Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned, and as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 January 1982
CityGrafton, Australia
CountryAustralia
drama school thinking
I think I was about 18 before I decided I wanted to pursue acting. I went to drama school in Western Australia when I was 19.
country men thinking
There are parliamentarians in Australia I really support. People through history, you know? Men like Ned Kelly in Australia who challenged ideals. Governor William McKell in Australia really set the tone of building a nation. The fundamentals of the country are built on what the governor McKell created. I think Sea Shepherd (Conservation Society) is a wonderful organization and I support what they do.
sleep thinking challenges
I think the most challenging aspect was keeping up the degree of physical fitness you need while filming a major leading role in a primetime U.S. series. You have very little time to sleep and eat, let alone train.
character fighting thinking
I think there's always pieces of yourself that bleed into your character. That's inevitable. In some ways, we have similarities, but in other ways, we're completely different. It's hard to say because I'm an actor living in a world where we're all pretty privileged, and this guy is fighting for his life. They're very different circumstances. Within those circumstances, there are probably ways that we react to certain situations that are similar.
mistake thinking years
I think I made some mistakes, in different areas, but it's great to be working in a show again now, many years down the track. I have worked in many other different shows in Australia and I've been able to learn from my mistakes. I'm lucky that I made those mistakes early on in Australia, and I definitely won't make them again in the States, but you've got to learn that stuff.
thinking organization white
The White Ribbon Foundation is organization I support. They're bringing awareness of violence against women and I think it's important in our society.
honest building farmers
I had wanted to be a fish farmer, to be honest with you. I wanted to be an agriculturist. I wanted to have my own fish farm. I was also contemplating surfboard building.
sex passionate actors
I'm passionate about being an actor, but I'm definitely not passionate about being a sex symbol.
mean australia nonsense
New Zealand is a pretty no-nonsense place to work, like Australia. I mean it doesn't falter to anyone.
summer water swim
When I'm not working, I weight train three times a week and swim and surf as much as I can - in the summer, you usually find me in the water.
mother inspiration parent
You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me.
expectations people age
Often too many expectations are put on by society as to what we're supposed to look like and it's fed to people at an age that's too young.
character wire fans
I'm such a fan of Deadwood. I love the characters in that. They're such wonderful characters. I'm a fan of The Wire. Those are all heavily character-based shows.
fun wall moving
The rig work can be rewarding to pull off, a really good rig in a set of wires where you're throwing yourself up walls and doing moves mid-air. That's just fun.