Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus 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.
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Born | 2 January 1982 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Partner(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Personal life
Clare is from Australia. Born in Grafton, he grew up in both Ballina, NSW and Maclean, NSW.[1] Clare studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, he graduated in 2004.[2]
He served as a 2012 ambassador for the Warrambeen Film Festival.[3] He is also an ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation.[4]
Career
From 2006–2007, he starred as Riley Ward in 48 episodes of the series McLeod's Daughters.[5][6] In 2009, he played Sydney hit-man and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities[7] and also as Sean in the Showtime Network (Australia) series Satisfaction.[8]
His global fame occurred when he starred as Gannicus, the champion gladiator of the House of Batiatus, in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.[9] 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.[10]
He received a Logie Award for McLeods Daughters,[11] and an Equity Ensemble award for ANZAC Girls.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Col | |
2013 | Goddess | Rory | |
2014 | Sunday | Charlie | |
2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising | Joseph Burke | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Headland | Gareth Williams | Episodes: #1.2, #1.3 |
2005 | All Saints | Rick Fallon | Episode: "New Beginnings" |
2006–2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Riley Ward | Main role (seasons 6–7) Won, Silver Logie award for Most Popular New Male Talent (2007) |
2007 | Air Australia | Sir Charles Kingsford Smith | TV miniseries |
2008–2010 | Satisfaction | Sean | Main role (seasons 2–3) Nominated, Silver Logie award for Best Actor |
2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Christopher Dale Flannery | Recurring role (season 2), 8 episodes |
2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Gannicus | Main role |
2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | ||
2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | ||
2014 | ANZAC Girls | Lieutenant Harry Moffitt | Main role |
2015 | Strike Back: Legacy | Faber | Recurring role (season 5) |
2016 | Wolf Creek | Sullivan Hill | Main role (season 1) |
2018 | Tidelands | Pat McTeer | Recurring role |
2019 | Rosehaven | Farmer Dan | 3 episodes (season 3) |
2019 | Reef Break | Richard Stuyler | 5 Episodes |
2019 | Doctor Doctor | Jarrod | Season 4 |
2019 | Glitch | Mark Clayton-Stone | Recurring role (season 3) |
References
- "Q&A with Dustin Clare". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Dustin Clare Makes His Mark" (PDF). WAAPA Alumni Newsletter. WAAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Dustin Clare Warrambeen Film Festival Ambassador". Warrambeen Film Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Dustin Clare". White Ribbon New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Riley Ward (Dustin Clare)". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Episode List - McLeod's Daughters". IMDB. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Channel Nine - Underbelly". Channel Nine Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "The Cast of Satisfaction - Sean". Showtime Networks AU. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- Reynolds, Mike. "Australian Actor Dustin Clare To Play Lead Role In Starz's 'Spartacus' Prequel". Multichannel. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "'Wolf Creek' star Dustin Clare joins newly re-titled 'Pacific Rim: Uprising'". IF Magazine. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Dustin Clare gets Satisfaction". TV Tonight. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Equity Ensemble Awards winners". IF Magazine. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.