Peter Mensah

Known for ActingBorn 1959-08-27 (age 66)Chiraa, Ghana

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Twitch City

Transformers: Prime

Spartacus

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

FBI: Most Wanted

True Blood

Avatar

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Midnight, Texas

Sleepy Hollow

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Burn Notice

Star Trek: Enterprise

300

Witchblade

The Seed

Hidalgo

Tears of the Sun

Gladiator II

Earth: Final Conflict

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

Relic Hunter

Departure

The Devil Conspiracy

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Cypher

Tracker

Kevin Hart: What Now?

The Incredible Hulk

FX: The Series

300: Rise of an Empire

Once a Thief

Scorpion King: Book of Souls

Striking Poses

Trust

Highlander: The Raven

Bless the Child

Hypochondriac

Jason X

Triggermen

The Long Island Incident

Conviction

The Second Sound Barrier

Perfidious