ACTOR
Manu Bennett
1969 - Today

Manu Bennett
Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is an Australian-New Zealand 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 trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manu Bennett is the 3,709th most popular actor (down from 3,038th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 34th in 2019) and the 10th most popular New Zealander Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Manu Bennett ranks 3,709 out of 13,578. Before him are Engin Akyürek, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Donald Sumpter, May Whitty, Ioan Gruffudd, and George Lam. After him are Harrison Ford, Cassady McClincy, Bo Hopkins, Hannelore Elsner, Kazuhiko Inoue, and Stella McCartney.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEngin Akyürek
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,703
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
1744 - 1816
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,704
Donald Sumpter
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,705
May Whitty
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,706
Ioan Gruffudd
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,707
George Lam
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,708
Manu Bennett
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,709
Harrison Ford
1884 - 1957
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,710
Cassady McClincy
2000 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,711
Bo Hopkins
1942 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,712
Hannelore Elsner
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,713
Kazuhiko Inoue
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,714
Stella McCartney
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,715
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Manu Bennett ranks 158. Before him are Thomas Jane, Dominic West, Ibn al-Khattab, Jason Priestley, Dean Phillips, and Terrence Howard. After him are Vladimir Jugović, Tate Taylor, Germán Burgos, Louis Aliot, Road Dogg, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsThomas Jane
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 152
Dominic West
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 153
Ibn al-Khattab
EXTREMIST
1969 - 2002
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 154
Jason Priestley
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 155
Dean Phillips
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 156
Terrence Howard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 157
Manu Bennett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 158
Vladimir Jugović
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 159
Tate Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 160
Germán Burgos
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 161
Louis Aliot
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 162
Road Dogg
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 163
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 164
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Manu Bennett ranks 51 out of 303. Before him are Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), John Key (1961), Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Keith Urban (1967), and Peter Snell (1938). After him are Roy Kerr (1934), Gary Thain (1948), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Rob Hall (1961), Ronald Syme (1903), and Raymond Firth (1901).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsCliff Curtis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 45
Temuera Morrison
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 46
John Key
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 47
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 48
Keith Urban
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 49
Peter Snell
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 50
Manu Bennett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 51
Roy Kerr
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 52
Gary Thain
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1975
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 53
Ngaio Marsh
WRITER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 54
Rob Hall
MOUNTAINEER
1961 - 1996
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 55
Ronald Syme
HISTORIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 56
Raymond Firth
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 57
Among ACTORS In New Zealand
Among actors born in New Zealand, Manu Bennett ranks 10. Before him are Karl Urban (1972), Clive Revill (1930), Alan Dale (1947), Marton Csokas (1966), Cliff Curtis (1968), and Temuera Morrison (1960). After him are Taika Waititi (1975), Antony Starr (1975), Kevin Smith (1963), Martin Henderson (1974), Jed Brophy (1963), and Terence Bayler (1930).
Karl Urban
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 4
Clive Revill
1930 - 2025
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 5
Alan Dale
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 6
Marton Csokas
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 7
Cliff Curtis
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 8
Temuera Morrison
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 9
Manu Bennett
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 10
Taika Waititi
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 11
Antony Starr
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 12
Kevin Smith
1963 - 2002
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 13
Martin Henderson
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 14
Jed Brophy
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 15
Terence Bayler
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 16