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 (1982-01-02) 2 January 1982
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Partner(s)
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(m. 2002)​
Children1

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
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Eye of the Storm Col
2013 Goddess Rory
2014 Sunday Charlie
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Joseph Burke
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005HeadlandGareth WilliamsEpisodes: #1.2, #1.3
2005All SaintsRick FallonEpisode: "New Beginnings"
2006–2007McLeod's DaughtersRiley WardMain role (seasons 6–7)
Won, Silver Logie award for Most Popular New Male Talent (2007)
2007Air AustraliaSir Charles Kingsford SmithTV miniseries
2008–2010SatisfactionSeanMain role (seasons 2–3)
Nominated, Silver Logie award for Best Actor
2009Underbelly: A Tale of Two CitiesChristopher Dale FlanneryRecurring role (season 2), 8 episodes
2011Spartacus: Gods of the ArenaGannicusMain role
2012Spartacus: Vengeance
2013Spartacus: War of the Damned
2014ANZAC GirlsLieutenant Harry MoffittMain role
2015Strike Back: LegacyFaberRecurring role (season 5)
2016Wolf CreekSullivan HillMain 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)
2020 Eden Huckleberry Recurring role

References
  1. "Q&A with Dustin Clare". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Dustin Clare Makes His Mark" (PDF). WAAPA Alumni Newsletter. WAAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Dustin Clare Warrambeen Film Festival Ambassador". Warrambeen Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Dustin Clare". White Ribbon New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Riley Ward (Dustin Clare)". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Episode List - McLeod's Daughters". IMDB. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. "Channel Nine - Underbelly". Channel Nine Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. "The Cast of Satisfaction - Sean". Showtime Networks AU. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  9. Reynolds, Mike. "Australian Actor Dustin Clare To Play Lead Role In Starz's 'Spartacus' Prequel". Multichannel. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "'Wolf Creek' star Dustin Clare joins newly re-titled 'Pacific Rim: Uprising'". IF Magazine. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. "Dustin Clare gets Satisfaction". TV Tonight. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. "Equity Ensemble Awards winners". IF Magazine. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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