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.
Dustin Clare | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Partner | |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Col | |
| 2013 | Goddess | Rory | |
| 2014 | Sunday | Charlie | |
| 2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising | Joseph Burke | |
| 2022 | Seriously Red | George Michael | |
| 2024 | With or Without You | Cowboy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Headland | Gareth Williams | Episodes: #1.2, #1.3 |
| 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) |
| Reef Break | Richard Stuyler | 5 Episodes | |
| Doctor Doctor | Jarrod [13] [14] | 10 episodes | |
| Glitch [15] | Mark Clayton-Stone | 6 episodes | |
| 2020 | Eden [16] | Huckleberry | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Almost Paradise | Erik | 1 episode |
| 2022-23 | Surviving Summer [17] | Thommo Gibson | 14 episodes |
References edit
- ^ . NineMSN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ (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. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Dustin Clare". White Ribbon New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ . 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 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 (19 July 2010). "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.
- ^ "Australian Television: Doctor Doctor/The Heart Guy: Cast: Series 4".
- ^ "New cast join Doctor Doctor | TV Tonight". 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Cameras roll on final season for Glitch | TV Tonight". 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Airdate: Eden | TV Tonight". 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Surf, camera, action on local drama Surviving Summer | TV Tonight". 13 September 2023.
External links edit
- Dustin Clare at IMDb