Joe Pawlenko

Joe Pawlenko was born on 24 February 1985 at the Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. His father is Ivan, and his mother is Katherine. He has two elder brothers, Nick and Ivan, and a younger sister, Jill. He pursued acting under the tutelage of Ms. Lori Lee Steel Naglak in his teenage years. In his student years at the Council Rock High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he won first place in the Shakespeare contest for his monologue performance from Hamlet. He was invited at Barrymore Theater, Philadelphia, to recite the piece again.

He studied Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies at the University of Pittsburgh from 2003-07. During his studies in Pittsburgh, he improved his acting skills under Stefano Muneroni's supervision. He coached for combative stunt work by Peter Kent, Arnold Schwarzenegger's stunt double. He studied Master of Arts in Information Technology Management at Webster University from 2014-18. He learnt Cybersecurity Technology, Application, and Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He studied Network Administration with CCENT and CCNA Routing and Switching, Computer System Network and Telecommunications in 2019. He also did a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from 2020-24.

He is known for his work in Adventureland (2009) as Nicky's Pal, New York (2009) as FBI Agent, Neptune Rising (2007) as Senator, and C Me Dance (2009) as Jacob. His other works include The Redsin Tower (2006) as Redsin's Victim, Stuck in the Past (2007) as a Bully, Dark Wake (2008) as a Security Guard, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) where he was a Bartender, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize-Best Picture US at the Sundance Film Festival 2008, Smart People (2008) as a Bar Patron, Law Abiding Citizen (2009) as a Hero Guard, The Bookie (2012) as Charlie Russo, Jack Reacher Click to look into! >> Read More... (2012) as a Refugee, and Lovestruck: The Musical (2013) as a Businessman.

He was a Colorist at Debenham Media Group from 2006-08. He was the Project Manager at Aurora Coast from May 2008 to 2011. He worked as a Technical Specialist, Professional System Developer, and Sr. Systems Application Analyst for CSRA Inc. He was a Senior Systems Application Analyst and Deputy Lead for Spatial Front. He worked as a Data Engineer at Ocean Exploration Trust in April 2019. He worked as a Systems Engineer and Site Manager for DTIS. He has been an IT Specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration since June 2022.