Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as

Gannicus Gannicus was a Celtic slave, who together with the Thracian Spartacus, Crixus, Castus and Oenomaus, became one of the leaders of rebel slaves during the Third Servile War (73–71 BC). In the winter of 71 BC, Gannicus, along with Castus, broke ...

in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', and as Riley Ward on the series ''

McLeod's Daughters ''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Bri ...

''.

Personal life

Clare is from Australia. Born in Grafton, he grew up in both Ballina, NSW and Maclean, NSW. Clare studied at the

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, he graduated in 2004. He served as a 2012 ambassador for the Warrambeen Film Festival. He is also an ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation.

Career

From 2006–2007, he starred as Riley Ward in 48 episodes of the series ''

''. In 2009, he played Sydney hit-man and gangland figure

Christopher Dale Flannery Christopher Dale Flannery, nicknamed "Mr Rent-a-Kill" (born 1948 – disappeared 9 May 1985) is alleged to have been an Australian contract killer. Background and early career Flannery was born in Brunswick, Victoria. He left school at the a ...

in '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' and also as Sean in the Showtime Network (Australia) series '' Satisfaction''. His global fame occurred when he starred as Gannicus, the champion gladiator of the House of Batiatus, in '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena''. This is the prequel to the series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and the second season chronologically of release. He returned to his role as Gannicus in the two sequel seasons to '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' entitled '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''. He received a Logie Award for McLeods Daughters, and an Equity Ensemble award for ANZAC Girls.

Filmography

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* 1982 births 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian people of New Zealand descent Living people Logie Award winners {{Australia-tv-actor-stub People from Grafton, New South Wales