Dustin Clare Biography

Fast Facts

• At the 49th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, he was nominated for a Golden Nymph Award for Most Outstanding Actor
• Won a Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent for his role on the television drama "McLoed's Daughters․"
• Was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor for his role on "Satisfaction․"
• Graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth in 2004 with a degree in dramatic arts
• Got his start with guest roles in Australian television
• Quote: "You definitely pick up skill sets on different jobs and take them on to new ones․"
• Became well-known in his native Australia for starring as Riley Ward in "McLeod's Daughters․"
• Best known for playing Gannicus in "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," "Spartacus: Vengeance" and "Spartacus: War of the Damned․"
• Served as the ambassador for the 2011 Warrambeen Film Festival in Australia
• Modeled his Gannicus character on an Australian aboriginal boxer named Anthony Mundine