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Peter Mensah

Peter Mensah

Actor · Born August 27, 1959 (67) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1959 (67)
From
Chiraa, Ghana
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Peter Mensah's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Power
17%
Society
15%
Bonds
14%
Self
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
7
Dread
3
Joyful
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Mensah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Mensah's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trust(2025)

    as Kroft

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as Jugurtha

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Conspiracy(2022)

    as Archangel Michael

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hypochondriac(2022)

    as Dr. Jansen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eyes(2021)

    as Blind Master

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Liban Abdirashid

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Departure(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Levi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Scorpion King: Book of Souls(2018)

    as Nebserek

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Midnight, Texas(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · as Lemuel Bridger

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hart: What Now?(2016)

    as African Dictator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Second Sound Barrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Thelonious Courage as The Powerhouse

  • 300: Rise of an Empire(2014)

    as Persian Emissary

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising(2013)

    as Predaking (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Qovas

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as The Hidden One

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Transformers Prime(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Predaking (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Spartacus(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Doctore · as Oenomaus

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Avatar(2009)

    as Horse Clan Leader

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kibwe

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as General Joe Greller

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Perry

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Marco Cabral

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • 300(2006)

    as Messenger

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hidalgo(2004)

    as Jaffa

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tears of the Sun(2003)

    as Terwase

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cypher(2002)

    as Vault Security

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as T-Bone

  • Triggermen(2002)

    as Boxer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jason X(2001)

    as Sgt. Brodski

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Tracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Marak

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Greaves

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Witchblade(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur · as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bless the Child(2000)

    as Good Samaritan Janitor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble(2000)

    as Quaka

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2000)

    as Mort Erwin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Witch Doctor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Striking Poses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hunky Receptionist

  • Highlander: The Raven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Raphael

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Long Island Incident(1998)

    as Hugh

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Twitch City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Prison Guard

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan · as Paratrooper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Once a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • FX: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent

  • Perfidious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Anton

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Gladiator II (2024)

$462M worldwide

Highest rated

Spartacus (2010)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19962025

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Mensah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Hypochondriac (2022)

77th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spartacus (2010)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Mensah's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles62–93 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles24–68 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles34–83 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles20–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles46–81 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Mensah work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Mensah's MovieCove titles; Louis Cioffi shares the most, 2.