Dustin Clare
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| Born | 2 January 1982 |
| Residence | Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Partner(s) | Camille Keenan (2009 - present) |
| Children | Darcy Clare (born 2012) |
Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is best 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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Biography
Dustin Clare is from Australia. Born at Grafton, he grew up in both Ballina, NSW and Maclean, NSW.[1] Dustin 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 an ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation.
Career
From 2006-2007 Dustin starred as Riley Ward in 48 episodes of the series McLeod's Daughters.[4][5]
In 2009 he played Sydney hitman and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities[6] and also as Sean in the Showtime Network (Australia) series Satisfaction.[7]
Dustin's global fame occurred when he starred as Gannicus, the champion gladiator of the House of Batiatus, in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. This is the prequel to the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. 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.
Filmography
Film and television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Wolf Creek | Sullivan Hill | TV Series |
| 2015 | Strike Back: Legacy | Faber | TV Series |
| 2014 | Sunday | Charlie | Film |
| 2014 | ANZAC Girls | Lieutenant Harry Moffitt | TV Series |
| 2013 | Goddess | Rory | Film |
| 2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | Gannicus | TV Series (10 Episodes) |
| 2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Gannicus | TV Series (5 Episodes) |
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Col | Film |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Gannicus | TV Mini-Series (6 Episodes) |
| 2010 | Kanowna | Trooper Brown | Film (short) also associate producer |
| 2010 | Happenstance | Ex Boyfriend | Film (short) |
| 2008–2010 | Satisfaction | Sean (Mel's brother) | TV Series |
| 2009 | Early Checkout [8] | Dan | Film (short) also writer and producer |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Christopher Dale Flannery | TV Series (8 episodes-season 2) |
| 2008 | Cane Cutter | Roo | Film (short) also director, writer, and producer. |
| 2006–2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Riley Ward | TV Series, won the Sliver Logie award for "Most Popular New Male Talent" in 2007. |
| 2007 | Air Australia | Sir Charles Kingsford Smith | TV mini-series |
| 2006 | Iron Bird | Jonathan Paul Harmer JP | Film (short) |
| 2005 | Headland | Gareth Williams | TV episodes: #1.2 and #1.3 |
| 2005 | All Saints | Rick Fallon | TV episode: "New Beginnings" |
| 2004 | Going Down in Flames | Donny | Film |
| 2003 | Brothers | Ethan | Film (short) |
Awards
Equity Ensemble Award 2015 (ANZAC GIRLS)
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| Preceded by | Logie award Most Popular New Male Talent 2007 – 2008 for McLeod's Daughters |
Succeeded by Lincoln Lewis for Home and Away |
References
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