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• Background
• Roles: Television
• Roles: Film
• Roles: Theatre
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• Born 27th April 1959
• Educated at Woolverstone Boarding School and Central School of Speech and Drama

• Armadillo
• A Lump in My Throat (2001): John Diamond
• Trance (2001): Brendan
• The Whistle-Blower (2001): Dominic Tracey
• Working Out
• The Magician's House (2000): Jack Green
• The Mystery of Men (1999): Julian. Our tailor was indeed right in her forebodings after reading the Radio Times plot summary of "Drama about four men who take out a life insurance policy together... with a little help from the women in their lives, fate throws a riotous chain of mishaps their way." She foretold that 'fate throwing riotous mishaps' is the televisual equivalent of that radio description 'wacky and madcap'. Even with the wonderful Warren Clarke it was truly awful.
• Bostock's Cup: (1999) Gerry Tudor
• Drop The Dead Donkey (1990): Dave Charnley. Read about experience as audience members in Neil in Ruffled Hair Incident!.
• Between the Lines (1992): Tony Clark ( Steven Mackintosh is a guest star in the episode entitled 'Nothing Personal')
• Heaven and Earth (1998): Richard Bennet - as scary ad man who finds God and then goes mad
• See You Friday (1997): Greg. Unfortunately this was an appalling sitcom which didn't last past the 1st series
• Crossing the Floor (1996): Tom Peel
• Rhodes: Dr. L.S. Jameson -
• Latin for a Dark Room (1995): William
• The Secret Rapture (1993): Patrick Steadman
• Work Experience (1989): this won an Oscar (TM) for Best Short Film (Live Action)
• Chelmsford 123 (1988): Mungo
• Intimate Contact (1987): Morrie
• That's Love (1988)
• The Bell-Run (1987): Joe Glover
• Up Line (1987): Nik Targett (Alongside Hugh Laurie)

• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001): Richard Finch -
• Fever Pitch (1997): Paul's father - you know, it's not everyone who can pull off wearing a white poloneck and beige slacks, but Neil managed it!
• Privates on Parade (1982): Pianist

• The Real Thing: very disappointing Tom Stoppard play. Neil's the best thing in it, but it's hard to care about any of the characters and their various adulterous affairs.
• Closer: Larry - the run has now finished

One of Neil's earliest television appearances was in drag and singing!

Listen to Neil read Armadillo by William Boyd - the audiobook is now available from Penguin.

The Gallery

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