Manu Bennett
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