How tall is Manu Bennett

Manu Bennett's Height

5ft 10 (177.8 cm)

New Zealand Actor best known for playing Crixus in the TV series Spartacus and Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in Arrow. In film he has appeared in The Hobbit (as Azog), 30 Days of Night and The Condemned. He once claimed "I'm not that tall, I'm 5'11", gave a Weight of 185 pounds, but said at a convention: In the first photo , he had nearly 0.5 inch more shoe than me this day and at the 2016 Ultimates our shoes were closer.

How tall is Manu Bennett
5ft 8 Rob and Manu (age 44) @ Throne Con 3, 2014
I'm just over Five Foot Nine, actually...I'm Five Foot Ten.

How tall is Manu Bennett
5ft 8 Rob and Manu (age 46) @ Starfury Ultimates, 2016

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Average Guess (130 Votes)
5ft 10.03in (177.9cm)
Jawilder said on 30/Mar/23
I see two inches accounting footwear. Good listing
Robbe said on 26/Mar/23
Same fan with Manu and Joonas Suotamo Click Here
Abdulrahman said on 16/Jan/23
177.2
Abdulrahman said on 19/Dec/22
177.5 cm.
Jackie Lee said on 20/Feb/22
@Olympian
Are you serious or trolling?
MaximusPrime04 said on 11/Feb/22
Eh could be a bit more than 5’10 like 5’10.25
Elene said on 8/Aug/21
5’9.75
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 18/Jul/21
He's well made, Angora - and Manu is a nice, cuddly name!

5ft10. πŸ˜πŸ‘
ChaosControl 6'2.5/189.2cm said on 1/May/21
He could be a little under it like 177.5 at an extreme low but overall I think a legit 5’10
Angora said on 20/Apr/21
He built like an tank 5’10 seems fair.
Chaos Control 6'2.5 said on 21/Feb/21
He’s got some pretty impressive biceps by the looks of it
slim 6'1 said on 1/Feb/21
He’s just a flat 5’10” like Dylan O’Brien
Pulled off the Mark in Spartacus and arrow
Great actor aswell πŸ‘
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/Jan/21
How likely is a bit under 5ft10, Rob?


That claim sounds a bit hesitant, like he's about to admit he's not quite 5ft10 but then just goes with it....he actually looks a strong 5ft10 with you but has a shoe advantage
Editor Rob
look at him with Englund, Boyd and De Lancie...strangely Robert (albeit maybe a bit closer) looking not much shorter.

However in person, for me I think he looks 5ft 10.
slim 6'1 said on 4/Jan/21
Textbook 5’10”
Canson said on 21/Nov/20
Rob should make a page for Manu Ginobili
Vibram said on 19/Nov/20
Definition a strong 5'10 out of bed.
Slim 6'1 said on 4/Nov/20
Flat 5’10”
Editor Rob
Check out how tall Manu looks with Big Dale who I would give at least 6ft 1.5 range too if measured standing tall.

See his left foot...this is something some celebs do at times. If you are a taller guy, the odds increase a celebrity might rise up.

Tyson was doing the same thing in his photoshoot with some people...
Olympian said on 31/Oct/20
The first instance makes him look 5'10 since Rob's eye level seems to be at the tip of Manu's nose. While the second instance shows Rob's eye level at lower end of Manu's nose. I think even 5'9.75 can be a possible listing for him. Maybe it's because he's slouching in the second picture but it's hard to see him at 5'10 there.
Slim 6'1" said on 6/Oct/20
Robs listing is perfect
Slim 6'1" said on 9/Aug/20
178cm range 179 a bit too high
Slim 6'1" said on 6/Aug/20
The revenge plan involves them eating from bins and their house trashed πŸ‘πŸ˜‰
Slim 6'1" said on 6/Aug/20
A bit bigger than editorrob as well
Slim 6'1" said on 3/Aug/20
178.5 is likely
Nik said on 1/Jul/20
It's interesting that he claimed to be just over 5'9"!
Keith 5'10 said on 15/Jun/20
Cool to see an actor with my real name (but my last name is Lamas like Lorenzo Lamas) and height. I'm a bit taller tho!
Nik Ashton said on 20/May/20
πŸ—£β€5 10”!
TheBat said on 6/Mar/20
Manu seems to be 5'10"-5'10.25" consistently.
Jkiller said on 28/Feb/20
Big head, probably measures right above 5'10.
Nearly 180cm guy said on 11/Feb/20
Rob, was he much shorter than Aidan Turner in person?
Editor Rob
manu was about same height as aidan in person the first time, but then second time seeing Manu at Blackpool, we had closer footwear and I think he looks the 5ft 10 mark, whereas the second time I seen Aidan he seemed more 179 range.
Nik Ashton said on 5/Feb/20
Strong 5’10” despite the hair!
jackyboy said on 6/Jan/20
He has same height with Rob. 173-175 cm. No more. Also Dustin Clare and Andy Whitfield are close.
Nik Ashton said on 29/Aug/19
He does look above 5’10” to me!
Importer said on 10/Aug/19
@Thomas Burgos I think he is a tiny bit closer to the camera in the first photo.
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 11/Jun/19
Mmkay! So Manu was in 'The Hobbit'! I never knew that! How the blazes haven't I bought this yet? It has Stephen Fry in it and little people coming out of the toilet!

