Peter Mensah Bio

Peter Mensah is a Ghanaian born actor best known for his role Doctore Oenomaus on the Sparzaction series Spartacus Blood and Sand and for his role Kibwe Akinjide on the HBO supernatural drama True Blood.

Peter Mensa was born in Ghana but grew up in St Albans in England. His father worked as an engineer and his mother worked as a writer. He also has two younger sisters. Peter later migrated to Canada and worked for British Gas developing gas fields at Morecomb Bay.

Peter Mensa made his TV debut in 1995 on the TV series Nancy Drew. He received his first major break when he was cast as a main character on the Sparz action drama Spartacus Blood and Sand as Doctore Oenomaus a former gladiator tasked with training new recruits at the house of Batiatus. Peter reprised his role Doctore Oenomaus for the prequel series Spartacus God of the Arena and the sequel Spartacus Vengence.

Peter Mensa also had a recurring role on the HBO supernatural drama True Blood as Kibwe Akinjide a chancellor of the Authority who tried to capture Russell Edgington.