Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Joe MacLeod grew up on the road touring with his parents and their band. Performing from a very young age, he got his start in the local theatre scene in Nova Scotia and then went to study acting in Calgary, Alberta, at Mount Royal College. It was there he developed his craft doing musical theatre and also developed his love for film and television doing stand-in work on feature films. In 2001, he moved to Vancouver and officially began his film and television career with a small role in Steven Spielberg's Taken (2002). He resides in Toronto, making frequent trips to both L.A. and Vancouver.