I'll have to see Manu on the menu of 'The Hobbit', indeed I will!

5ft10.
Editor Rob
He played a creature in it.
berta said on 14/May/19
i think bigger chanse of being a fraction under this than over
Thomas Burgos said on 24/Jan/19
Bennet's head is massive!
Peter 180cm said on 30/Dec/18
Looks 181cm in the first pic back in 2014 and closer to 176cm with similar footwear in 2016.My guess is he's 177cm, a touch under 5'10 so close enough to go with it.
TheBat said on 8/Nov/18
I would go with the 5'10" or 5'10.5" range for Manu Bennett. He's one of two average height actors I can see as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, the other being Stephen Lang. Other than that, I would prefer taller actors to play Deathstroke.
Zampo said on 6/Nov/18
Interesting....the first shot (taking into account footwear differences). He looks somewhere between 5'10.25-5'10.5. Near 179 cm, maybe something like 5'10 3/8 (178.8 cm). Bottom shot, he doesn't look over 5'9.75 and I am being generous in saying that.
Khaled Taban said on 16/May/18
Strong 5'10"
Laura Bogart said on 9/May/18
I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Klai Bennett do you think they are his?
Editor Rob
I would say Joseph looks shorter than Manu.
Ajay said on 1/Feb/18
Rob, he looks a big man in the first shot, like 5'11, but in the last he doesn't look much over 5'9.5
Lucy said on 24/Jan/18
Hello everyone. Nice looking guy if your into muscles. I’ve recently been watching series 6 of Arrow and he’s wearing boots that look to be an inch and a half next to Stephen Ammell. I’d say he’s 5 9.
Editor Rob
Manu is certainly popular at conventions with ladies, and a nice guy too...but definitely nearer 5ft 10 than 9 😸
Psychedelic Earth 187 said on 19/Dec/17
177/178, just average height.
Nik said on 22/Nov/17
I think he is under 5'10"!
movieguy said on 20/Nov/17
I think Rob that you and the sun are strangers to each other.
Editor Rob
sun in scotland? You're having a laugh right πŸ˜‚
Redwing said on 9/Nov/17
I saw many Bennett today at work rob (not lying) he sported a beard and a marvel cap. I had an inch footwear or abit more than that. He's a lot shorter than me; what's the lowest you'd argue for him? He's really built tho seemed nice was in a hurry tho as he was moving stuff out of those storage containers.
Editor Rob
I doubt he'd measure much under 5ft 10
MM said on 6/Sep/17
He is 5'10, but he has a huge built, gives me a taller vibe.
Del Mar said on 2/Sep/17
5'10" guy with a 6'2" face
Jani said on 20/Aug/17
Maybe just a shade under 5'10"? 5'9.75" perhaps?
Editor Rob
9.75 is the worst I'd argue...and I would be more comfortable with 5ft 10 flat for him.

But you never know, sometimes you get a guy under the stadiometer and they end up a bit different or a fraction taller/shorter than we think.

Nothing is certain on here, we are all trying to give best guesses.
Vexacus said on 17/Aug/17
Accurate , between 5'9.5 and 5'10 .
brad said on 15/Aug/17
would you say 5'9.5 near enough to 5'10 ?
Editor Rob
I think Manu is one guy who will measure right around 5ft 10...he was quite honest in the old clip saying 'actually' 5ft 10, because he looks it.
Can't see him much under it really!
teez said on 14/Aug/17
well duh he is 5'10
Irze said on 30/Jul/17
Hello Rob, just wondering how do you think Chris Jericho would measure up to Manu? You have Jericho listed as 5'9.75 and Jericho does have similar hairstyle to Manu. Do you think they would be pretty close or just a tad inch difference?
Editor Rob
I would say manu has a better chance of measuring taller than Chris.
Slim 182 cm said on 29/Jul/17
After rechecking the first picture, you should give the 179 upgrade. He looks 180 subtract his 1-1.5 cm shoe advantage, so he really is a strong to big 5'10 who claimed his morning height.
Editor Rob
He's also got camera advantage in that shot . He looked exactly as he claimed to me.
Pierre said on 29/Jul/17
Imo around 177 by the second picture
even said on 24/Jul/17
5 foot 10 flat
mickey said on 12/Jul/17
around that..
Slim 181 cm said on 10/Jul/17
Shorter than Andy Whitfield.
Slim 181 cm said on 8/Jul/17
He could be as high as a strong 5'10 and as low as a weak 5'10, pinning Him in the middle is fair.
Slim 181 cm said on 3/Jul/17
The guy's around 176-177-178. Average white mans height these days especially the younger generation. Robs listing is fair.
World Citizen said on 25/May/17
He looks 176/177 cm in the picture beneath.
Average height and slim said on 22/May/17
177/179 cm. 178 in between
Sandy Cowell said on 10/May/17
@ peter gabriel - Hello! Are you a Genesis fan or is that your real name?

