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]

Joe Dinicol
Dinicol in September 2008
Born (1983-12-22) December 22, 1983 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
FamilyJohn Neville (grandfather)

Life and career

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Dinicol was born in Stratford, Ontario,[1] the son of Emma (née Neville) and acting coach and actor Keith Dinicol.[3] His maternal grandfather was English actor John Neville.[4][5] He started his career as a child actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival,[6] and has since appeared on the Canadian television series Train 48[7] and Rideau Hall.[8]

On stage, Dinicol has appeared in Antony and Cleopatra, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Waiting for Godot,[9] 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.[10] Dinicol was the lead of the Amazon-produced series Betas.[11][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Virgin Suicides Dominic Palazzolo
1999 Water Damage Unknown
1999 Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang O'Toole/Noah
2003 Fast Food High Scott
2003 Kart Racer Rodney Wells
2006 The Marsh Brendan Manville [13]
2007 Weirdsville Jeremy Taylor [14]
2007 Bottom Feeder Callum [15]
2007 Diary of the Dead Eliot Stone
2008 Passchendaele David Mann
2009 Puck Hogs Terry Bender
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Elevator hipster
2011 Servitude Josh Stein [16]
2011 Bad Meat Billy
2013 Cubicle Warriors Isaac [17]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon Ten-year-old boy Television film
1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Ollie Roberts Episode: "The Phantom"
1998–1999 Anatole Paul (voice) 26 episodes
2000 Real Kids, Real Adventures John Episode: "Sucked Underground: The John Collmer Story"
2000 The Famous Jett Jackson Byron Episode: "Step Up"
2000 The Loretta Claiborne Story Russell Television film
2000 Mail to the Chief Kyle Television film
2001 The Facts of Life Reunion Sam Television film
2002 Rideau Hall Jason Gallant Main role
2003–2005 Train 48 Zach Eisler Main role
2003 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Nathan Wyatt Episode: "Homeland Security"
2004 She's Too Young Tommy Television film
2008–2009 Life with Derek Truman French Recurring role
2009 Murdoch Mysteries Harry Houdini Episode: "Houdini Whodunit"
2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire Jesse Television film
2010 Reviving Ophelia Cody Television film
2011–2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire Jesse Guest role; 3 episodes
2011 Haven Peter Novelli Episode: "Roots"
2011 Flashpoint Tyler Davis Episode: "The War Within"
2012 The L.A. Complex Nick Wagner Main role[18]
2013–2014 Betas Trey Barett Main role
2015–2016 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Mitchell Spencer Recurring role
2015–2016; 2018 Blindspot David Wagner Recurring role[19]
2016 Halt and Catch Fire Craig Bosch Guest role; 3 episodes
2016–2017; 2019; 2020 Arrow Rory Regan / Ragman Recurring role (season 5); guest role (seasons 7 & 8)
2017 Saving Hope Thomas Leffering Recurring role
2018 S.W.A.T. Telly Appleton Episode: "Seizure"
2021 Nash Bridges Steven Colton Television film
2023 Quantum Leap (2022) Eugene Wagner Episode: "Leap. Die. Repeat."

References

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  1. ^ a b "Joe Dinicol". Northernstars. June 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ The New York Times
  3. ^ Shypula, Brian (October 16, 2008), "Joe Dinicol - Role takes Stratford actor to next level", The Beacon Herald, p. 1
  4. ^ Yeaa.ca Archived January 15, 2013, at archive.today
  5. ^ Kelly, Anne (February 4, 1998), "Young actor's resume impressive: Joe Dinicol's credentials include the Stratford Festival, TV and commercial work", The Kitchener Waterloo Record, p. B6
  6. ^ DeMara, Bruce (May 27, 2011). "Care and feeding of Hollywood North". Toronto Star.
  7. ^ David, Greg (July 27, 2016). "Can Train 48 get back on track in Canada?". tv-eh.com.
  8. ^ "Joe Dinicol acting credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Lefkowitz, David. "Stratford Puts Shaw, Yeats, Cibber & Beckett On The Air". Playbill.
  10. ^ Howell, Peter (September 4, 2008). "Passchendaele has grim but timely message". Toronto Star.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 18, 2013). "Amazon Studios Comedy Pilot Betas Assembles Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ Lowry, Brian (November 20, 2013). "Review: Amazon's Betas". Variety.
  13. ^ Barton, Steve (April 16, 2007). "Marsh, The (DVD)". Dread Central.
  14. ^ Leydon, Joe (January 20, 2007). "Weirdsville". Variety.
  15. ^ Barton, Steve (March 21, 2007). "Bottom Feeder (DVD)". Dread Central.
  16. ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 13, 2012). "Toronto 2012: Lightning Entertainment Takes International Rights to Warren Sonoda's Servitude". The Hollywood Reporter.
  17. ^ Vlessing, Etan. "Michael Seater, Joe Dinicol and Alan Thicke join Cubicle Warriors". Playback.
  18. ^ Dixon, Guy (July 17, 2012). "L.A. Complex: A love letter to Los Angeles – and a warning". The Globe and Mail.
  19. ^ Dowling, Amber (April 11, 2016). "Blindspot Consultant Spills Secrets Behind Tattoos and Art of TV Deception". The Hollywood Reporter.
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