# Neil Sandilands

Neil Joseph William Sandilands (born 1 May 1975) is a South African actor, filmmaker, and musician. In 2016, he had recurring roles on Sundance TV's Hap and Leonard as Paco and The CW's The 100 as Titus. In 2017, he joined the main cast of The CW series The Flash, playing Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker. He also played General Abbott in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, for which he received a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance nomination.

## Career

Sandilands began his career in his home country of South Africa and acted in a variety of projects, including the television series 7de Laan, where he portrayed the character Bart Kruger from 2000 to 2007. After finishing his work on 7de Laan, he moved to Los Angeles, California in 2007. During his time in Los Angeles, Sandilands notably appeared in the American drama series House. He later returned to South Africa and appeared in a number of popular Afrikaans films, including the award-winning drama Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee. During this time Sandilands would take up other jobs such as production and construction to support himself, once stating, "I had to revert to other disciplines such as directing and post-production and sometimes built fences for my neighbours or some other unmentionable activities to simply keep the wolf at bay," Sandilands said of his journey back to the United States. Sandilands returned to the U.S. in 2014.
In 2015, Sandilands secured a guest stint on the hit FX series The Americans. The following year in 2016, he had recurring roles as Titus in The CW's The 100 and as Paco in the SundanceTV's Hap and Leonard. In 2017, Sandilands had a guest role in the long-running CBS series NCIS and joined the main cast of The CW superhero drama The Flash as Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker.
In August 2022, Sandilands was cast in a role in the film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a film directed by Wes Ball for 20th Century Studios.

## Personal life

Sandilands speaks both Afrikaans and English.

## Filmography
### Acting
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Proteus | Rijkhaart Jacobz | |
| 2010 | Jakhalsdans | Dawid le Fleur | Also assistant director |
| 2011 | The Darkness is Close Behind | Mr. Lemoy | Short |
| 2012 | One Last Look | Frank McCintosh | |
| 2013 | Die Laaste Tango | Kaptein Etlinger | |
| 2013 | Lucy & Janie | Lucy's Dad | Short |
| 2013 | Hoe Duur Was De Suiker | Reinder Almersma | |
| 2013 | Musiek vir die Agtergrond | Freddy | |
| 2013 | Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee | Len van Jaarsveld | |
| 2013 | A Man on a Road Is Best Left Alone | | Short |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Harbour pilot | (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Frank and Ava | Zinnemann | |
| 2019 | Coyote Lake | Dirk | |
| 2019 | The Drone | The Violator | |
| 2020 | News of the World | Wilhelm Leonberger | |
| 2021 | Destination Marfa | Norman | DVD, Amazon, VUDU |
| 2024 | Slay | Dusty | |
| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Koro | |

#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Meester | Bertus Conradie | |
| 1992 | Konings | Dolf – 1950 | |
| 1999 | Soutmansland | | |
| 2000–07 | 7de Laan | Bart Kruger | |
| 2004 | Snitch | Jan Pieter | |
| 2006 | Orion | Zatopek Van Heerden | |
| 2006 | Jozi-H | Drug Pusher 2006 | Episode: "Crush" |
| 2008 | Feast of the Uninvited | Daantjie van Wyk | Episode: "A Map Reddens" |
| 2010 | House | Captain Vanderhoof | Episode: "A Pox on Our House" |
| 2011 | Kidnap & Rescue | Sam | Episode: "Hostage Rescue Team" |
| 2013 | Zoochosis | Scientist | Episode: "Case 05: Fate" |
| 2015 | The Americans | Eugene Venter | 2 episodes (season 3) |
| 2016 | The 100 | Titus | 6 episodes; Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard | Paco | 5 episodes; Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2017 | Salamander | Jack Wang | Unaired pilot |
| 2017 | NCIS | Hendric Kruger | Episode: "Willoughby" |
| 2017–18 | The Flash | Clifford DeVoe / Thinker | Main cast (season 4) |
| 2021 | DAM | Bernoldus | Main Cast |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | General Abbot | 12 episodes |

#### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Soldiers / Extras | Voice role |

### Other work

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Jakhalsdans | Assistant director | Film, also actor |
| 2011 | Autumn and George | Editor | Short film |
| 2011 | Alien in the Park | Director of photography | Film |
| 2012 | Resolve: A Guide to Post Traumatic Growth | Story writer, editor, additional photography | Documentary |
| 2013 | Team Wheaties: Overcoming Physical Challenges | Director, editor | Video short |
| 2013 | Germination | Director, writer, executive producer, producer, editor, sound editor | Short film |
| 2014 | Body Mass | Editor, colourist, sound editor & designer | Short film |
| 2014 | Goat Cheese Dreams | Cinematographer | Short film |
| 2015 | A Whistle Blows/Fluit-Fluit | Director, editor | Television film |
| 2015 | Meeting Jenny | Editor, sound editor | Short film |
| 2017 | Avalanche | Executive producer, editor, sound editor | Film |