Australian actor Liam McIntyre is best known for playing the lead role in Spartacus: Vengeance, the second season of the Starz series Spartacus. He also reprized his role in the franchise’s third season, Spartacus War of the Damned.
His stellar performance as a gladiator in Spartacus saw him feature in other projects such as the 2014 action film The Legend of Hercules and the superhero TV series The Flash (2014-2016)
The talented actor has been tipped to return to primetime television with a regular role in the horror drama The Haunted. Unfortunately, the pilot did not receive a full serial order. McIntyre, however, made a comeback in 2017 playing Dr. Eli Nader on the ABC medical series Pulse.
Liam Mcintyre Biography
Liam James McIntyre was born on February 8, 1982,in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. His parents divorced when he was only 2 years old. He then moved to Melbourne with his mother Barbara McIntyre-Conway. His maternal grandmother also contributed to his upbringing.
Liam McIntyre developed an interest in painting from an early age thanks to his grandmother who was very creative. He studied commerce in Ireland as an exchange student. It was never his dream to become an actor, he only ventured into showbiz to earn a living.
The Aussie actor started acting in short films in his home country before making guest appearances in popular series Rush and Neighbors. He broke into international audiences with an appearance in the HBO World War II miniseries. The pacific.
Liam McIntyre achieved his professional breakthrough in 2011 when he starred as the titular gladiator in the television series Spartacus . At the time McIntyre was cast in the lead role, he was still working as a film editor for a chain of theaters in Melbourne. The talented actor replaced Andy Whitfield, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010 and died in 2011. McIntyre played that lead role for the show’s final two seasons.
The actor made his feature film debut playing the role of Sotiris in the 2014 3D action movie The Legend of Hercules. He also featured in the Australian TV movie The Killing Field (2014). On top of that, the man had a four-episode passage depicting the recurring weather assistant in the superhero series. The flash
5 quick facts you need to know about Liam
1. Spartacus was his Big Bang
For his career-changing role in Spartacus, Liam McIntyre had to put on a lot of weight. Before the audition, the actor had lost a lot of weight for another role in the film. However, series creator Steven DeKnight was able to look past his physique and see that he showed great promise. When McIntyre finally won the role, he was put through a tough training regimen to achieve the 6-pack gladiator physique.
2. Relationship with Andy Whitfield
McIntyre also befriended Andy Whitfield, the former actor who played the lead role in Spartacus. Due to Whitfield’s deteriorating health, the 2 Spartacus were unable to meet as often as they wished. However, before his death, Andy Whitfield gave the okay for McIntyre to take on the role.
3. Liam McIntyre’s wedding
Liam McIntyre is married to Australian singer andactress Erin Hasan McIntyre. The two began dating in 2010 and got engaged at Disney World in December 2012. The couple eventually tied the knot in a fairytale-themed ceremony on January 5, 2014. Liam’s Spartacus guests were present for the exchange of vows at St John’s Toorak Anglican Church, followed by a reception at the Rippon Lea Estate in his hometown of Melbourne.
4. He had a close shave with death
In 2017, Liam McIntyre escaped death just by mustaches. The Australian actor was at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida on January 6, 2017, when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, killing 5 people. McIntyre was reportedly at the same location at the time of the tragic incident but left the terminal to bid farewell to his wife. His wife is most certainly his lucky charm!
5. He’s into video games
In 2016, McIntyre voiced lead character JD Fenix in the acclaimed video game Gears of War 4, the 4th installment in the Gears of War series. The Aussie guy lent his voice, features and his way to the title character of the video game which garnered positive reviews as well as huge commercial success.
It’s definitely a dream come true for the actor who worked at a computer game store at one point in his life. Liam McIntyre went from selling video games to starring.