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10 Facts About Sam Atwell

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Samuel Atwell was born on 6 April 1979 and is an Australian actor, producer, writer and director.

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Sam Atwell is best known for his role as Kane Phillips in Home and Away, and is known for roles in headLand, as Craig Palmer, and Secret Life of Boys, as David Boxwell.

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Sam Atwell has worked extensively as a crew member on Home and Away, and Irish soap opera Fair City.

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Sam Atwell 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.

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Sam Atwell 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.

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Sam Atwell later learned that he had made it into the top 2 for the role of Noah, losing out to Beau Brady.

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Sam Atwell played the role of Craig Palmer in short-lived Aussie TV soap, headLand, and starred in a TV pilot entitled Call Back by Australian Writer Kate Toon.

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Sam Atwell directed 72 episodes of Home and Away and wrote several episodes.

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Sam Atwell continues to work predominantly as a producer of TV shows in Ireland.

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Sam Atwell became an Irish citizen in 2022, and resides in Dublin with his wife Kitty Maguire.