Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian-British actor, based in Canada. He is best known for his role as Oenomaus on the Starz television series Spartacus (2010–2013). He has also appeared in such films as Tears of the Sun, Hidalgo, The Incredible Hulk, 300, Avatar, and Gladiator II.
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 Hertfordshire, England, with his father, Peter Osei Mensah, an architect engineer, his mother, a writer, and two younger sisters at a young age. Mensah began practicing martial arts at the age of six.
Though he had done drama in school, Mensah originally studied engineering, and arrived in Canada as an engineer for British Gas, developing gas fields at Morecambe Bay.
Career 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 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
He voiced and provided his likeness for Sgt. Zach Hammond in EA's video game Dead Space.
Mensah played the character Oenomaus in Spartacus and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009 and 2011."The Doctore is in: Spartacus' Peter Mensah exclusive interview", 18 November 2011. He had a recurring role in the fifth season of True Blood.
He is the voice of Predaking, the dragon-like leader of the Predacons in Transformers: Prime.
Filmography Film Year Title Role NotesRef.1999Striking PosesHunky Receptionist 2000BruiserSkinheadBless the ChildGood Samaritan JanitorThe Perfect SonTall Gay Basher 2001Harvard ManCyrill The ButlerJason XSgt. Brodski 2002TriggermanBoxerCypherVault Security Guard2003Tears of the SunCommander Samuel Terwase2004HidalgoJaffa 2006The SeedShort film300Persian Messenger2008The Incredible HulkGeneral Joe Greller2009AvatarHorse clan leader AkweyCameo2014300: Rise of an EmpirePersian Messenger 2016The Second Sound BarrierThelonious Courage as The PowerhouseShort filmKevin Hart: What Now?African Dictator2018The Scorpion King: Book of SoulsNebserekDirect-to-video2019RiseGovernor Gaddo2021Snake EyesBlind Master2022The Devil ConspiracyArchangel Michael2024Gladiator IIJugurtha2025TrustKroft
Television Year Title Role NotesRef.1999The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe MysteryMort ErwinTV movie, pilot for the series Nero Wolfe 2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny KembleQuakaTV movieRelic HunterWitch DoctorEpisode: "Cross OF Voodoo"Deep in The CityLangEpisode: "Gorky Parkette" 2001Blue MurderMarlon Anderson2 episodesA Nero Wolfe Mystery Receptionist, ArthurEpisodes: "The Doorbell Rang", "Over My Dead Body" Pt.1/Pt.22001–02WitchbladeHecter "Moby" Mobius3 episodes 2002TrackerMarakEpisode: "Native Son"ConvictionT-BoneTV movie2005Star Trek: EnterpriseDaniel Greaves2 episodes2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesGeneral Perry2 episodes2010Spartacus: Blood and Sand Oenomaus / Doctore Main cast2011Spartacus: Gods of the Arena 2012Spartacus: VengeanceTrue BloodKibwe 2013Transformers: Prime Predaking (voice)Recurring role (season 3)Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons RisingTV movieBurn NoticeMarco CabralEpisode: "Nature of the Beast"2015–16Sleepy HollowHidden One2017–18Midnight, TexasLemuel BridgerMain role2018Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.QovasRecurring role (season 5); 6 episodes2019DepartureLevi HallMain cast (season 1)
Video games Year Title Role Ref.2008Dead SpaceZach Hammond
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