Manu Bennett

Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand born actor. He is known for his portrayal as the Gallic gladiator Crixus in the Starz television series Spartacus. He has also appeared as the orc commander Azog the Defiler in Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, and as supervillain Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in The CW TV series Arrow. Since January 2016, he plays the role of Allanon in the MTV series The Shannara Chronicles, based on the Shannara novel series by Terry Brooks. 2Early life Bennett was born in New Zealand in 1969. His mother Jean Bennett was an Australian bikini model and father Ted Bennett a New Zealander singer. The family moved to Australia when Bennett was a few months old. Bennett's father is of Māori (specifically Te Arawa and Ngāti Kahungunu) and Irish descent. His mother is of Scottish descent. He was raised mostly between Sydney and Newcastle in Australia, where he attended Merewether High Schoo