His roles include Captain McDowell in the Prime sci-fi series The Expanse, Aloznzo Bunker in the Netflix Western limited series Godless, Whiff in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go and Hoyt in the feature film The Book of Eli.

[1] He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school,[1][2] and studied theatre at York University.

He became known for playing supporting roles in many films such as Miss Sloane, American Whiskey Bar, Pompeii,[3] Antiviral,[4] The Boondock Saints,[1] Repo Men,[1] Blindness,[1] The Book of Eli,[1] Maps to the Stars[5] and Dream House.

[6] His television work includes appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation,[1] Orphan Black,[7] Wild Card,[1] 24 Hour Rental,[8] Across the River to Motor City,[9] The Expanse.

Pingue produced, wrote and appeared in the 2008 short film The Answer Key, which was nominated for a Genie Award.