Anyway, Manu looks a good 5ft10, but as he is sporting a spiky hairstyle, I am forgiving myself for thinking the guy was taller - which I did, by an inch!
He can have 5ft10. I only have the photos to go on as I haven't really taken in his work yet, though I must have seen him! I know some of the above films!
peter gabriel said on 8/May/17
176cm
below pic proves it
berta said on 5/May/17
177 seeeeeeems bout right
Jackson said on 10/Mar/17
176cm not more than that
Bobby said on 6/Mar/17
By the way, ya'll are height blind, methinks. You can clearly see that Mannu is two inches taller than Rob, look where the top of Rob's head is in relation to Mannu. His forehead, which means? Two inches of height difference. Next look at eye level, Rob's are one inch lower than Mannu's eye level, meaning there is a two inch height difference. Now keep in mind that 5'6 would be above Rob's eye line, or the bottom of his forehead. You can clearly see that Mannu is taller even accounting for camera angles. So this means... Mannu is 5'10. I wouldn't give him anything as low as 5'9.25, that's a ridiculous guess.
Bobby said on 6/Mar/17
He looks 5'11 in the first photo, and 5'10 in the second, accounting for footwear, 5'10 is a good listing. He looks close in height to Chris Evans, who is 6ft. I wouldn't make any arguments for strong or weak, 5'10 is 5'10.
DINO said on 22/Nov/16
yup 5'10 rob is short compared to most
S.J.H said on 7/Nov/16
Not under 176cm so 5'9.5 but not 5'10 if people fool by the top picture rob behind him. In Arrow he look 5'9.25-5'9.5 i wouldn't guess over 177cm
Kai said on 4/Nov/16
Rob, is there any chance he wore small lifts ? His barefooted photo with Andy Whitfield make me uncomfortable to see him as a legit 5'10.
Editor Rob
1cm is hard to tell, but I don't think I saw any sort of evidence of that.
sabot said on 14/Aug/16
Yup, 176 cm is all what I can see in the new pic. Maybe a fraction more.
john said on 6/Aug/16
Rob what would you bet on him for his lowest height? 177.2 or 177.0 ?
Editor Rob
177.5cm is the lowest I'd have guessed.

He looked the first time I met him much closer to 179cm (with footwear advantage) than 178. The second time I thought he was a typical 5ft 10 guy with more similar shoes, at worst I'd have thought a little bit shy of 5ft 10 but really I think he'd hold 5ft 10 most of the day.
Civman said on 13/Jul/16
Rob do you think the odds favour a 177-78 zone or 178-79 zone?
Editor Rob
I wouldn't say barefoot he would measure more than about 178, there might be a bit more chance of under 178 than over 178
Alex said on 2/Jul/16
You are around 175 cm in the first pic Rob, right? Manu seems around 178 next to you.
Editor Rob
I was just a little fraction under 5ft 9 in sneakers in the old shot, then in the other shot I would measure a little fraction over 5ft 9 in sneakers.
GP said on 23/Jun/16
Rob, in the second photo the camera seems to be placed more on his side which I think gives the impression that he is taller. And I'm noticing that you turned your body completely sideways when he is turned partially and I think that makes him closer to the camera which gives him the advantage. This is a trick that lot of celebrities use which I have felt victim too. I still think he is 5'9.25"-5'9.5".
Editor Rob
yes Marco the photographer is right in front, but he really isn't as low as 176, I would faint if he ever measured that low.
Mat said on 22/Jun/16
Rob, how tall did he look to you the second time? He looks 177 in the new photo
Editor Rob
he still looked nearer 5ft 10 than say 9.5.
markus said on 20/Jun/16
new pic = 5'9.25
AJ said on 20/Jun/16
Weak 5'10" with new pic
Johan said on 18/Jun/16
Still going with my '14 guess of 177 cm. Does seem right after looking at that new pic, I can't see 5cm there.

