Joe Dinicol Explained

Joe Dinicol
Birth Date:22 December 1983
Birth Place:Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1997–present
Family:John Neville (grandfather)

Joe Dinicol (born December 22, 1983[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Rory Regan / Ragman in a recurring role in the fifth season of Arrow.[2]

Life and career

Dinicol was born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Emma (née Neville) and acting coach and actor Keith Dinicol. His maternal grandfather was English actor John Neville.[3] He started his career as a child actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival,[4] and has since appeared on the Canadian television series Train 48[5] and Rideau Hall.[6]

On stage, Dinicol has appeared in Antony and Cleopatra, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Waiting for Godot,[7] and Richard III at the Stratford Festival, and The Needfire at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. He also performed in the 1996 recording of Waiting for Godot for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His most recent performance was as the second male lead in Paul Gross's Passchendaele released in 2008.[8] Dinicol was the lead of the Amazon-produced series Betas.[9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Dominic Palazzolo
1999Water Damage
1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangO'Toole/Noah
2003Fast Food HighScott
2003Kart RacerRodney Wells
2006Brendan Manville[11]
2007WeirdsvilleJeremy Taylor[12]
2007Bottom FeederCallum[13]
2007Diary of the DeadEliot Stone
2008PasschendaeleDavid Mann
2009Puck HogsTerry Bender
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldElevator hipster
2011ServitudeJosh Stein[14]
2011Bad MeatBilly
2013Cubicle WarriorsIsaac[15]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Elvis Meets NixonTen-year-old boyTelevision film
1998Ollie RobertsEpisode: "The Phantom"
1998–1999AnatolePaul (voice)26 episodes
2000Real Kids, Real AdventuresJohnEpisode: "Sucked Underground: The John Collmer Story"
2000ByronEpisode: "Step Up"
2000RussellTelevision film
2000Mail to the ChiefKyleTelevision film
2001SamTelevision film
2002Rideau HallJason GallantMain role
2003–2005Train 48Zach EislerMain role
2003Nathan WyattEpisode: "Homeland Security"
2004She's Too YoungTommyTelevision film
2008–2009Life with DerekTruman FrenchRecurring role
2009Murdoch MysteriesHarry HoudiniEpisode: "Houdini Whodunit"
2010My Babysitter's a VampireJesseTelevision film
2010Reviving OpheliaCodyTelevision film
2011–2012My Babysitter's a VampireJesseGuest role; 3 episodes
2011HavenPeter NovelliEpisode: "Roots"
2011FlashpointTyler DavisEpisode: "The War Within"
2012Nick WagnerMain role[16]
2013–2014BetasTrey BarettMain role
2015–2016Grey's AnatomyDr. Mitchell SpencerRecurring role
2015–2016; 2018BlindspotDavid WagnerRecurring role[17]
2016Halt and Catch FireCraig BoschGuest role; 3 episodes
2016–2017; 2019; 2020ArrowRory Regan / RagmanRecurring role (season 5); guest role (seasons 7 & 8)
2017Saving HopeThomas LefferingRecurring role
2018S.W.A.T.Telly AppletonEpisode: "Seizure"
2021Nash BridgesSteven ColtonTelevision film
2023Quantum Leap (2022)Eugene WagnerEpisode: "Leap. Die. Repeat."

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Dinicol . Northernstars . June 29, 2020 . March 1, 2023.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325141513/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/272774/Joe-Dinicol The New York Times
  3. http://yeaa.ca/2012/01/31/ones-to-watch-joe-dinicol/ Yeaa.ca
  4. Web site: Care and feeding of Hollywood North . Bruce . DeMara . Toronto Star. May 27, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Can Train 48 get back on track in Canada? . Greg . David . tv-eh.com.
  6. Web site: Joe Dinicol acting credits . Stratford Festival Archives . June 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: Stratford Puts Shaw, Yeats, Cibber & Beckett On The Air . David . Lefkowitz . Playbill.
  8. Web site: Passchendaele has grim but timely message . Peter . Howell . Toronto Star. September 4, 2008 .
  9. Web site: Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot Betas Assembles Cast . Nellie . Andreeva . Deadline Hollywood. March 18, 2013 .
  10. Web site: Review: Amazon's Betas . Brian . Lowry . Variety. November 20, 2013 .
  11. Web site: Marsh, The (DVD) . Steve . Barton . Dread Central. April 16, 2007 .
  12. Web site: Weirdsville . Joe . Leydon . Variety. January 20, 2007 .
  13. Web site: Bottom Feeder (DVD) . Steve . Barton . Dread Central. March 21, 2007 .
  14. Web site: Toronto 2012: Lightning Entertainment Takes International Rights to Warren Sonoda's Servitude . Etan . Vlessing . The Hollywood Reporter. September 13, 2012 .
  15. Web site: Michael Seater, Joe Dinicol and Alan Thicke join Cubicle Warriors . Etan . Vlessing . Playback.
  16. News: L.A. Complex: A love letter to Los Angeles – and a warning . Guy . Dixon . The Globe and Mail. July 17, 2012 .
  17. Web site: Blindspot Consultant Spills Secrets Behind Tattoos and Art of TV Deception . Amber . Dowling . The Hollywood Reporter. April 11, 2016 .