Dustin Clare
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Dustin Clare (born 2 January 1982) 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.
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 to 2007, Clare 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 2007 Logie Award for McLeod's Daughters,[11] and a 2015 Equity Ensemble Award for ANZAC Girls.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst |
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| 2003 | Brothers | Ethan | Short film | |
| 2006 | Iron Bird | Jonathan Paul Harmer JP | ||
| 2008 | Cane Cutter | Roo | Short film; also writer and producer | |
| 2009 | Early Checkout | Dan | ||
| 2010 | Happenstance | Ex Boyfriend | Short film | |
| Kanowna | Trooper Brown | Short film; also associate producer | ||
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Col | ||
| 2013 | Goddess | Rory | ||
| The Fragments | Jason | Short film; also executive producer | ||
| 2014 | Love is Now | James | ||
| Sunday | Charlie | Also writer and producer | ||
| 2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising | Joseph Burke | ||
| 2022 | Seriously Red | George Michael | ||
| 2024 | With or Without You | Cowboy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst |
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| 2005 | All Saints | Rick Fallon | Episode: "New Beginnings" | |
| HeadLand | Gareth Williams | Recurring role; 6 episodes | ||
| 2006–2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Riley Ward | Main role; 48 episodes (seasons 6–7) | |
| 2007 | Air Australia | Sir Charles Kingsford Smith | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | Satisfaction | Sean | Main role; 18 episodes (seasons 2–3) | |
| 2009 | Underbelly | Christopher Dale Flannery | Recurring role; 8 episodes (season 2) | |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Gannicus | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Main role; 7 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | Main role; 10 episodes | ||
| 2014 | ANZAC Girls | Lieutenant Harry Moffitt | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| 2015 | Strike Back: Legacy | Faber | Recurring role; 4 episodes (season 5) | |
| 2016 | Wolf Creek | Sullivan Hill | Main role; 6 episodes (season 1) | |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Pat McTeer | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | Rosehaven | Farmer Dan | Recurring role; 3 episodes (season 3) | |
| Reef Break | Richard Stuyler | Recurring role; 5 episodes | ||
| Doctor Doctor | Jarrod | Main role; 10 episodes (season 4) | [13][14] | |
| Glitch | Mark Clayton-Stone | Main role; 6 episodes (season 3) | [15] | |
| 2021 | Eden | Huckleberry | Main role; 7 episodes | [16] |
| 2022–2023 | Surviving Summer | Thommo Gibson | Recurring role; 14 episodes | [17] |
| 2023 | Almost Paradise | Erik | Episode: "Uncoupled" | |
| NCIS: Sydney | Porter / Kane | Episode: "Extraction" | ||
| 2025 | Good Cop, Bad Cop | Silvio Oliveria | Episode: "Buckle Up" |
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Logie Awards | Silver Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent | Won |
| 2008–2010 | Satisfaction | Logie Awards | Silver Logie Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2015 | ANZAC Girls | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries / Telemovie | Won |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Q&A with Dustin Clare". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin Clare Makes His Mark" (PDF). WAAPA Alumni Newsletter. WAAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin Clare Warrambeen Film Festival Ambassador". Warrambeen Film Festival. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin Clare". White Ribbon New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Riley Ward (Dustin Clare)". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Episode List - McLeod's Daughters". IMDB. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Channel Nine - Underbelly". Channel Nine Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Cast of Satisfaction - Sean". Showtime Networks AU. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reynolds, Mike (19 July 2010). "Australian Actor Dustin Clare To Play Lead Role In Starz's 'Spartacus' Prequel". Multichannel. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Wolf Creek' star Dustin Clare joins newly re-titled 'Pacific Rim: Uprising'". IF Magazine. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin Clare gets Satisfaction". TV Tonight. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Equity Ensemble Awards winners". IF Magazine. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Australian Television: Doctor Doctor/The Heart Guy: Cast: Series 4".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New cast join Doctor Doctor | TV Tonight". 29 April 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cameras roll on final season for Glitch | TV Tonight". 17 September 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Airdate: Eden | TV Tonight". 13 May 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Surf, camera, action on local drama Surviving Summer | TV Tonight". 13 September 2023.
External links
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