Not under 176 cm but not over solid 177cm.
datguy said on 18/Jun/16
he looks 5'9.25 to 5'9.5 in the new pic rob. are you going to downgrade him now?
Editor Rob
he's nearer 5ft 10 than 9 up close.
Puma said on 17/Jun/16
Come on Rob, downgrade time.
I can't believe you.
Manu is clearly strong 176 cm, maybe maximum 177.
178 is so much for him.
Shredder said on 17/Jun/16
5'9.5 , new pic did it for us.
ajax said on 31/May/16
just over 5'9 is 5'9.25 or 5'9.5 at the most
5'10 is a stretch for him
in this shot he already does not look 5'10, more like 177cm, and he can even be wearing lifts because he looks 5'9 next to every other 5'10 celebrity
Puma said on 28/May/16
Manu Bennett is 176.No more no less.
john said on 15/May/16
Manu Bennet is 176cm on a bad day.
MD said on 28/Mar/16
If he himself more recently claimed "just over 5'9"" I'd find it hard to believe he's a flat 5'10" at night. He might not even be that first thing out of bed.
Jedi Master 5'11 said on 24/Mar/16
Starting to see the proportions, he looks like alot of other 5'10'ers
Stu said on 21/Mar/16
Looks at least 5'11 (even taking hair into consideration)
Mat said on 10/Mar/16
Rob, is 5'9.5 possible? Can you add a height chart like you did with Scott Adkins?
Editor Rob
because I know his head was a little nearer Marco (the photographer) it basically reduces my head size and amplifies his a centimetre, so I would have to say my head was more like 9 inches at most in the photo.
GP said on 3/Mar/16
Rob, the link for the shoes that you have, were those the shoes that he was wearing with you? If that is the case, then it looks like that he had a little lift in it. Maybe then he is actually something like 176, maybe 5'9.5", because he would have at least an inch advantage over you. It appears that he was claiming 176 by saying " I'm just over 5'9". It just doesn't make sense, why would he make that statement? If he was an honest 5'10", then he wouldn't even say that, makes me believe that he is not 5'10".
Editor Rob
yes...with shoes though, it can be hard to tell how much insole a shoe has. I've looked at a lot and sometimes they can be 1-2mm, other times I'm surprised as the shoe has a 1/4 inch or 1/3rd inch insole.
Jon said on 4/Aug/15
This guy gives off a tall large impression despite being of average height and just stocky/muscular. What would you say his weight and head size is Rob?
Editor Rob
in person I would think over 9.5 but not quite 10 inch.
Emil 182-183 cm said on 31/Jul/15
He could be 175 at his lowest imo. He looks 5'10 in the picture, but taking away footwear advantage I'm not so sure though.
Zoro 5'9.5 said on 19/Jul/15
In this photo (without considering the bigger footwear) he seems a very solid 178

In Spartacus, next to Andy Whitfield and Gannicus, he gives a 175, max 176 cm impression

I think Manu is a 5'9.5 man, who always wear big boots or small insole, like 1-2 cm.
My father wears them too and appears to be as tall as me without giving suspects lol
Owen said on 2/Jul/15
yea this guy is definitely 5ft9
his torso looks like one of a 5ft7 man
Trunks said on 23/Jun/15
New Spartacus (Liam Mcintyre) is taller than Andy and Manu, makes huge difference. Tbh I thought Manu was shorter because in Spartacus they said to him small...
Lucifer said on 11/May/15
Met him at comicon. He was a tiny bit taller than i am and his heels were huge. I'd say he's my height. 175cm tall.
Patrick said on 8/May/15
Manu looks 175 if Spartacus is 178
or 176 if he is 179
or 177 if he is 180cm
but never reaching 178cm

Rob, you might have been fooled by an inside lift
For real, his torso in this pic is incredibly small. Do you think he just happen to have long legs? Lifts!!!
Editor Rob
he has a dress shoe with like a nearly 1.2 inch heel this day...a lift would have pushed up the front part and made it bulge...I just couldn't see any sort of lift.
niayesh said on 3/May/15
i have standed next to him i and i think he's even more than 180cm
John 176cm said on 27/Apr/15
Rob, so... Manu Bennett is 177cm tall?
Editor Rob
he could be somewhere between 177 and 8 at his low.
Blink said on 26/Apr/15
Dumb question Rob, you actually don't think he would reach 1,78m right? (in cms) Closer to 177,7?
Editor Rob
without measuring it's hard to say, but around the 5ft 10 mark, maybe on a bad day a little under.
Damon said on 7/Apr/15
yea manu does look 176cm!
Puma said on 5/Apr/15
@Sabot
Awesome photo
This photo explains everything
Click Here
Manu is 176-177 max.no more.
aspergan said on 31/Mar/15
I think you have been fooled by manu
"i'm just over 5ft9, ACTUALLY i'm 5'10"
honestly speaking manu bennet is between 5'9.5" and 5'9.75"
Aned said on 31/Mar/15
If Andy Whitfield is 5'10, how is Manu Bennett 5'10 Rob?
Editor Rob
you could put Andy as a strong 5ft 10, I watched the show and to me there
indy said on 27/Mar/15
I really think he is wearing some lift on your picture, Rob. And actually he himself admitted - before having second thoughts : 'I'm just over 5ft 9'
Editor Rob
he had a jean that didn't cover all of his shoes, so they didn't look like they'd have a lift in them.
Josh said on 25/Mar/15
Man even at 5'10 he's a massive looking guy. Thought he was close to 5'11 or even a little over it. Maybe he's a fraction more like 5'10.5
Jed said on 20/Mar/15
He looks 5'10. Although his head looks much bigger than it usually does in that picture Rob!

