“Dina Pino ... a commanding presence. Reminiscent of Gilda Radner”
- The Toronto Star
Dina Pino is a Canadian Actor with strong comedic expertise landing her Lead Roles in more than 60 U.S. and Canadian Commercials. Dina holds equal strengths in Television, Comedy, Voice and Hosting Live Events and Podcasts, always relatable with warm-hearted humour.
Dina is a familiar face from Ads for– Tide, Ford, Walmart, Rogers, Interac, Canadian Tire, The Source, Toyota, Tim Hortons, and many more! She performed on-stage with The Second City Toronto, acting for the renowned comedic theatre as a Lead Cast Member in The Canadian National Touring Company, MainStage Understudy and Leads in Tony & Tina’s, with upwards of two thousand performances!
With many Guest Roles for TV and Film, Dina has worked on Doc (Fox/Hulu/CTV/Crave), What We Do In The Shadows (FX/Hulu), The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (Prime), Emmy nominated Workin' Moms (Netflix/CBC), recurring appearances on Emmy winning Odd Squad (PBS/TVO), a regular in Season Two of Train 48, and more.
Dina provided her kindred voice as Host of the Podcast Mamas Doin’ Womanhood (AppleMusic, Spotify, iHeart Radio), of which she was Co-Host/Producer and Writer, as well Dina is Host for Live Events, bringing her funny and upbeat pace to all the celebrations!
Dina has extensive work history behind the scenes as well, holding a B.A. in Communications & Television, working production and business operations for many years at CBC Television, and in Live Events, particularly the past several years as Co-Producer of the ACTRA Awards in Toronto - a large scale live awards show with high profile Canadian media players.
Dina's versatile history in the industry is a strong asset to all the roles she takes on.
Dina has also created and pitched prize-winning show ideas, continuing on to development stages with The Dessert Club (Winner WIFT TV Grant), and Céline Poutine (Finalist Big Pitch Innoversity Conference).
Dina is a Creative Writer for a wide range of sectors, helping professionals with their creative needs. Check out her Creative and Production page to see where else her creativity shines.
Dina grew up in la belle ville de Montréal, Québec in an English household, speaks fluent French, and conversational Italian.
Toronto is home now for more than two decades, where Dina and her husband are raising two active teenagers who actually sometimes clean their rooms and put away their dishes! Doing something right!