Joe Cobden (born October 7, 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.T'Cha Dunlevy, "Joe Cobden takes shortcut to TIFF 2016: From cameo in Arrival to 4-minute film". Montreal Gazette, September 8, 2016. He started performing at age 10 as a street vaudevillian, touring festivals worldwide. In 1996, at age 17, Cobden enrolled at Concordia University's Theatre Performance Programme, in Montreal.
Cobden played triplets in the television series Living in Your Car, for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011,Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011. as well as the lead role in the movie Peepers, for which he was nominated for a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award (best actor). He was the sole voice role in the animated television series Knuckleheads, for which he played over 60 characters was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.Brent Furdyk, "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
As a director, he made six shorts for Sesame Street, musical videos for Plants and Animals, The Barr Brothers, and Mike O'Brien, and short films with premieres at SXSW, TIFF, and Palm Springs. His choreographic films have won awards, including at Cinédans and the Cabbagetown Film Festival.
He was the showrunner of a sketch comedy show for Quibi, produced by Abso Lutely and Supper Club. The show, Toothpix, was based on a series of absurd video Yelp “reviews” of LA restaurants.
He is the writer and lead actor of four musicals with Canadian musician Socalled. All premiered at Kampnagel in Hamburg.
He was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2015 for the lead role in the Tarragon Theatre production of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes2001Suddenly NakedPatrick McKeating2002SummerMillerAbandonStudent on Cell PhoneSwindleJuniorConfessions of a Dangerous MindUnknown Comic2003Hollywood NorthHoward AtkinsJericho MansionsVikes2004 The Day After TomorrowZack The AviatorAnother Guest #12005 The RecommendationsPhilip Swan2007I'm Not ThereSonny2008BlindnessPoliceman The American TrapJeffrey Cohen2010I Heart DoomsdayAmnesia expertPeepersSteve ShermanDevilDwight2011Source CodeLab Technician2012 The VowJim2013GibraltarAgent CarlyleBeneath the Harvest SkyMr. Soucy2014Pawn SacrificeMotel Clerk2015Born to Be BlueActor Dick2016X-Men: ApocalypseAir Force OfficialMean DreamsElbert FordArrivalCryptographer2017RadiusSheriff Laredo / TV ReporterAllureLaura's brother2018On the Basis of SexAllen Derr2019 The New On Cinema Oscar SpecialProsecutor2021 The United States vs. Billie HolidayGeorge Jessel2023Beau Is AfraidNews Correspondent (Brian Galloway)2025The PlayersBruce2026Being HeumannHamilton JordanThe Stunt DriverBob Fortier
Television YearTitleRole Notes2000NurembergSoldierEpisode #1.2 The Hound of the BaskervillesPerkinsTelevision film2001All SoulsPeter CummingsEpisode: "The Deal"DiceSefco Guy6 episodes2002GleasonColeman JacobyTelevision filmUniversityDave2005Human TraffickingRichard SappersteinMiniseries2006This Is WonderlandMr. JosephEpisode #3.9Angela's EyesDozer13 episodes2009CarnyRogersTelevision film The LineSteve3 episodes2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresZoltan5 episodes2010–2011Living in Your Car2011 The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime HourPrivate Camembert2 episodes2012Republic of DoyleBruce MichaelsEpisode: "Head Over Heels"KnuckleheadsEvery charactersAll episodesMurdoch MysteriesGideon TurnerEpisode: "Twentieth Century Murdoch"2015FargoPercy BluthEpisode: "Rhinoceros" The Art of MoreTodd Fletcher9 episodes2015–2016This LifeGregory Gilchrist6 episodes2016Modern FamilyTouristEpisode: "Double Click"BlindspotJeffrey KantorEpisode: "Hero Fears Imminent Rot"2017 The Kennedys: After CamelotDun GiffordEpisode #1.2BellevueFather Jameson6 episodesSaving HopeAbbadonEpisode: "Leap of Faith"2018SleeperArthur SternTelevision filmSuitsJeremy StillerEpisode: "Right-Hand Man"2019CavendishFelix4 episodesStreet LegalSimon TeyEpisode: "Neighbours"2021Antisocial DistanceMarty3 episodes The SinnerChief Lou Raskin7 episodes2022TransplantAlexEpisode: "Fracture"MoonshineTedEpisode: "Call of the Kraken"Three PinesHayden Smith4 episodes2023Children Ruin EverythingTaylor3 episodesWong & WinchesterGarry6 episodes
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