Manu Bennett - wikipedia Manu Bennett For the Anglican bishop, see Manuhuia Bennett. Manu Bennett Bennett at Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Jonathan Manu Bennett ( 1969 - 10 - 10 ) 10 October 1969 ( age 48 ) Rotorua, New Zealand Other names Jon Bennett Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Partner ( s ) Karin Horen ( 2007 - 2017 ) Children Jonathan Manu Bennett ( born 10 October 1969 ) is a New Zealand - Australian actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series Spartacus, Allanon in The Shannara Chronicles, Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in Arrow, and Azog the Defiler in the Hobbit film trilogy. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early Life Bennett was born in New Zealand in 1969. His mother Jean Bennett was an Australian bikini model and father Ted Bennett a New Zealand 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 School. In 1986, Bennett returned to New Zealand to attend Te Aute College, where he played for the 1st XV. Upon returning to Australia, Bennett was chosen in the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union Team. Interested in modern dancing, classical ballet, and piano, Bennett quit rugby to attend university to study dance and drama, then traveled to Los Angeles on a scholarship to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. In an audience Q&A in Boston, Bennett talked about the car accident he experienced at a young age that killed his mother and brother and put him in a two - week coma. At that time, his girlfriend was a ballet dancer which got him into acting ; he found it to be the medium in which to direct his emotions saying, `` Acting was my route to survival. '' Career Bennett 's professional acting career began in 1993 in the teen soap Paradise Beach. He then played guest roles in other Australian TV dramas, including Water Rats, All Saints, and Beastmaster. Bennett then starred alongside Claudia Karvan in the miniseries The Violent Earth, produced by French company Gaumont. In 1996, Bennett participated in theatre. In an open - air production of Lady Chatterley 's Lover, based on D.H. Lawrence 's novel, directed by Australian film / theatre director Robert Chuter, he played the title role, the gamekeeper Oliver Mellors in which he met model / actor Darlene Rada Ford from Bondi Beach who encouraged him to pursue more serious acting roles abroad. In 1999, Bennett landed his first leading role in a feature film named Tomoko, shot on location in Tokyo, starring opposite Rumiko Koyanagi. In 2000, Bennett guest starred in Xena : Warrior Princess as Marc Antony, then played a role opposite Without a Trace star Anthony LaPaglia, where Bennett displayed his dancing skills as a salsa dance teacher in the award - winning Australian film, Lantana. Bennett returned to New Zealand in 2000 to appear in the popular television drama, Shortland Street, then went on to play a cop turned lawyer in Street Legal before working with his director cousin Michael Bennett on the Māori Twilight Zone - styled series Mataku before working with Richard Taylor from the Academy Award - winning firm Weta Workshop on Creature Quest. In August 2002, Bennett landed a screen test opposite Angelina Jolie for a part in the Tomb Raider sequel, The Cradle of Life. Actor Gerard Butler ended up beating him for the role. Bennett in 2014 In 2003, Bennett hosted Going Straight, a New Zealand reality show. In 2006, Bennett was cast in The Marine alongside WWE wrestling star John Cena and Robert Patrick. In 2007, Bennett was cast as one of ten convicts alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones in The Condemned. In 2006, Bennett was cast opposite Josh Hartnett to play Deputy Billy Kitka in the US film 30 Days of Night. In 2010, Bennett co-starred in the new American television series Spartacus : Blood and Sand, about the defiant gladiator Spartacus. Bennett played the key role of Crixus, Champion of Capua. He was the only cast member of the show who starred on all three seasons, and the prequel Spartacus : Gods of the Arena as well as starring in the most episodes of this series. In 2012, he played the villain Azog the Defiler in The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey, and continued to portray the character in the sequels. In November 2012, Bennett was cast in the first season of Arrow as Slade Wilson, and in