JOEL THINGVALL
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Commercials and Industrials

"INTERACTIONS"
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART - Director: Phil Harde
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"COULD"
  MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
​      - Weber Shandwick
  Director: Matt Horton 
  I played the part of an Old Man


​RED WINE & BLUE - GERRYMANDERING GAME SHOW
​  Producer: Amy Thorsten - Director: Ashley Hufford - www.redwine.blue


"THE INHERITANCE"
​Your Host: Mr. Abernathy
Mission Manor Escape Rooms 

www.missionmanor.com/inheritance.html

"MBUG PLATFORM"
Y5 Design - Director: Mitchell Jones
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"DOG AND PONY SHOW" 
   Minnesota Ad Federation - Director: Cole Koehler
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"CRIME PREVENTION MAN"
   City of Edina Public Service Announcement
   Directors: Beth Gibbs and Ray Strand
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"CHEVY COMMERCIAL: Grandpa Get That Squirrel"
    
Super Bowl 2012 Contest - 3rd Place Popularity - Grandpa 
    Directors:  Eric Strum, Erik Sudheimer, Michael Yazemchuk - MoFilms

    See WCCO 4 and KARE 11 news stories below on the competition - we were a Finalist. 

    Commercial ran once in U.S. and internationally.

"DINER'S CLUB INTERNATIONAL: Our Club Lasts a Lifetime"
   Television News Reporter

   Director: Mark Mazur - A2F Pictures
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"BREAKTHROUGH"
   2012 Biola Media Conference - Storytelling Grandpa
   Director: Andrew Hatling - Whale Tale Media



"ALS ICE BUCKET VIDEO CHALLENGE"
  ALS PSA

  Directed and written by Joel Thingvall

"ERGOTRON" 
   Doctor Willis gets a movable device for his computer.
   Director: Raul Fernandez
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"COLUMBIA ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL:
    Find the Perfect Doctor For You" 
  Director: Donald Moe - DriveThru - Cabbie
COMMERCIAL SHORT VERSION
AUDITION with ANDY HILBRANDS

"RIDE IT OUT"
  DORITOS Super Bowl Contest Entry
  Announcer - Director: Ryan Grams - UpTop Films - 2015
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UpTop films director Ryan Grams, voice actor Joel Thingvall, and producer Joe Kessler

"INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY INTEGRATION"
  Job Counselor

  Director: Jerry Smith -  University of Minnesota Media - www.rtc.umn.edu
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"THE PERFECT FIT"
  Uncle Couchy
  Director: Quan Hoang -
Pixel Farms/IMS (International Market Square

"WHY ARTSPACE MATTERS" 
  Artspace: National  Developers of Artist Live/Work Spaces
   Artspace Celebration - May 20, 2013 - Cowles Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
   dirs: Mary McGreevy and Susan Bernstein


​DAKOTA COUNTY CABIN RENTALS "HOT STUF!"
  CBS - WCCO-4 Minneapolis - Feature interviewing folks who "Cabin-It"


"DR FRANKENSTEIN'S LAB"
 
Igor in Special Visual Effects Project - Director: Jon Hyers
  www.jonhyersvisualeffects.com

"CHRISTMAS CAROL"
  Jacob Marley in Special Visual Effects Project
 
Director: Jon Hyers
 www.jonhyersvisualeffects.com

"HAUNTING PORTRAITS"
  Director: Jon Hyers

  www.jonwww.jonhyersvisualeffects.com
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"YEAR 2035"
 
Minnesota Solar Energy PSA commercial - Director: Sean Drummond


"PETPLAN"
​   Director: Ben Hughes


​
HOW TO USE YOUR F*&#IN' TURN SIGNAL
​  Director: Grant New Kirk - Lakewood Community College


"THE 60s FILM"
 
Narrator - 2011 Fargo Two-Minute Film Festival - Director: Dan Hassoun
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"DISCOVER CENTRAL CORRIDOR: MIXED BLOOD"
  CW Network Twins Cities PSA - Theatregoer
  Director: Dan Crowe -
Producer: Nemer Fieger Ad Agency

"MAKE YOUR MARK"
   Wedding Guest
   
Doritos 2011 Contest Commercial - Director: Judd Einan/Andre Durand

"SHANGHAI REVENGE"
   Crusty Old Sailor who tells the tale of "The Shanghai Tunnels"
   WILLIAM A. IRVIN HAUNTED SHIP 2011 - Duluth, Minnesota  

   Director: Al Skomas - Duluth Department of Tourism
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"CLUB E-FIT"
   Infomercial - Out-of-Shape Guy - Director:  Wayne Johnson
   I can be seen at the approx. 2-minute and 20-minute marks

MIGHTY POWER BROADCASTING STATION -
  Spokesperson 
- Philip Jegede Evangelical Association - Director:  Neba Ambe

"DORITOS CONTEST"
   Commercial Contest 2012 - Rich Dad - Director: Brad Botanel - Century College
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HEART RESCUE PROJECT "All Alone" PSA
 
Medtronic - Mall Shopper - dir. Mike Nelesen/DriveThru
   Click here to see Interactive PSA: http://www.heartrescuenow.com/


"GRAND CASINO" 
   Director: Mike Nelesen - DriveThru - Background Player

"FRIGHTMARES"
 
Buck Hill Resort Haunted House, Burnsville, Minnesota
  Director: Shane Nelson - Fan at Premiere and Haunted House Screamer

"NINTENDO Wii HOLIDAY"
  BEST BUY spot customer in background -
  Director: Tom Lynch

"PLAYERS CYBERZONE" 
  You can see my hand filling a glass of soda!
  Producer/Director: Mickey Elfenbein

"THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW"
  The Lab Theater  -
  Director: Andrew Rasmussen - Promotional TV ad spot
  I'm audience member in center with hat when showing cast from the back!

SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND "FEEDING AMERICA.COM"
   I'm the red-shirted guy in the outdoor dining scene
   Director: Mike Nelson - Producer: Matt Burns

"PRECIOUS METALS"  in America with Terry Bradshaw
   A Businessman in a Seminar
   Producer: Bruce Kalata

"BIKELOPS"
  Director: Mitchell Jones

   I'm just one of the crowd

"PALM SPRINGS 2011 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" trailer
  I was an extra in the movie theater shot with the young kid! Sadly, not even a body part shown! This one    had three major extra scenes (two in movie theaters, one outside) and very few of the dozens of extras used for the set are seen, which is how it works often in the extra business. But it's a great locally shot promo for, of all things, the Palm Springs Film Festival!


Live Commercials & Performances
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"CARNIAVALIA"
   Fund Raiser for the Children's Museum of Minnesota - 2015
   Worked the Event as Carny and Announcer of Events

"THE FROZEN ROOM"
Experiment in Photography by Dan Huiting

Shot on 8x10 Box Camera with flash


"THE CASINO DEALER"
Photo Study by Mark Basal for casino usage


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"EATING ALONE"
A photographic Study by Anna Eveslage

These will be published in a book format in the near future.
www.annaeveslage.com/Still-Images/Eating-Alone/1/thumbs​
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UNIVERSAL LIFE MONASTARY AND CHURCH
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I am ordained as Brother Thingvall and can perform weddings in the State of Minnesota.
Schedule me via my contact page if interested!



MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
June 28, 2012 and April 21, 2013

dirs. Joan Elwell and Jane Froiland
"Diversity in the Workplace" skits - Big Dan Irwin, Partner (or Mr. Non-Politically Correct)

EURO-GOURMET/EURO-CLEAN/USJESCO - Live In-Store Info-mercials
  Master Cut 2, Chef's Envy, Chef's Rival, Magicloth, Mr. Sticky, micro fiber, Cheese Mill
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Photo by Neil Reiter


JUNETEENTH "Rosa Parks Reenactment"
   June 15, 2013 - Director: Lee Henry Jordan - White Bus Rider
   North Mississippi Regional Park
   http://www.juneteenthminnesota.org/
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"CREATE JOBS IN MINNESOTA"
 
Street Factory Media
  Played a Farmer with 9 others representing jobs in Minnesota in downtown Minneapolis
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"BAD FASHION STATEMENTS
​        - THINGS NO ONE SHOULD WEAR"

  Photo Study - Director: Martin Stanley
  Used my Unique Body to Model Humorous Items



"WORKING THE CROWD"
 I set up at various Comic Book, Science Fiction and Other Events and sell Christopher Mihm Films, as well as INSECTULA and other horror-style films I have appeared in.


Other Commercial Projects

OUTHEASTERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION" photo  advertisement

"KIOWA CASINO" billboard & print - dir. Andy McPartland Red Circle Agency

"DEAN FOODS" voiceover  dir. Grant Swanson

"PARENTAL ABUSE" video project

"TARGET TRAINING VIDEO - Team Leader - dir. Tom Betting/Target Canada


Print

_JAMESON IRISH WHISKEY 
​     - billboard, bus card, print ad project

  Painted image by Steven J. Levin
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FAUX BATMAN VILLIAIN COVERS 
​       - various Twin Cities Actors
  Designer: Miah Allsman - Photographer: Charles Chapman

 BATMAN VILLAIN PENGUIN - Oil Tycoon Taken Into Custody

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_ By Anna J. McCollum
January 3rd 2111
     Onlookers watched in surprise as respected oil tycoon and philanthopist R.J. Milton (also known as "The Penguin") was taken into police custody yesterday for tax evasion and money landering.
     Milton issued no statement to the press or the crowd as he was escorted to a police car.     
     Evidence was found to suggest that Milton’s accountant, Raymond Grest may also be involved in the illegal transactions. Grest was not available for comment.


HUFFINGTON PRESS MAY 17, 2014
    
- Getty Images Stock Photo Used In Article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/search.php/?q=man+sues
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Here some similar photos from same shoot:
COLUMNIST HEADER  "Minneapolis Tribune"
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COLUMNIST HEADER "Skyway/Freeway News" Screening Room
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​HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER HEADER

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POWERS DEPARTMENT STORE "Cute Kid" Photo Contest

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​HALLOWEEN COSTUME FUN


​JUST SOME FUN PHOTO ENDEAVORS

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  • Meet Mr. Joel
  • Resume
  • Commercials and Industrials
  • Music Videos
  • Film Scenes
  • Short Films
  • Film On-Set Photos
  • TV and Web Series
  • Photographs
  • Monologues
  • Current Theatrics
  • Photo Shoots
  • Trailers
  • Reels I Appear In
  • Ask For Password
  • Clowning Around
  • An Ole & Lena Christmas
  • Ancient Theatrics
  • Minnesota State Fair
  • Minnesota Twins Baseball Cards
  • Headshot History
  • MINNESOTA TWINS
  • Adventures In Acting Blog
  • Printable Resume
  • Contact
  • CASTING