Neil Sandilands

(1975-) Actor, director and producer for stage, film and TV.

Biography
Born in Randfontein.

Training
Began performing while at elementary school, appearing in various revues, operettas and drama competitions, his repertoire including an impersonation of David Kramer. At high school he continued performing, also professionally. After school he went abroad as a Rotary exchange student, and on his return pursued a BA in Communications at the Rand Afrikaans University, graduating in 1996 with a BA (Communications).

TV work
Started in TV as a fourteen year old in the series Meester (1991) by Paul C. Venter and Annie Basson, but became a household name as "Bart" in the hugely popular Afrikaans soap-opera Sewende Laan ("Seventh Aveue"), from 2000 to 2005. His other television credits include lead characters in Konings, Carpe Diem and Soutmansland.

Films
He has produced and directed a short film entitled Entre Nous.

Documentary work
Produced Impressario (with Albert Maritz), an award-winning series on South African theatre personalities.

Stage performances
While at University he wrote, produced and performed in his own plays, winning University colours for his contribution to culture.

His plays include Noir and Vincent, which he also produced and performed in, for the National Arts Festival.

He appeared as Gene in Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight (2000).

In Saturday Night at the Palace as Vince, directed by Bobby Heaney, Baxter Theatre, January 2004, with Grant Swanby and Sizwe Msutu.

In Faan se Trein with Tinarie van Wyk Loots, directed by Albert Maritz in the Bellville Civic Centre, 2006.

In Hedda Gabler, KKNK and Aardklop 2006.

Festen (director Heinrich Reisenhofer, 2007. KKNK).

Awards, etc
Among the stage acting awards he has won are the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actor for "Guy" in My Night With Greig (2002), *

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