Personal life
Clare is from Australia. Born in Grafton, he grew up in both Ballina, NSW and Maclean, NSW. Clare studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, he graduated in 2004.
He served as a 2012 ambassador for the Warrambeen Film Festival. He is also an ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation.
Career
From 2006 to 2007, Clare starred as Riley Ward in 48 episodes of the series McLeod's Daughters. In 2009, he played Sydney hit-man and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and also as Sean in the Showtime Network (Australia) series Satisfaction.
His global fame occurred when he starred as Gannicus, the champion gladiator of the House of Batiatus, in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. This is the prequel to the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and the second season chronologically of release. He returned to his role as Gannicus in the two sequel seasons to Spartacus: Blood and Sand entitled Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned.
He received a 2007 Logie Award for McLeod's Daughters, and a 2015 Equity Ensemble Award for ANZAC Girls.
Filmography
Film
- 2003 โ Brothers โ Ethan โ Short film
- 2006 โ Iron Bird โ Jonathan Paul Harmer JP โ Short film
- 2008 โ Cane Cutter โ Roo โ Short film; also writer and producer
- 2009 โ Early Checkout โ Dan โ Short film; also writer and producer
- 2010 โ Happenstance โ Ex Boyfriend โ Short film
- 2010 โ Kanowna โ Trooper Brown โ Short film; also associate producer
- 2011 โ The Eye of the Storm โ Col
- 2013 โ Goddess โ Rory
- 2013 โ The Fragments โ Jason โ Short film; also executive producer
- 2014 โ Love is Now โ James
- 2014 โ Sunday โ Charlie โ Also writer and producer
- 2018 โ Pacific Rim Uprising โ Joseph Burke
- 2022 โ Seriously Red โ George Michael
- 2024 โ With or Without You โ Cowboy
Television
- 2005 โ All Saints โ Rick Fallon โ Episode: "New Beginnings"
- 2005 โ HeadLand โ Gareth Williams โ Recurring role; 6 episodes
- 2006โ2007 โ McLeod's Daughters โ Riley Ward โ Main role; 48 episodes (seasons 6โ7)
- 2007 โ Air Australia โ Sir Charles Kingsford Smith โ Miniseries; 2 episodes
- 2008โ2010 โ Satisfaction โ Sean โ Main role; 18 episodes (seasons 2โ3)
- 2009 โ Underbelly โ Christopher Dale Flannery โ Recurring role; 8 episodes (season 2)
- 2011 โ Spartacus: Gods of the Arena โ Gannicus โ Miniseries; 6 episodes
- 2012 โ Spartacus: Vengeance โ Gannicus โ Main role; 7 episodes
- 2013 โ Spartacus: War of the Damned โ Gannicus โ Main role; 10 episodes
- 2014 โ ANZAC Girls โ Lieutenant Harry Moffitt โ Main role; 6 episodes
- 2015 โ Strike Back: Legacy โ Faber โ Recurring role; 4 episodes (season 5)
- 2016 โ Wolf Creek โ Sullivan Hill โ Main role; 6 episodes (season 1)
- 2018 โ Tidelands โ Pat McTeer โ Recurring role; 6 episodes
- 2019 โ Rosehaven โ Farmer Dan โ Recurring role; 3 episodes (season 3)
- 2019 โ Reef Break โ Richard Stuyler โ Recurring role; 5 episodes
- 2019 โ Doctor Doctor โ Jarrod โ Main role; 10 episodes (season 4)
- 2019 โ Glitch โ Mark Clayton-Stone โ Main role; 6 episodes (season 3)
- 2021 โ Eden โ Huckleberry โ Main role; 7 episodes
- 2022โ2023 โ Surviving Summer โ Thommo Gibson โ Recurring role; 14 episodes
- 2023 โ Almost Paradise โ Erik โ Episode: "Uncoupled"
- 2023 โ NCIS: Sydney โ Porter / Kane โ Episode: "Extraction"
- 2025 โ Good Cop, Bad Cop โ Silvio Oliveria โ Episode: "Buckle Up"
Awards
- 2007 โ McLeod's Daughters โ Logie Awards โ Silver Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent โ Won
- 2008โ2010 โ Satisfaction โ Logie Awards โ Silver Logie Award for Best Actor โ Nominated
- 2015 โ ANZAC Girls โ Equity Ensemble Awards โ Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries / Telemovie โ Won
