Dustin Clare
Australian actor
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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.
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| Born | 2 January 1982 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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 | Ref. |
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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 | Ref. |
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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 |
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| 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 |
