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name: "Mike Pniewski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-pniewski"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 April 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 64
updated: "2026-09-17T02:30:53.026729+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mike Pniewski

Actor. Born 20 April 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 April 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1984–present
- **Also known as:** Michael Pniewski, Mike Piniewski, Mike Pinewski

## Biography

Mike Pniewski is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from UCLA in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and won the Natalie Wood Acting Award.

He has worked in film and television for over forty years, with more than one hundred television credits. His film roles include appearances in *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), *Spaceballs* (1987), *A Time to Kill* (1996), *Remember the Titans* (2000), *The Founder* (2016), *American Made* (2017) and *Richard Jewell* (2019). Television work includes recurring roles in *Madam Secretary* and *Hightown*, as well as guest appearances in *Ozark*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *The Sopranos*. He played Jim Pruss in the 2026 series *His & Hers*.

Pniewski has written short films including *Mend* and served as Georgia’s representative on the SAG National Board and as Atlanta Local First Vice-President of SAG-AFTRA.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Ed Coburn — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *HIS & HERS* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Jim Pruss — [page](https://film.one/tv/his-and-hers.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Barry Shields — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, as Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)

## Also known for

- *The Founder* (2016), Harvey Peltz
- *American Made* (2017), Willie (State Police)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Ralph Walker
- *Spaceballs* (1987), Laser Gunner
- *A Time to Kill* (1996), Deputy Tatum
- *Remember the Titans* (2000), Cop
- *Ozark* (2017), Captain Dicicco
- *Richard Jewell* (2019), Brandon Hamm

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