Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian English actor, best known for his roles in the films '' Tears of the Sun'', '' Hidalgo'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''

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' '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'', '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', and '' Spartacus: Vengeance''.

Early life

Mensah was born in Chiraa, Ghana, and comes from an academic family. He was born to parents from the Brong Ahafo Region, and moved to

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, 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.

Career

Mensah's film credits include ''

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'', '' Bless the Child'' and '' The Incredible Hulk''. He also stars in the short film '' The Seed'', produced and directed by

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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

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and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He voiced and provided his likeness for Sgt. Zach Hammond in EA's video game ''

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''. Mensah played the character

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'' and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009 and 2011."The Doctore is in: Spartacus' Peter Mensah exclusive interview"
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in '' Transformers: Prime''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mensah, Peter 1959 births Living people English expatriates in Canada English male film actors English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors Ghanaian emigrants to England Ghanaian male film actors Ghanaian male television actors Ghanaian male video game actors Ghanaian male voice actors People from Accra People from Brong-Ahafo Region Black British male actors Male actors from Hertfordshire