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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Dustin Clare | |
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Born | (1982-01-02) 2 January 1982 (age 40) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Partner(s) | |
Children | 1 |
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]
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]
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[citation needed] |
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[citation needed] |
2019 | Glitch | Mark Clayton-Stone | Recurring role (season 3)[citation needed] |
2020 | Eden | Huckleberry | Recurring role |
2022 | Surviving Summer | Thommo Gibson | Recurring role |
Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries | |
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