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Samuel Atwell (born 6 April 1979) is an Australian actor, producer, writer and director. [2] He is best known for his role as Kane Phillips in Home and Away , and is also known for roles in headLand , as Craig Palmer, and Secret Life of Boys , as David Boxwell. He has worked extensively as a crew member on Home and Away, and Irish soap opera Fair City .
Atwell was born in Nambour, Queensland. He and his family lived in Indonesia for 6 years before returning to Queensland where he grew up in Brisbane, attending St Peter's Lutheran College. [2] He always had a passion for acting, pursuing speech and drama courses throughout school, and was credited as being the first drama captain in his school's history. [2]
After high school, he attended Queensland University of Technology where he completed a B.A. in acting and then moved to Sydney after finishing at the age of 20.[ citation needed ]
Atwell did some work with Channel 7 at the end of primary school and Children's TV for UNICEF, and also completed a short film made for television. In year 11, with the help of teachers and other students, he formed a school-sponsored theatre company that produced plays such as Property of the Clan, All Stops Out and Dags.[ citation needed ]
He completed a film called Acting Out alongside Lara Cox, before taking up his most notable role of Kane Phillips in the soap opera Home and Away . Before securing the role of Kane, he auditioned unsuccessfully for the roles of Tom Nash and Noah Lawson. [3] He later learned that he had made it into the top 2 for the role of Noah, losing out to Beau Brady.
Atwell played the role of Craig Palmer in short-lived Aussie TV soap, headLand , [4] and starred in a TV pilot entitled Call Back [5] by Australian Writer Kate Toon. [6] Other credits include City Loop , an independent film completed while he was at the university, The Wayne Manifesto , All Saints , and the Hal McElroy film Mr. Reliable .
While acting on Home and Away Atwell also made a foray into writing and directing. In 2002, alongside his girlfriend at the time, Leah Pappin, he started his own theatre company, ‘ActorCorp’. [7] Atwell co-produced the play Savage/Love which he also starred in alongside former Home and Away co-stars Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen and Leah Pappin. [2] He also directed 72 episodes of Home and Away (2007-2009) and wrote several episodes. [8]
After leaving Home and Away Atwell travelled to Dublin in 2013, where he was introduced to the producer of the Irish soap Fair City . Moving there in 2014, he joined the production team of the soap, as a writer, script consultant and producer.
He continues to work predominantly as a producer of TV shows in Ireland. He currently works in Drama Development for RTE, having worked on Kin , Hidden Assets and Smother .
Atwell still acts intermittently, and had a recurring role in the BBC/ABC children's TV series Secret Life of Boys . [9] [10]
Atwell became an Irish citizen in 2022, and resides in Dublin with his wife Kitty Maguire.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1996 | Mr. Reliable (aka My Entire Life) | Samuel Jakovitch | Feature film |
| 1999 | Fusion | Short film | |
| 2000 | City Loop (aka Bored Olives) | Security Guard | Independent feature film |
| 2002 | Seconds to Spare | Waiter | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Visitor | Nathan | Short film |
| 2007 | Acting Out | Danny | Film |
| 2009 | Peanut Butter | Dad | Short film |
| 2013 | Mercy Campaign for the Bali Nine | Self | Short film |
| 2017 | Secret Life of Boys: Farther Christmas | David Boxwell | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1997 | The Wayne Manifesto | Vernon | TV series, episode 16: "Wheels Within Wheels" |
| 2000–2006 | All Saints | Douglas Macreadie / Alan Phillips | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2001–2009 | Home and Away | Kane Phillips | TV series, 302 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | headLand | Craig Palmer | TV series, 58 episodes |
| 2011 | Call Back | TV pilot | |
| 2013 | Wonderland | Matt | TV series, season 1, episode 7: "Hooking Up" |
| 2015–2019 | Secret Life of Boys | David Boxwell | TV series, seasons 1–4, 9 episodes |
| 2021 | Fair City | Barbie Man | TV series, episode: "Holiday Special" |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2007–2009 | Home and Away | Director | TV series |
| 2011–2014 | Writer | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sctipt editor | ||
| 2013 | Mercy Campaign for the Bali Nine | Co-director | Short film |
| 2014–2022 | Fair City | Studio director / location director | TV series |
| 2020 | Script editor | ||
| Kin | TV series | ||
| 2021 | Hidden Assets | Development executive | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Smother | Development executive | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2022 | North Sea Connection | Development executive | TV series, 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2002 | The Glory of Living | PACT Theatre | |
| 2002 | Savage/Love | Bondi Pavilion | |
| 2006 | We'll Always Have Wagga | Newtown Theatre | |
| 2007 | Sexual Perversity in Prague | Newtown Theatre | |
| 2013-14 | The Removalists | The Removalist | Bondi Pavilion & Brisbane Powerhouse |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2002 | Savage/Love | Co-producer | Bondi Pavilion |
| 2005 | Bill | Director / wrirer | Seymour Centre for Short and Sweet (festival) |
| 2007 | The Journey into Sin | Director | Newtown Theatre |
| 2008-09 | Bondi Dreaming | Director / writer | Newtown Theatre, Bondi Pavilion & Seymour Centre for Tamarama Rock Surfers |
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