Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian-English actor, best known for his roles in the films Tears of the Sun, Hidalgo, 300, and television series such as Starz' Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, and Spartacus: Vengeance.
Mensah was born at Chiraa, Ghana, and comes from an academic family. He was born to parents from the Brong Ahafo Region, and moved to Hertfordshire, England, with his father, Peter Osei Mensah,an engineer, his mother, a writer, and two younger sisters at a young age. Mensah began practising martial arts at the age of six
Mensah's film credits include Avatar, 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Jason X, Harvard Man, Bless the Child and The Incredible Hulk. He also stars in the short film The Seed, produced and directed by Linkin Park's DJ Joe Hahn. He has made television appearances in Star Trek: Enterprise, Tracker, Witchblade, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Highlander: The Raven, and La Femme Nikita. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
He did the voice and likeness of Sgt. Zach Hammond in EA's video game Dead Space.
Mensah played the character Oenomaus in Spartacus and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009 and 2011. He had a recurring role in the fifth season of True Blood.
He is the voice of Predaking, the dragon-like leader of the Predacons in Transformers: Prime
Mensah's film credits include Avatar, 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Jason X, Harvard Man, Bless the Child and The Incredible Hulk. He also stars in the short film The Seed, produced and directed by Linkin Park's DJ Joe Hahn. He has made television appearances in Star Trek: Enterprise, Tracker, Witchblade, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Highlander: The Raven and La Femme Nikita. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery.
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August 27, 1959
Mensah was born at Chiraa, Ghana, and comes from an academic family. He was born to parents from the Brong Ahafo Region,[1] and moved to Hertfordshire, England, with his father, Peter Osei Mensah,[2] an engineer, his mother, a writer, and two younger sisters at a young age. Mensah began practising martial arts at the age of six
Mensah played the character Oenomaus in Spartacus and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009 and 2011.[6] He had a recurring role in the fifth season of True Blood.
Early life
Career
Television / Nancy Drew (1995) / Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997) / Once a Thief (1997) / La Femme Nikita (1998) / F/X: The Series (1998) / Highlander: The Raven (1999) /Earth: Final Conflict (1998-1999) /Deep in the City (2000) /Twitch City (2000) / Relic Hunter (2000) / Blue Murder (2001) / A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) / Tracker (2002) / Witchblade (2001-2002) /Star Trek: Enterprise (2005) / The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) /Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) / True Blood (2012) / Spartacus: War of the Damned (2010-2013)
Transformers Prime (2013) / Burn Notice (2013)
Sleepy Hollow (2015-2016) / Midnight, Texas (2017-Present)
He is the voice of Predaking, the dragon-like leader of the Predacons in Transformers: Prime.
Mensah's film credits include Avatar, 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Jason X, Harvard Man, Bless the Child and The Incredible Hulk. He also stars in the short film The Seed, produced and directed by Linkin Park's DJ Joe Hahn. He has made television appearances in Star Trek: Enterprise, Tracker, Witchblade, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Highlander: The Raven and La Femme Nikita. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery.
Television / Nancy Drew (1995) / Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997) / Once a Thief (1997) / La Femme Nikita (1998) / F/X: The Series (1998) / Highlander: The Raven (1999) /Earth: Final Conflict (1998-1999) /Deep in the City (2000) /Twitch City (2000) / Relic Hunter (2000) / Blue Murder (2001) / A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) / Tracker (2002) / Witchblade (2001-2002) /Star Trek: Enterprise (2005) / The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) /Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) / True Blood (2012) / Spartacus: War of the Damned (2010-2013)
Transformers Prime (2013) / Burn Notice (2013)
Sleepy Hollow (2015-2016) / Midnight, Texas (2017-Present)
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