is expected to hit other major cities in Canada a few weeks later, followed by some U.S. cities.