Peter Mensah

Peter Mensah

1959-08-27

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.

Also appears in

Gladiator II

Gladiator II

6.7

Avatar

Avatar

7.6

300

300

7.2

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

6.1

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

6.2

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

6.5

Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

6.9

Jason X

Jason X

4.9

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

6.9

The Scorpion King: Book of Souls

The Scorpion King: Book of Souls

5.9

The Devil Conspiracy

The Devil Conspiracy

6.5

Kevin Hart: What Now?

Kevin Hart: What Now?

6.5

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

8.1

Bless the Child

Bless the Child

5.3

Cypher

Cypher

6.6

Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac

5.2

The Long Island Incident

The Long Island Incident

6.0

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

8.1

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

6.6

Triggermen

Triggermen

4.8