Age: 44
female
Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Lesley-Ann Brandt has shot to stardom rapidly in New Zealand. She immigrated to Auckland with her parents and younger brother in 1999. Her unusual path to acting has seen her go from IT Recruitment Consultant to landing the lead role in the hit comedy series 'Diplomatic Immunity', starring alongside Craig Parker (of Spartacus, Lord of the Rings and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), quickly moving her into the hearts of the nation. Lesley-Ann started her career as a model, booking prestigious national and international campaigns as well as big international TV commercials. She very soon drew the attention of Casting Directors who encouraged her to pursue acting. Whilst working full time, Brandt trained with various New Zealand and internationally based acting coaches. She has most recently appeared in guest roles on New Zealand's series 'Shortland Street', 'This Is Not My Life' and her current role as 'Naevia' in the Starz series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand'. Lesley-Ann has just completed filming her first feature film 'Hopes and Dreams’. She is fluent in Afrikaans, and has in the past played competitive and social hockey. Brandt is currently based in Los Angeles.
Having a tough time balancing his personal life with the superhero life, Bart Gordon has decided to train a protege, one Cameron Cain, son to Lord Shiva of the League of Assassins. But one day Cameron wrongs Oswalda Cobblepot, The Penguin, in her Iceberg longue, and proceeds to put a bounty on his head. Cameron abandons Bart not wanting to put a burden on him, Bart looks for him with the aid of his friend Dylan Lance. But Cobblepot may reverse that bounty as she has on her own head as a mysterious crossbow killer has it out for The Penguin, Hector Bertinelli witnessed his Family get gunned down by Penguin’s henchmen and has vowed to get revenge. Penguin may need help, and it may be from the person she put a bounty on.
