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Earl Pastko

Acting Born Dec 10, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits

Biography

Earl Pastko (born December 10, 1965) is an American actor. He was born in Chicago and moved to Canada in 1985.

Pastko is a founding member of Chicago's Remains Theater Company. He worked extensively in theatre with noted directors Ken McDougall, Paul Bettis, Alexander Hausvater, Brian Quirt, Vikki Anderson and Morris Panych, among others. Pastko received a Dora nomination for his performance in La Ronde and a Jessie nomination for The Ends of The Earth. His most recent stage appearances were as Lars in The Company Theatre's production of Festen and as Alexander Stern in The Rant, presented by Chicago's Mary Arrcher Theatre Co.

His best known film roles are as Satan in Bruce McDonald's Highway 61; as Hartley Otis in Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter; as the artist in Jeremy Podeswa's Eclipse; and the hotel detective in David Weaver's Century Hotel. Pastko worked with George A. Romero (Land of the Dead); Eugene Levy (Sodbusters); and Roger Christian (Masterminds and Battlefield Earth).

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Known for

Stargate SG-1

as Colonel Zukhov

Mayday

as Captain Taha

Orphan Black

as Bulldog

Hemlock Grove

as Shandor Bibinkian

Frankie Drake Mysteries

as Armando Petrillo
Film

Cinema Paradiso

1988
Film

The Colony

as Scientist

Full filmography

  • Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Colonel Zukhov
  • Mayday (2003) as Captain Taha
  • Highlander: The Series (1992) as Victor Paulus
  • Lexx (1997) as Brizon
  • Goosebumps (1995) as Count Nightwing
  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993) as Ramsden
  • Orphan Black (2013) as Bulldog
  • This Is Wonderland (2004)
  • Hemlock Grove (2013) as Shandor Bibinkian
  • Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017) as Armando Petrillo
  • Forever Knight (1992)
  • Once a Thief (1996)
  • Puppets Who Kill (2002)
  • Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) as John Harper
  • The Colony (2013) as Scientist
  • The Dresden Files (2007)
  • MythQuest (2001) as Tailor / Gorgos
  • Land of the Dead (2005) as Roach
  • Battlefield Earth (2000) as Bartender
  • Slasher: Ripper (2023) as Mr. MacDonald
  • I Love Mummy (2002)
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997) as Hartley Otto
  • Cottage Country (2013) as Vagrant
  • Dog Park (1998) as Bartender