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Manu Bennett

New Zealand actor

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Also known as Jonathan Manu Bennett

Born: October 10, 1969
Birthplace: Rotorua
Citizenship: New Zealand
, Australia
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, film actor
, model
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Education: Te Aute College
, Merewether High School
, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Overview

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Jonathan Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series Spartacus, Allanon in The Shannara Chronicles, Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in Arrow, and Azog the Defiler in The Hobbit trilogy.

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The Scientist(2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
State v. Queen(2013)
Keep Your Enemies Closer(2013)
Broken Dolls(2013)
Identity(2013)
City of Heroes(2013)
Sacrifice(2013)
Darkness on the Edge of Town(2013)
Home Invasion(2013)
Unfinished Business(2013)
Salvation(2013)
The Huntress Returns(2013)
Dead to Rights(2013)
Dodger(2013)
The Odyssey(2013)
Betrayal(2013)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Arrow(2012)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena(2011)
Sinbad and The Minotaur(2011)
Spartacus: Vengeance(2010)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand(2010)
Spartacus(2010)
30 Days of Night(2007)
The Condemned(2007)
The Marine(2006)
Lantana(2001)
BeastMaster(1999)
The Gone

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Manu
Family name: Bennett
Start of work period: 1993
Social media followers: 164,082(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 509408688
170,045(January 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 509408688
176,789(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 509408688
194,047(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 509408688

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