Manu Bennett Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Manu Bennett is a New Zealand actor

He started his professional acting career in the early 90s, appearing on the soap opera, 'Paradise Beach'

Bennett has gone on to steady work in film and television projects over the years

He played the character of Crixus in the hit TV series, 'Spartacus'

Bennett played the role of Azog in the second and third films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy

Basic Information About Manu Bennett

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Actor, Model
Net worth	$1,500,000
Date of birth	1969-10-10 (55 years old)
Place of birth	Auckland
Nationality	New Zealand
Curiosities and Trademarks	Muscular physique New Zealand Accent.
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Movie / Series	Role
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Azog
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Azog
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Azog
30 Days of Night	Billy Kitka
The Condemned	Paco
The Marine	Bennett
Arrow	Slade Wilson / ... 39 episodes, 2013-2017
Xena: Warrior Princess	Marc Antony 1 episode, 2000
Spartacus: Blood and Sand	Crixus 33 episodes, 2010-2013
BeastMaster	Terron Leader 1 episode, 1999
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms	Sunshine 4 episodes, 2012
Pandora	Leone Vokk 1 episode, 2019
Blue Heelers	Mark Davies 1 episode, 1994
All Saints	Darren 1 episode, 1998

Manu is a New Zealand Maori name that means "bird". I was given this name after my uncle who was the Bishop Of New Zealand.
[on attending a boarding school for Maori boys in New Zealand.] It was like being sent to gladiator school. Like prison. The only things people respected were strength, being good at rugby, and being able to hold your own in a fight.

Credited as 'Manu' Bennett in his role as Jack Hewitt on Shortland Street.
His family immigrated to Australia when he was just a few months old.
Mother was a Queensland beauty queen, father, an entertainer in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Offered ballet scholarship in New York after finishing high school, but chose to travel Europe and the US instead.
Has an uncle who played piano for Elvis Presley.
His father is a New Zealander and his mother is Australian. He is of Maori (Te Arawa and Ngati Kahungunu), as well as English, Scottish, and Irish, ancestry.
Quit playing professional rugby in order to attend Univeristy where he studied drama and dance.
Attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute on a scholarship.
Manu has three children with socialite Karin Horen.
Has appeared with Lucy Lawless in two series: Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011).
Born on the same date as Wendi McLendon-Covey.

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