Neil Fingleton was an English actor and basketball player.
19 Facts About Neil Fingleton
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Neil Fingleton was born in Durham, England, in 1980, to mother Christine and father Michael.
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Neil Fingleton had an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Keely.
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Neil Fingleton decided to attend high school in the United States after attending a basketball camp in Connecticut when he was 16.
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In 1997, Neil Fingleton moved from Durham to Worcester, Massachusetts, and began attending Holy Name Central Catholic High School, graduating in 2000.
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Neil Fingleton was awarded a basketball scholarship to the United States first playing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Neil Fingleton played only one game with North Carolina then transferred to Holy Cross in 2002.
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Neil Fingleton graduated from Holy Cross in 2004 with a degree in history.
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On 6 December 2005, Neil Fingleton started playing with the English Basketball League team Tees Valley Mohawks.
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In November 2006, Neil Fingleton signed with Spanish team CB Illescas and later with Ciudad Real.
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Two 2007 British TV documentaries, Britain's Tallest Men and Superhuman: Giants featured Neil Fingleton and covered the difficulties and constant attention, quite often considerable rudeness, that he faces day to day.
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Neil Fingleton appeared in the film 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves.
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From 2014 to 2017 Neil Fingleton played the giant Mag the Mighty in the TV series Game of Thrones.
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Neil Fingleton appeared in the 2015 film Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis.
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Neil Fingleton played Russian General's Bodyguard 1 in the Fox Studios film X-Men: First Class, and he provided the motion capture for the CGI character Ultron in the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Neil Fingleton appeared in a two-part serial written by Toby Whithouse for the 9th series of Doctor Who, filming in January 2015 in Cardiff.
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Neil Fingleton played the villain "The Fisher King", an alien warlord.
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Neil Fingleton died on 25 February 2017, at the age of 36, at his home in Gilesgate.
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Neil Fingleton is survived by his mother and his two siblings.