Neil Sandilands talks about 'The Flash' and making it big overseas

Neil Sandilands talks about 'The Flash' and making it big overseas

South African actor Neil Sandilands has been making waves overseas. He recently made his debut on the popular superhero series The Flash, playing the memorable villain "The Thinker".

Neil Sandilands as The Thinker
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Neil Sandilands is known to South Africans for his roles in Konings, Proteus, Jozi H and 7de Laan (remember when he played the lovable deli owner, "Bart"?). 
Since leaving the country to pursue opportunities abroad, Neil has appeared in The 100, House, and NCIS among other projects. 

In 2017 Neil, who originally hails from Randfontein, took on the role of Clifford deVoe, also known as The Thinker, in the hit CW superhero series, The Flash

See a snippet of what this diabolical villain gets up to in the clip below. And yes, that is fellow South African Kim Engelbrecht playing beside him!

Neil is enjoying every moment of working on The Flash, and has certainly made a positive impression on his co-stars. That is surely a beautiful feeling for a man who has been pursuing the dream of making it in America since 2002.

He described a typical day on set:

Neil spoke briefly about what it took for him to get to this point in his career. 

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