Biography
Peter Osei Mensah (born on 27 August 1959, ht. 6'3"), is a Ghanaian-English actor, best known for his roles in Tears of the Sun, 300, Sleepy Hollow, and on the Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, and Spartacus: Vengeance.
Mensah comes from an academic family. He was born in Ghana, to parents of the Ashanti People but he moved to Hertfordshire, England with his father, an engineer, and his mother, a writer and two younger sisters at a young age. Mensah moved to Canada 11 years ago. He emigrated from Britain to see the world and it was a toss-up whether his destination would be Canada or Australia. The paperwork for Canada came through first.
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.
Filmography
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Movies 22
TV Shows 21
Voice 2
Untitled Gladiator Sequel (2024)
The Devil Conspiracy (2023)
Hypochondriac (2022)
Spartakus: Bohové arény (2021)
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)
Departure (2019)
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)
Midnight, Texas (2017)
Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
The Second Sound Barrier (2016)
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Sleepy Hollow (2013)
Spartacus - Gods of the Arena (2011)
Transformers: Prime (2010)
Spartacus (2010)
Avatar (2009)
True Blood (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
The Seed (2008)
Burn Notice (2007)
300 (2007)
Hidalgo (2004)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Cypher (2002)
Triggermen (2002)
Jason X (2001)
Tracker (2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Witchblade (2001)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
Bless the Child (2000)
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
Relic Hunter (1999)
Striking Poses (1999)
Highlander: The Raven (1998)
The Long Island Incident (1998)
Twitch City (1998)
Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
Once a Thief (1996)
FX: The Series (1996)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-08-27 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceAccra, Ghana
CitizenshipsGhana, Canada, United Kingdom
Also Known AsPeter Osei Mensah
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