Seems like a very nice guy as well.
Editor Rob
photographer is standing more onManu's side so it's a bit nearer and with his lense it has some vertical stretching - see Gwendoline and Lars Mikkelsen photos for same effect.
sabot said on 3/Mar/15
Great post Aned. Don't forget that Manu had spikey hair in that season. I see atleast 2 cm difference between Manu and Andy. Both barefoot highres pic:

Click Here

So if Andy was really 5'10, Manu is indeed strong 5'9/176cm.
With puffy hair and the right shoes he can appear 5'10.
indy said on 28/Feb/15
@Aned as a rule I do not post my pic on the Net, you have to take my word for it ;) He had no more than an inch difference with me.

Regarding L. Lawless : saw her last week, she's definitely 177cm. Also posted that comment on her page here.

Regarding Dustin Clare : he seemed taller than Manu to me. See my comments on his page here as well.
Ide say atleast 5'10 said on 26/Feb/15
His shoulders being that much above Robs kidna proves it. My friend who says he is 5'8 but wants to claim 5'9 actually is much lower than me in the shoulders and cast a decent shadow on him back to back, so same applies to manu.

Source...
6'0 Morning straight out of bed
5'11 1/8th night after 8 or more hours of work and kids
Zmann966 said on 21/Feb/15
This is all waaay over-shot, I was with him at SLCC last year during the VIP party and he couldn't have been more than 5'7" when he cut in front of me at the bar, haha.
Editor Rob
how many beers did you have :)
Paul S. said on 21/Feb/15
177.7 or 178 is the same at night
indy said on 15/Feb/15
I now vote for 5'9. I have a pic with him one day we had same shoe height and he looks barely taller than I am.
Zasz said on 14/Feb/15
Wow his torso is really small. I have to agree with @GP Rob, he should be wearing inside lifts that day for sure
GP said on 13/Feb/15
Rob are you sure he wasn't wearing an inch lift in his shoes? He always looks in the 5'9"-5'9.5" range and in the above photo his waistline is really high, which says to me that he either has very long legs or that he is in lifts which creates such disproportion
Editor Rob
the front would bulge a bit on the type of shoe he is in here, so I didn't think he had any inside.
Darius said on 12/Feb/15
Rob, if you take out of him 0.5 inch(1,25cm) and then get his upper head point line to line with yours I think you are getting 5'9.5, and not a full 5'10. Plus, couldn't he be superhidrated or awake for 2hours?
Connor said on 30/Jan/15
176, not more, not less
Gibran said on 18/Dec/14
Manu's hair adds a lot of height as well. Take that away and I agree with max he'll probably look closer to 5ft 9in than 5ft 10in.
Editor Rob
ignoring footwear, Manu looked at least a fraction over 5ft 10 mark. He did have more footwear so his 5ft 10 claim I think is ok.
max said on 24/Nov/14
rob i think 177cm is a better shout, i think that's why he said he was just over 5'9
Editor Rob
ignoring more footwear for a minute, he looked like he was over 5ft 10 and nearer 10.5 that day, so take off footwear difference and I can buy 5ft 10.

Under the stadiometer though...that could be different. I'd be surprised if he really dropped more than a few mm shy of 5ft 10 at worst.
indy said on 19/Nov/14
on this pic it really shows he is wearing lifts. lol. Dustin is normally a bit taller : Click Here
Zjun said on 7/Nov/14
I'd say 179 cm or 5' 10.5" judging from this pic if shoe-wear is the same.
Btw, did you guys have equal lifts Rob?
Editor Rob
he had nearly 0.5in more footwear
mike said on 22/Oct/14
Solid 178 looks about right 2.5-3 inches shorter than Stephen Amell. He reminds me of Liam Neeson in Batman Begins.
sabot said on 30/Sep/14
"indy says on 23/Sep/14
Hi, after having met him again at the Spartacus Con, I would now say 5'9.5 max. It is hard to say because people do not always stand tall, but I saw him quite a few times over the week-end and this was my impression. "

Thanks for sharing your impression. I think that's spot on for Manu.
184.3cm said on 28/Sep/14
177cm. Looks like 3cm of hair as well. 1.5cm more shoe. close enough to 5'10 i suppose.
indy said on 23/Sep/14
Hi, after having met him again at the Spartacus Con, I would now say 5'9.5 max. It is hard to say because people do not always stand tall, but I saw him quite a few times over the week-end and this was my impression.
Oanh said on 5/Sep/14
Taking off 1/2" for his footwear advantage...he is 5'10"
sabot said on 5/Jul/14
First 5'11 then 5'10...Next time he will confirm his real height ;)
But yes, he is 5'10+ in his cubans.
indy said on 3/Jul/14
hi, during this panel he confirmed being 5'10 Click Here
Editor Rob
it's a good quote to add, as it's there on camera now :)
sabot said on 21/May/14
"Vecrotus says on 20/May/14
I agree. He looks a strong 5ft 10in in the photo above but onscreen he looks within the 5ft 9-9.5in range."

Yup. Especially in Spartacus, where he is wearing sandals with low height boost.
Vecrotus said on 20/May/14
I agree. He looks a strong 5ft 10in in the photo above but onscreen he looks within the 5ft 9-9.5in range.
Phantom said on 18/May/14
Definitely looks 5'10" here.

Looks shorter than that most of the time though.
Yitzhak said on 16/May/14
Jesus, that guy's skull is massive. I imagined him a bit shorter (maybe 177 cm) but that is probably because of his large head and eye level being shorter.
Editor Rob
there is some camera distortion in his favour
The Horse of FUNK said on 15/May/14
177cm. I suspect his 5'10.75" claim is in shoes, which seems to be pretty common practice in Hollywood and showbiz.
Ulysses said on 13/May/14
Yep, 5'10 and built like a tank.
Vecrotus said on 6/May/14
Manu's hair makes him look 5ft 11in next to Rob but given that he is wearing 0.5in more shoe than Rob and judging from his eye line to Rob's, I'd say he is about 176cm at most. I still can't see him being 5ft 10in. What did you think Rob when you stood next to him?
Editor Rob
I think he is near enough 5ft 10.
Mr. R said on 5/May/14
This article says that he is 5-9.

Click Here
sabot said on 4/May/14
I agree with Radu. My lowest estimation for him was 174cm. I honestly can't see him be over 176cm. He is always wearing cubans, military boots or dress shoes with suspicious high ankle in public shows/meetings...

Hhmm...Click Here
Radu said on 4/May/14
yeah i think its 176. you just can't know whats inside the shoe! the structure of the shoe or maybe lifts...
Zoro said on 3/May/14
Rob, considering his hair and footwear, do you think is impossible for Manu to be "just" 176.5-177cm?
Editor Rob
well I think he looked above 5ft 10 flat, but with footwear advantage I think he is near enough 5ft 10. He was shorter than Esme Bianco that day when standing beside her (she of course looked close to 5ft 11 with 3 inches more footwear than me). How much smaller he was, 0.5-0.75 maybe
TNT said on 1/May/14
I met him at Megacon in Orlando a few weeks back. He was just a little taller than me and I stand around 5'9.75". So I think 5'10-ish is probably correct.
Blink said on 1/May/14
I don't think Manu would ever measure below 177, Dustin seems anywhere between 173 and 174 but in Spartacus he wears boots and in some scenes seems to tower over Crixus but I would honestly say Manu is same height as Lucy Lawless.
Crypto139 said on 30/Apr/14
Still looks to be a solid 178 to me. He looks 180 cm in the picture though. But because of the factors, 178 looks to be a good guess.
Aned said on 30/Apr/14
@Andrea
You are right.
Camera advantage, shoe advantage, hair advantage...
Manu is definitely 176-177.5 9.5 is fair for him.
Alex 6'0 said on 30/Apr/14
Take away the 1/2 inch footwear advantage he would be about 2 inches taller it appears. 5'10 is fair
The Horse of FUNK said on 30/Apr/14
Hmmm, 5'9.5" is possible considering he had a footwear advantage. He's got that tall haircut going on, so it's hard to judge the top of his actual head.
MD said on 30/Apr/14
Yeah, you can definitely see the footwear advantage in this shot.
Hypado said on 29/Apr/14
Manu Bennett is 5ft 10in (178 cm)
Andrea said on 29/Apr/14
Camera advantage, shoe advantage, hair advantage... If he were 5'10, wouldn't he look taller than this, Rob?
avi said on 29/Apr/14
@Rob

Why's he look 5'11 here??
RP said on 29/Apr/14
Rob, of you're 5'8.25"? Manu is 5'11" there???
Vecrotus said on 31/Mar/14
Who would you say Rob is actually taller between Colton Haynes and Manu Bennett? I was watching an episode from Arrow and sometimes they appear to be the exact same height. Other times Manu is taller than Haynes. It really is hard to estimate an actor's height by watching them onscreen. Here's a clip with Manu and Colton in the same scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x60FCAZ5X7E
Editor Rob
he can look about an inch shorter, sometimes there, sometimes more, around 5ft 8.5 may well be a best estimate!
LegolasIT said on 30/Mar/14
@Vecrotus and @Rob : I posted an interesting pic on "dave franco's page" :

