Filmography
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison, and produced by Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed. It serves as the sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise. The film stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, Neil Sandilands and William H. Macy.
"Sweet Tooth" (2021 - )
A boy who is half human and half deer survives in a post-apocalyptic world with other hybrids. Sandilands shines as General Abbot, a self-appointed general who leads through wit, intimidation, and quirkiness. He received an Emmy Nomination nod for best supporting actor.
"Die Groot Niks" (2022 - )
"Die Groot Niks", which translates to "The Big Nothing", takes a closer look at the Namib's amazing natural beauty as well as tales of the constant struggle between man and nature, with the focus on the heart of the Namib, a stretch between Lüderitz and Walvis Bay. Sandilands is the presenter of this unique journey.
"Desert Rose" (2022)
Desert Rose is a curious and swirling multi-genre series that interweaves dark comedy, crime, romance, music and suspense. Neil Sandilands, who also performed the theme music, lends a wealth of international acting experience as the charming yet downtrodden Freddy “Fingers” Greyling. As a figurehead for the Greyling family, it’s Freddy’s journey that kick-starts each episode with a flashback as present day Desert Rose comes into focus.
"Dam" (2021)
Set in an Eastern Cape farming community, the story follows Yola who returns home from Chile for her father's funeral, only to be met by the ghosts of her past. Neil plays Bernoldus, aka Nollie, the town handyman and the local bar’s resident singer-songwriter. Nollie is a small-town misfit; he’s the artist who is hiding in plain sight. Everyone knows him. Sandilands received a SAFTA Golden Horn Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Bernoldus.
"News of the World" (2020)
News of the World is a 2020 American Western film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and introducing Helena Zengel in her international film debut. A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl taken by the Kiowa people years ago to her aunt (Winsome Brown) and uncle (Neil Sandilands) against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home. She has lost both her birth and Kiowa families.
"The Flash" (2017 - 2018)
After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.
"The 100" (2014 - 2020)
Set 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.
"Hap and Leonard" (2016 - 2018)
Set in the late 1980s, Hap and Leonard is a darkly comic swamp noir of two best friends, one femme fatale, a crew of washed up revolutionaries, a pair of murderous psycho killers, some lost loot, and the fuzz.
"The Americans" (2013 - 2018)
At the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.
"Wetiko" (2022)
Wetiko is a mythopoetic adventure film about a Maya teen who ventures into the jungle as he attempts to define his identity in the modern world. Sandilands plays charlatan medicine man, Zaze Zeko.
"Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee" (2013)
usic producer Len has it all, the perfect life. Until he's caught embezzoling his music artists money. He get's a second chance when young up and coming artist Robbie de Wee enters his life. But all is not as it seems.
"Eraser: Reborn" (2022)
It is based on U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard who is specialized in engineering the fake deaths of witnesses that leaves no trace of their existence.
"Frank and Ava" (2020)
Before he was chairman of the board. He was just a man, desperate for a woman, clinging to a dream. The story of Sinatra as never told before and Ava Gardner, the woman who saved him, by breaking him. Based on true stories.
"Destination Marfa" (2021)
While on a road trip from a long weekend at the Terlingua cookoff, four lifelong friends decide to veer off road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa.
"Coyote Lake" (2019)
Ester and her overbearing mother run a small bed-and-breakfast near the US/Mexico border. Two unwanted guests arrive, threatening everyone's safety. But the two women hide a secret that may prove the most dangerous of all.
"The Drone" (2019)
A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer.
"NCIS" (2017)
The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's Washington, D.C. Major Case Response Team.
"Blackhat" (2015)
A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
"Tarzan: Curse of the Mummy" (2020)
Tarzan goes on a rescue mission to save Jane in Egypt from a newly discovered pyramid haunted by Mummies, but as the rescue attempt goes wrong Tarzan is captured and has to defeat Anubis before he gets mummified. Sandilands can be seen as Anubis, the Egyptian God.
"The Price of Sugar" (2013)
The Price Of Sugar tells the alternately gripping, romantic and heart-wrenching story of Sarith and Mini-Mini as they grow up on the sugar plantations of Suriname in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Where Sarith is the most beautiful woman in the colony, the mulatto Mini-Mini is forever in her shadow, slave to her own half-sister.
"Die Laaste Tango" (2013)
De Wet, a 34-year old, workaholic detective is burnt out, having immersed himself in an investigation involving the ruthless murder of 9 girls.
"Zoochosis" (2013)
What is Zoochosis? All that is known is that it can afflict anyone, anywhere and any time. Watch as Dr. Singer tries to unravel the secrets of Zoochosis as it spreads from person to person and town to town. Only one thing is for sure and that is what the good doctor will discover will change him forever. Welcome to the world of Zoochosis.
"One Last Look" (2012)
After a pumping trance party deep in the African bush, Yasmin wakes to find her sister Angie missing. Faced with a choice to get back on the departing overland truck or be left on her own, Yasmin accepts the help of loner musician Jules, in trying to track Angie down.
"The Darkness Is Close Behind" (2012)
A teenage boy anxiously watches over his meth-cooking father and his little brother, but his vigilance is wearing thin.
"Kidnap & Rescue" (2011)
Operators who risk their lives to rescue victims of kidnapping and hostage situations unveil a world shrouded in secrecy and share their true stories.
"House" (2004 - 2012)
An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.
"Jakhalsdans" (2010)
This movie is set in the Karoo town of Loxton. A young mother and daughter and is shocked to discover that the local school will shortly be closing due to financial difficulty. The townsfolk need to raise half a million Rand. They decides to hold a music concert to raise the money, and sets about recruiting artists to help.
"Feast of the Uninvited" (2008 - )
"Jozi-H" (2006)
An everyday look at a hospital in the violent city of Johannesburg, South Africa, where the doctors and nurses work hard to save lives.
"Orion" (2006)
Zatopek (Zet) van Heerden is an ex-cop, a damaged man who describes himself as trash and acts self-destructively. He reluctantly agrees to take on a job for attorney Hope Beneke. Jan Smit, an antiques dealer, has been killed; tortured with a blowtorch then shot in the back of the head. An execution-style murder. The weapon used was an M16, a military gun, favoured by mercenaries.
"Proteus" (2003)
An interracial gay love story set in early 18th century South Africa about two men -- a black prisoner living in a Cape Town penal colony and a Dutch sailor -- who weather injustices as a result of their affair.
"Soutmansland" (2000 - )
The story begins when Leendra van Hellberg (Deirdre Wolhuter) is released from prison after spending seven years incarcerated having being found guilty of murdering her lover.
"7de Laan" (2000 - 2004)
The lives and times of various people living in and around a suburban street named 7de Laan.