Manu Bennett was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 10, 1969. His father was a famous New Zealand singer, his mother a beauty queen & the original bikini model from the Gold Coast in Australia. Manu moved to Australia with his parents in 1970. Manu studied classical dancing and music before entering university to study dance and drama. His acting career began on a teen soap called Paradise ...
show all Manu Bennett was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 10, 1969. His father was a famous New Zealand singer, his mother a beauty queen & the original bikini model from the Gold Coast in Australia. Manu moved to Australia with his parents in 1970. Manu studied classical dancing and music before entering university to study dance and drama. His acting career began on a teen soap called Paradise Beach, then went on to starring roles in several TV dramas before he landed his first feature film, Lantana, opposite Anthony La Paglia. Manu then travelled to Japan to shoot a film named Tomoko opposite award-winning Japanese actress Rumiko Koyangi. He then returned to his roots in New Zealand to star in a police drama called Street Legal. In 2005 Manu was cast opposite Robert Patrick in The Marine, then in 2006 became one of ten hardmen including Vinnie Jones & Stone Cold Steve Austin, who were cast in The Condemned. His next film, 30 Days Of Night, a vampire flick set in Barrow Alaska, helmed by Hard Candy director David Slade, puts Manu alongside Josh Hartnett & Melissa George. He will be travelling to Los Angeles in early 2007 for pilot season.
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