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I'm getting really curious about Colton height; what do you think Rob??
Editor Rob
Franco might be pulling a 'G Lift', going a bit on tip-toes...that smile is a giveaway ;)
Vecrotus said on 30/Mar/14
How tall is Colton Haynes? He plays Roy Harper on Arrow, and Manu has a clear 2in height advantage over Colton.
Editor Rob
5ft 8-8.5 range is likely
sabot said on 29/Mar/14
Manu Benett next to 6'1 (185cm) Dan Feuerriegel:
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As you can see, he doesn't reach his eyebrows which means there is more then 10cm height differance...
Zoro said on 28/Mar/14
I've seen Dustin upgraded to 174, it seems there is a sort of "upgrading policy" (lol, no offence), why not downgrading Bennett instead (or at the same time)???

I agree he's not so THAT much taller than Dustin Clare, 5 cm are too many, maybe 3-4 are spot on.

Manu is shorter than Andy Whitfield, when they were barefeet in the show, Andy was slighty taller (1-1.5 cm) and the camera was distant with the two gladiators on the same, flat, floor

So why not downgrading Bennett to 5'9.75 or 5'9.5?
Editor Rob
in person I think Manu is about 178
sabot said on 27/Mar/14
TNT, I disagree. I can't think of any scene in "Blood And Sand" where Dustin Clare looked "clearly" shorter. Manu Benett is probably the shortest looking 5'10 guy on earth...

Similar pic with different perspective:
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Manu Benett next to ~6'1 Feuerriegel:
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TNTinCA said on 25/Mar/14
sabot,

Dustin is clearly shorter if you watch the Spartacus series. The pics you posted have Dustin in the foreground, which would give him a perceptive advantage. I have the entire Spartacus series on Blu Ray and Dustin is clearly the shortest of the gladiators.
sabot said on 22/Mar/14
Even with upgrading Dustin Clare your listing is simply wrong. Dusin Clare and Manu Benett are pretty close in height. So why the 4cm differance? A compelling case of being biased :)
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aned said on 16/Mar/14
I think, Rob must downgrade.That is so certain.
179.8 said on 6/Mar/14
Rob please, downgrade time
Editor Rob
put your trust in Rob...
indy said on 15/Feb/14
you might be right for Katrina
The Napleon said on 6/Feb/14
I'd say Manu's listed height is pretty close. No way is he 5ft 11in. I'd say he is a strong 5ft 9in. He looks much shorter than Stephen Amell in Arrow, who is a strong 6ft 1in. Speaking of which, how tall is Katrina Law (she was in Spartacus and has now been cast in Arrow)? I'm thinking 5ft 7in.
Insecureaboutmyheight said on 15/Jan/14
No way he is 5'11. 5'9 most
sabot said on 3/Jan/14
"indy says on 28/Dec/13
interesting picture of the Spartacus cast, to compare... : Click Here "

Note the very suspicious footwear of Dustin Clare and Manu Benett, filled with "special stuff". They almost tiptoeing lol, esp. Manu Benett.

They are both clearly in the 5'8 range.
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indy said on 28/Dec/13
interesting picture of the Spartacus cast, to compare... : Click Here
johnmcc said on 23/Dec/13
Classic strong 5'9 guy (177cm) trying to claim 5'11.
indy said on 22/Dec/13
I admit I did not really check his boots. I was a bit overwhelmed standing next to them both :)
Zoro177 said on 17/Dec/13
5 ft 9.5 at best, absolutly not taller than Lucy Lawless when they both were barefeet. Also shorter than the late Andy Whitfield, if I remember correctly
indy said on 29/Nov/13
when I saw him I had flat shoes and he had boots ... He also appeared 2 inch taller than Lucy Lawless who is above 5 ft 9 but she too had flat shoes that day... Stupid boots ;)
Vecrotus said on 11/Oct/13
Manu looks more like a solid 5 ft 9 next to Stephen Amell in Arrow than 5 ft 10/11. I'm just curious but is it possible for a man to grow even a little bit when they are 20?
rp said on 13/Sep/13
im 5,10...just met him...he's def shorter than me...
indy said on 7/Sep/13
I'm 5'8 and recently had the opportunity to stand next to him... I'd say he is slightly below 5'11.
sabot said on 18/Apr/13
Here we have "5'10" Manu Bennett with 5'8 listed Dustin Clare.
174-175 max.

