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Manu Bennett Biography

Birth Name:Jonathan Manu Bennett

Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Participated in a charity boxing math against champion sheap shearer David Dagan, winning $833,000 for Meningitis Trust of New Zealand
  • Left his home in Australia for Los Angeles, where he attended Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute on a scholarship
  • Studied at the Te Aute College in Pukehou, New Zealand
  • Born to singer Ted and late model Jean Bennett
  • Best known for portraying Crixus, the Undefeated Gaul in the series "Spartacus․"
  • His first on-screen appearance in the TV series "Paradise Beach․"
  • Went into acting and dancing as a way to cope after the car accident killed his mother and brother
  • His interests include jet skiing, parachuting, rugby, snowboarding and swimming