• Award-winning Australian actor best known for his roles as Gannicus in “Spartacus” and Sullivan Hill in “Wolf Creek”
• Graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2004
• His career began in the mid-2000s with supporting roles in films and TV series
• Gained worldwide recognition as Gannicus in “Spartacus” in 2011
• Married to actress Camille Keenan, with whom he co-wrote the film “Sunday”
Known for movies
Short Info
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Contents
- 1 Who is Dustin Clare?
- 2 Dustin Clare Bio- Age, Childhood, and Education
- 3 Career Beginning
- 4 Rise to Prominence
- 5 Continual Success
- 6 Dustin Clare Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance
- 7 Dustin Clare Personal Life, Marriage, Wife, Children
- 8 General Info
- 9 Family
- 10 Accomplishments
- 11 Social profile links
Who is Dustin Clare?
Dustin Clare is an Australian award-winning actor who is celebrated the most as Gannicus in the TV action-adventure series “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” (2011), and the sequel “Spartacus” (2012-2013). He also appeared as Sullivan Hill in the TV horror-drama series “Wolf Creek” (2016), in addition to other popular projects on which he has worked in his career.
Dustin Clare Bio- Age, Childhood, and Education
Dustin Clare was born on the 2nd January 1982, in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, but spent his childhood in nearby Ballina, New South Wales, and later Maclean, New South Wales. Dustin went to Edith Cowan University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, from which he obtained his degree in 2004.
Career Beginning
Dustin’s career began in the mid- 2000s with the support roles of Donny in the film “Going Down in Flames” (2004), and the following year as Rick Fallon in the TV medical-drama series “All Saints”, and as Gareth Williams in the TV drama series “Headland”. Dustin’s first major role was as Riley Ward in the TV romantic-drama series “McLeod’s Daughters” (2006-2007), an award-winning series that starred Aaron Jeffrey, Rachel Carpani and Simmone Mackinnon.
Dustin continued to appear in Australian TV series, and in 2009 was chosen as the crime lord Chris Flannery in the biopic series “Underbelly” (2009).
Rise to Prominence
It was in 2011 that Dustin was cast in the role of his career, as Gannicus in the TV series “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”, which became very popular and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, while also making Dustin a world star.
He reprised his role of Gannicus in the second and third seasons of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (2012-2013). Since then he has continued to build on his success – in 2013 he featured in the comedy musical film “Goddess”, starring Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating and Magda Szubanski, and had a supporting role in the romantic mystery-drama film “Love Is Now” in 2014, with Eamon Farren, Claire van der Boom, and Anna Torv in the lead roles.
The same year, Dustin co-starred in the critically acclaimed historical drama series “Anzac Girls”, and starred in the film “Sunday”, next to his wife Camille Keenan, with whom he co-wrote the film.
Continual Success
Dustin’s next big thing was the co-lead role of Sullivan Hill in the TV horror-drama series “Wolf Creek” (2016), and he continued with TV roles in a number of projects.
He was Pat McTeer in six episodes of the fantasy drama series “Tidelands” (2018), then portrayed Richard Stuyler in the TV crime-drama series “Reef Break” (2019), and joined the cast of the comedy-drama series “Doctor Doctor” for its fourth season.
Dustin Clare Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance
Dustin has appeared in around 30 films and TV series so far in his career, all of which have contributed to his wealth. According to sources, as of early 2020 Dustin’s net worth is as high as $3 million.
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Dustin stands at 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall, while he weighs around 165lbs ~ 75kgs, but his vital statistics are unknown. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Dustin Clare Personal Life, Marriage, Wife, Children
Dustin isn’t one of those celebrities that hide all details from their lives, and some information has come to light since he became a star actor. He met actress Camille Keenan while working on the TV series “Satisfaction”, and the two married in 2009, since when they’ve welcomed a daughter, Darcy, born in 2012.
Dustin Clare’s Wife, Camille Keenan
Camille Keenan was born in 1985, in Wellington, New Zealand, where she spent her childhood with seven siblings. She made her acting debut in the mid- 2000s and secured her first notable role in 2007 as Kirsten Toomey in the film “30 Days of Night”. In 2008 she co-starred in the horror-thriller film “Blackspot”, and from 2009 to 2010 was Amy Parsons in the TV drama series “Satisfaction”.
She was active until 2014, and before going on hiatus, which is still on, Camille featured in several popular projects, including the TV series “Rush”, in which she played Audrey Khoo, then Bree Jennings in the TV series “Packed to the Rafters” (2011-2012). Furthermore, in 2013, she was Dolly Grey in the TV crime-drama series “Underbelly”, featuring next to her husband, and in 2014, the two worked on the romantic drama film “Sunday”.
They wrote the screenplay together and starred in it, and for which she won Best Actress In a Lead Role Award at the New York City Independent Film Festival.
Camille Keenan Net Worth and Appearance
Camille has become a respected actress and her success has added a considerable amount to her wealth. Sources have estimated that Keenan’s net worth is as high as $3 million, as of early 2020. Camille stands at 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall, while her weight is unknown, but her vital statistics are 33-24-33. She has blonde hair and hazel eyes.
General Info
Full Name | Dustin Clare |
Height | 1.78 m |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Profession | Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Actor |
Education | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
Nationality | Australian |
Family
Children | Darcy Clare |
Partner | Camille Keenan, Camille Keenan |
Accomplishments
Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent |
Nominations | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor |
Movies | The Eye of the Storm, Goddess, Love Is Now, Happenstance, Iron Bird, Early Checkout, Sunday |
TV Shows | Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Satisfaction, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, McLeod's Daughters |
Social profile links
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia