55 years old (Born on October 10, 1969)
New Zealand actor; He is famous from Crixus in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
Has an uncle who played piano for Elvis Presley. His family immigrated to Australia when he was just a few months old. Credited as 'Manu' Bennett in his role as Jack Hewitt on Shortland Street. Offered ballet scholarship in New York after finishing high school, but chose to travel Europe and the US instead. Mother was a Queensland beauty queen, father, an entertainer in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.