South African-born actress, Lesley-Ann Brandt is famously known for her role as Naevia in the TV series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. She is also popular for her role in the TV series, Lucifer. She made her acting debut as Sonia in an episode of Shortland Street.
Regarding her personal life, Brandt is married to Chris Payne Gilbert after dating for months. The couple shares a child, Kingston Payne Brandt-Gilbert.
Early Life And Education Of Lesley-Ann Brandt
Lesley-Ann Brandt was born on the 2nd of December, 1981 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Her birth sign Sagittarius. Born and raised in South Africa, she is a South African by nationality and as far as her ethnicity is concerned, she is of Mixed (East Indian, German, Spanish, and African descent). Moreover, she follows Christianity as her religion.
Brandt is the daughter of a cruise ship owner father and an artist mother, as their eldest out of two children. She along with her brother was brought up in their home in Cape Town and spent most of her childhood with her mother, as her father was mostly out of the home.
As a young girl, Brandt was very actively involved in sports like Hockey and Baseball. She was also a gracious dancer and practiced yoga with her mother to attain physical and spiritual fitness. She played field hockey and while she was 19 moved to Auckland in New Zealand to pursue her interests in acting.
Not much is known about her educational history, although she is believed to have completed her Bachelor’s level studies. In 1999, she along with her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. After she moved to Auckland, she worked in a retail store, primarily as a sales girl. She later got promoted to an IT recruitment consultant while she got a chance to work as a promotion girl in Red Bull. She slowly worked her way into TV advertisements in New Zealand. Side by side, she also studied acting at the Meisner technique, where she graduated in 2008.
Lesley-Ann Brandt's Career- Movies And TV Show
Lesley-Ann Brandt started her acting career with a TV role in the TV show named, Shortland Street starring Michael Galvin, Angela Bloomfield, and Sally Martin. She then worked in Diplomatic Immunity, a New Zealand TV series, in which she played in a lead role. She also appeared in some guest roles in a hospital-based TV drama named Shortland Street, followed by her roles in some other shows like Shortland Street and This Is Not My Life.
With these small roles, her career took a U-turn after Brandt auditioned and was selected for some big movies like Spartacus: Blood and Sand where she played the role of a slave named Naevia. She shared the screen with Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, and Manu Bennett.
With her promising act, Brandt also secured a role in the sequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. At the same time, she also got a role in the independent film The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell. Her upcoming role was in a new movie named InSight, where she played a nurse named Valerie Khoury. She was also seen in Legend of the Seeker (2010), and also in CSI: New York the same year, with another promising role in Spartacus: Vengeance, a year later. Her other notable roles came in Memphis Beat (2011), Zombie Apocalypse (2011) and Drift. Her recent role came in The Lottery in 2014.
Since 2016, Brandt is portraying the role of a demon, Mazikeen on Fox's fantasy drama TV series, Lucifer starring Tom Ellis, Lauren German, and Kevin Alejandro.
Lesley-Ann Brandt's Net Worth
Lesley-Ann Brandt has an estimated net worth of $2 million, as per several online sources, but, the amount is still under review. Brandt earns an impressive amount from her acting career.
As per some sources, Brandt earns a salary of $300k from her performance in the TV series, Lucifer. With such earning, she is maintaining a lavish lifestyle.
Lesley-Ann Brandt's Personal Life
Regarding her personal life, Lesley-Ann Brandt is a married woman. Brandt tied the knot to her boyfriend turned husband Chris Payne Gilbert on 5th September 2015 in Bennington, Vermont in a private ceremony attended by friends and families.
CAPTION: Lesley-Ann Brandt's Personal Life SOURCE: The couple met for the first time at the Nancy Banks Acting Studio in 2012 where they were a s signed a scene together. The couple fell for one another and eventually started dating. On 26th June 2014, Gilbert proposed her and got engaged.
In July 2017, the couple shares a child, a son Kingston Payne Brandt-Gilbert. The family currently resides in Los Angeles. Moreover, she is an animal lover and has adopted two dogs.
Lesley-Ann Brandt's Body Measurement
- Height = Lesley-Ann Brandt stands at the height of 5 feet7 inches (1.7m).
- Weight = Brandt weighs 60kg.
- Body Measurement = Her body measurement is 34-27-35 inches.
- Age = As of 2018, her age is 37.
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by sanjeet, 20 May, 2015