March 2013, he was promoted to series regular for the second season. He then made several guest appearances in subsequent seasons. In May 2014, Bennett revealed he had lost two roles in Stargate Atlantis and the 2011 film Conan the Barbarian to actor Jason Momoa. In December 2014, Manu was cast as the druid Allanon in MTV 's television series The Shannara Chronicles. Personal Life Manu Bennett and Israeli Karin Horen have three daughters together : Pania, Huia, and Mokoia Bennett. The couple confirmed their split in 2017. In September 2015, Bennett was arrested for misdemeanor assault in San Antonio, Texas, after he had punched a man while drunk at a hotel party. Filmography Bennett at Wizard World comic con in 2013 Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Lantana Steve Veldez 2006 The Marine Bennett 2006 The Bridge Short Film Director, Producer 2007 The Condemned Paco 2007 30 Days of Night Deputy Billy Kitka 2011 Sinbad and The Minotaur Sinbad Television film 2012 The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey Azog the Defiler 2013 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug 2014 The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies 2016 Beta Test Orson Creed 2017 Death Race 2050 Frankenstein Direct to video Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 -- 1994 Paradise Beach Kirk Barsby Unknown episodes Blue Heelers Mark Davies Episode : `` The First Stone '' 1996 -- 97 Water Rats Joseph Lipinski 3 episodes 1998 The Violent Earth Wanatcha DuValier 3 episodes 1998 All Saints Darren Episode : `` Body and Soul '' 1999 BeastMaster Terron Leader Episode : `` The Legend Continues '' 2000 Tales of the South Seas David Legeure Episode : `` Antony and Cleopatra '' 2000 Xena : Warrior Princess Marc Antony Episode : `` '' Antony & Cleopatra ``. '' 2000 -- 01 Shortland Street Jack Hewitt 7 episodes 2001 Head Start Dom Episode : `` He Ai n't Heavy '' 2002 - 03 Street Legal Matt Urlich Series Regular ; 12 episodes 2002 Mataku Episode : `` Going to War '' 2003 Going Straight Himself Host 2008 The Strip Brandon Bell Episode : `` Episode Thirteen '' 2010 -- 13 Spartacus Crixus Series Regular ; 37 episodes 2012 Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Raymond `` Sunshine '' Kucler 4 episodes 2013 -- 2017 Arrow Slade Wilson / Deathstroke 36 episodes Recurring ( Season 1 & 6 ) Series regular ( Season 2 ) Guest star ( Season 3 & 5 ) 2016 -- 2017 The Shannara Chronicles Allanon The Warlock Lord Series regular ; 20 episodes 2016 American Dad ! Patrucio Voice ; Episode : `` Roots '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Lego the Hobbit : The Video Game Azog the Defiler Voice References Jump up ^ The fall and rise of Manu Bennett, Stuff.co.nz Jump up ^ Poghosyan, Astghik Cin ( 24 November 2013 ). `` Super Megafest 2013 : Manu Bennett Panel ''. Emertainment Monthly. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Butler beats Manu Bennett ''. The New Zealand Herald. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Manu Bennett in Spartacus : Blood and Sand ''. Starz. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 30 November 2012 ). `` ' Arrow ' casts ' Spartacus ' favorite in major role -- EXCLUSIVE ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 20 March 2013 ). `` ' Arrow 's ' Manu Bennett Upped to Series Regular for Season 2 ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ `` 2014 : Dallas Comic Con ; Manu Bennett Panel ''. YouTube. Jump up ^ Dornbush, Jonathon ( 18 December 2014 ). `` Manu Bennett joins cast of MTV 's Shannara ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2014. Jump up ^ Jillings, Kasia ( 2 May 2013 ). `` Brave Mother 's new battle : I 'll fight the cancer - again ''. Yahoo New Zealand Lifestyle. Retrieved 4 January 2015. Jump up ^ Simich, Ricardo. `` Spartacus star Manu Bennett confirms split ''. NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2017. Jump up ^ Puente, Maria ( 15 September 2015 ). `` ' Hobbit ' actor Manu Bennett arrested in Texas ''. USA Today. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ Hanks, Henry ( 14 September 2015 ). `` Manu Bennett, actor in ' Hobbit ' and ' Arrow, ' charged with assault in Texas ''. CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manu Bennett. 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Question: who plays the warlock lord on shannara chronicles
Answer: Jonathan Manu Bennett