Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Lesley-Ann Brandt is fast becoming one of the hottest South African exports via New Zealand. Lesley-Ann immigrated with her parents and younger brother to Auckland New Zealand in 1999. She started her career as a model and soon drew the attention of local casting directors who encouraged her to pursue the craft of acting. In 2008 with a stream of local and international TV commercials on her resume and having taken the advice by working with various NZ and Australian acting coaches, Lesley-Ann landed her first lead role in the hit television series Diplomatic Immunity, starring opposite Craig Parker (of Spartacus, Lord of the Rings and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), quickly moving her into the hearts of the nation.

Brandt is now commanding the world take notice with her role as "Naevia" in the breakout Starz hit, Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010). Working with Producers Sam Raimi (Writer Spiderman 3 2007 feature), Rob Tapert (producer of The Grudge, 30 Days of Night and Xena series) and actors John Hannah (of The Mummy and Four Weddings and a Funeral), Peter Mensah (of 300 and Avatar), Lucy Lawless (of Xena, Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler), Lesley-Ann captivated audiences with her performance, and has become one of the shows break out stars.

Brandt continued to worked on back to back projects, two of which will air on US television. A guest role on "This is not My Life" (2010), which has been picked up by Lionsgate, a guest role on ABC "Legend of the Seeker" (2010) and her film debut in the feature "Hopes and Dreams" (2010). 2010 has already seen Brandt shoot her first US feature "Insight", directed by Richard Gabai and starring Natalie Zea, (of Justified), Christopher Lloyd, (Back to the Future), Veronica Cartwright, (Witches of Eastwick) and Sean Patrick Flanery. In as little as two years, Lesley-Ann has sky rocketed onto international television as Spartacus launched in 22 countries in 2010. She is filming the prequel series of Spartacus "Gods of the Arena".