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** He had suggested the LoveTriangle with Shadow on ''Arrow'', and was surprised when they actually wrote it in, as he had played it differently.
** He based his performance as Azog on rugby player Norm Hewitt, who had bullied him in high school.
** He had suggested the LoveTriangle with Shadow on ''Arrow'', and was surprised when they actually wrote it in, as he had played it differently.
** He based his performance as Azog on rugby player Norm Hewitt, who had bullied him in high school.
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* EnforcedMethodActing:[[invoked]] He opted to not drink alcohol at all while making ''Spartacus'' but made an exception for the scene in "Kill Them All" where Crixus confronts Lucretia - where he took a shot of whiskey before filming to properly get "away from myself".
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* MaleFrontalNudity: He opted to play his first scene as Crixus completely naked, and did several other nude scenes on the show. He also refuted claims that he'd worn prosthetics in certain scenes, stating that any difference in size was mainly due to how cold the set was. Indeed, he was responsible for a rule being instated that the edit could not stay on a nude shot for more than three seconds - after filming the scene of Illythia and Lucretia ogling him before fighting Theokoles, which was shot in winter, and not realising how long the shot would linger on him for.
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* TheOtherMarty:[[invoked]] Conan Stevens initially played Azog and filmed all the motion capture, but Peter Jackson decided his performance wasn't working, and Manu was then cast to replace him.
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* VacationDearBoy:[[invoked]] While impressed by the pitch for ''Series/TheShannaraChronicles'', the tipping point for him was the fact that it was filming in New Zealand and it meant he could work with his old friends from ''Spartacus''.
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* ''Film/TheCondemned'' (2007) as Paco
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* ''Film/TheCondemned'' ''Film/{{The Condemned|2007}}'' (2007) as Paco
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* BadassBaritone: Has a very deep, husky voice.
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* FakeNationality: Rarely ever plays an Australian or someone from New Zeland.
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* FakeNationality: Rarely ever plays an Australian or someone from New Zeland.Zealander.
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Of Māori descent and born in UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}} to a singer and a fashion model, Manu's family relocated to UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} soon after his birth. During high school Manu played representative rugby and studied classical ballet and piano, before attending University of NSW to study Drama.
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Of Māori descent (Te Arawa and Ngāti Kahungunu) and born in UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}} to a singer and a fashion model, Manu's family relocated to UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} soon after his birth. During high school Manu played representative rugby and studied classical ballet and piano, before attending University of NSW to study Drama.
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* ''Film/{{Lantana}}'' (2001) as Steve Valdez
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** He was very disappointed by his guest spot in Season 3 of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', where Slade suffered serious BadassDecay, and said it would be his last time playing the role. Luckily, the producers were able to placate him with a much better designed return in the Season 5 finale, leading to him becoming a recurring cast member again.
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** He was very disappointed by his guest spot in Season 3 of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', where Slade suffered serious BadassDecay, and said it would be his last time playing the role. Luckily, the producers were able to placate him with a much better designed return in the Season 5 finale, leading to him becoming a recurring cast member again. [[invoked]]
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* DyeingForYourArt: While the rest of the cast of ''Series/{{Spartacus|BloodAndSand}}'' underwent this, Manu took in to another level by growing both his hair long and a beard to fit Crixus' CharacterDevelopment.
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* DyeingForYourArt: While the rest of the cast of ''Series/{{Spartacus|BloodAndSand}}'' underwent this, Manu took in it to another level by growing both his hair long and a beard to fit Crixus' CharacterDevelopment.
