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'' as Titus. In 2017, he joined the main cast of The CW series ''

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'', playing Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker.

Career

Sandilands began his career in

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, his motherland, acting in a variety of projects, most notably in the television series ''7de Laan'' as Bart Kruger beginning in 2000. He departed the show after seven years and moved to

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in 2007. In 2010, Sandilands was featured in an episode of the popular American drama series ''

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'', but soon returned to South Africa to star in a number of popular

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films, including the award-winning drama ''Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee''. Sandilands also took up production work before returning to Hollywood in 2014. "I had to revert to other disciplines such as directing and post-production and sometimes built fences for my neighbours or some other unmentionable activities to simply keep the wolf at bay," Sandilands said of his journey back to the United States. In 2015, Sandilands secured a guest stint on the hit FX series ''

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''. The following year in 2016, he had recurring roles as Titus in

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'' and as Paco in the

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''. In 2017, Sandilands had a guest role in the long-running

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series '' NCIS'' and joined the main cast of The CW superhero drama ''

'' as Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker.

Personal life

Sandilands speaks both English and his native language,

Filmography

Acting

Film

Television

Video games

Other work

References

External links

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