
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.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013

Spartacus
TV • 2010

Spartacus
TV • 2010

Transformers: Prime
TV • 2010

FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020

Star Trek: Enterprise
TV • 2001

True Blood
TV • 2008

Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013

Burn Notice
TV • 2007

Earth: Final Conflict
TV • 1997

Earth: Final Conflict
TV • 1997

Relic Hunter
TV • 1999

Avatar
MOVIE • 2009

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008

FX: The Series
TV • 1996

Departure
TV • 2019

Midnight, Texas
TV • 2017

Gladiator II
MOVIE • 2024