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adam said on 6/Apr/13
177cm, theres more than 3 inches with him and Liam Mcintyre.
sabot said on 18/Mar/13
Short legs, arms ect. for a 5'10 guy. Check his proportions - does he really look as tall as for example D. Craig? I don't think so. Weak 5'9.
Anonymous said on 16/Mar/13
If Andy Whitfield was 5'9.5" I don't think this guy can possibly be over 5'9.25".
Rikashiku said on 14/Feb/13
He wasn't that much shorter than Andy Whitfield. They were the same height at most. Keep in mind that Andy wore rubber sole sandals on the set. No one else did. He did appear similar in height as the actor who played Pitros who is 6'1" in their one scene.

I was on set with him on Gods of the Arena 3 years ago and he definitly isn't 5'11" but he is between 5'9" and 5'10".

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This pic is taken with the Arrow cast. He looks very short compared to the other actors.

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With 6'1" listed Amell. There looks to be a strong 3" between them.
Yaspaa said on 14/Feb/13
@Crixus, not sure what that pic shows other than himself walking downstairs.
TommyCab said on 19/Jan/13
Five feet 9 inches max. He's shorter than 5'11 Andy Whitfield (RIP) by 2-3 inches
klem said on 6/Nov/12
179 cm is too high for him.
maximus said on 6/Aug/12
5'9" sounds fair for Manu Bennett
Crixus said on 24/Jul/12
He is a quite short guy: Click Here
173-174 is spot on, IMHO.
edward said on 13/Jun/12
173 at max.... stating he is 5 ft 10.5 is just funny.... he looks pretty short.... a guy who is 5ft11 never looks short..
ahmet said on 8/Sep/11
I think he is 175-177
AccordingtoR said on 13/Aug/11
...Bennett is 172-3, which I definately can say that he is. Agency's always wants to make their celeb look tall on paper. Im 175,and would probably be listed as 183 ish cause of my body.

One more thing, if he is called a dwarf by people who too are at 179, then how can he be a dwarf? Hes 172-3!End of Story.
Bradley said on 13/Aug/11
Andy Whitfield is 1.75m or 1.76m, Manu Bennett is shorter, like 1.73m or 1.74m...
Alexandre said on 27/Jun/11
In the show "Gods of the arena" he is repeatedly called "a dwarf". Sorry but 179cm is TALL.
JustD said on 17/May/11
180cm tall? No way. I met him in around 5 years ago & unless he has had a growth spurt since then I put him at around 5 ft 8 tops. I'm only 5ft 1 & when he walked towards me I thought "oh it's Manu Bennett, heck he's smaller than what I imagined" we chatted for a while, nice genuine guy but no not 5ft 10 or 5ft 11. My best friend is 5ft 10 & I stand on tip toes to give her a hug lol
Rikashiku said on 9/Feb/11
In many scenes in Blood and Sand, Andy is usually wearing sandals with thick rubber soles(as seen on Revelations) that sometimes make him appear taller. You can see this when he talks with 6'1" Eka Darvell.

The one barefoot scene they have together is in episode 2. Manu bennet is 2 cm taller than whitfield. So Manu bennet would be closer to 177cm.

For John Hannah and Lucy Lawless, they both wear very thick Sandals aswell. Watch Episode 5 when he walks with 6'3" John Bach and 5'10" Craig Walsh Wrightson.
John Hannah usually wears those Sandals that give him an obvious 3-4 inch lift.

Like i said before, Ande Cunnington 177cm = 5'9.75" is taller than Andy Whitfield by atleast 2cm making Andy 5'9" which will make sense considering he is afew inches shorter than 6'0" Jai Courtney and several inches shorter than 6'3" Peter Mensah.
MOF said on 6/Feb/11
The current listing seems too generous. In both Spartacus Blood and Sand & Gods of the Arena he looks shorter than most if not all the other male actors. Not to mention he always looks shorter than Andy Whitfield who's listed as 5'10" here. John Hannah is also listed as 5'10 and most of the time he looks slightly taller than Whitfield. Bennett is probably 5'9" or shorter.
Larry said on 22/Jan/11
He's 5 10 max but prob less. Andy is definitely taller than him, so is lucy, he's probably closer to 5 9.5 if not 5 9 flat. In Gods of the Arena one of the gladiators calls him a dwarf! Andy is closer to a solid 5 10 and perhaps as tall as 5 10.5, but can't see him as a true 5 11 at all. In reality I'd say Manu is 5 9-5 9.5 no bigger and Andy is 5 9.5-5 10. That's probably the most accurate range, especially because both do seem shorter than 5 10 John Hannah, Andy by just a hair and Manu by a tad more. But Manu is definitely not 5 10.5 as he claims, at least an inch shorter. He is massive tho which makes him appear larger over all, where as Andy has a much smaller frame and narrower shoulders, a frame that a 5 11 man would not have.
R said on 28/Dec/10
andy whitfield is 1.75 and Manu Bennett is 1.72 1.73... but he looks tall because his body is big...
R said on 28/Dec/10
are you people blind Manu Bennett is shorter than andy whitfield.....
john said on 24/Jan/09
he is 175 cm

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