| Dustin Clare | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1982 |
| Residence | Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance, and as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters.
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Dustin grew up in Australia. He is originally from country and north coast NSW, but studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in dramatic arts. He is also an ambassador for the 2011 Warrambeen Film Festival in his home country of Australia. He is of Scottish and Irish stock.
Dustin is also an Ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation, promoting an end to violence against women.
Dustin starred as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters (48 episodes ).
In 2009 he played Sydney hitman and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and also as Sean in the Showtime Network series Satisfaction.
Dustin's claim to fame is 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 and is reprising his role as Gannicus in the sequel season to Spartacus: Blood and Sand entitled Spartacus: Vengeance which is currently in production.
He is dating New Zealand actress Camille Keenan.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Goddess | Rory | Film (post-production) |
| 2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Gannicus | TV Series (season 2) |
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Col | Film |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Gannicus | TV mini-series |
| 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 [2] | 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 and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul O'Brien for Home and Away |
Logie award Most Popular New Male Talent 2007 – 2008 for McLeod's Daughters |
Succeeded by Lincoln Lewis for Home and Away |