Samuel Atwell (born 6 April 1979) is an Australian actor, producer, writer and director. Born in

Nambour, Queensland Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

, he and his family lived in

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for 6 years before returning to Queensland where he grew up in

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. He has always had a passion for acting and pursued speech and drama courses throughout school. 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''. Atwell was also credited being the first drama captain in his school's history. After high school he attended

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The univ ...

where he completed a B.A. in acting and then moved to Sydney after finishing at the age of 20. His 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 ''Mr. Reliable'' is a 1996 film directed by Nadia Tass. It stars Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie. Plot It tells the true story of Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia. Just released from prison, all he wants to do is live a quiet ...

''. Atwell finished a film called ''Acting Out'' with

Lara Cox Lara Jane Cox (born 1978) is an Australian actress, known for a variety of roles. Cox played the role of Anita Scheppers in ''Heartbreak High'', Doctor Denman in ''H2O: Just Add Water'', and has appeared in ''Voodoo Lagoon'' and ''Kangaroo Ja ...

before taking up the role of "

Kane Phillips Kane Phillips is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Sam Atwell. He first appeared during the episode airing on 9 April 2001 and made his final appearance on 5 March 2009. In 2004, v ...

" in the soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

''. He also played the role of Craig Palmer in another Aussie soap,

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. In his spare time, Atwell enjoys going to the movies, reading, writing and is trying to produce a short film this year as well as working on his own theatre and film company. He has produced his own plays, including ''Savage/Love'' which he co-produced and starred in alongside former ''Home and Away'' co-stars Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen and

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. Atwell recently starred in a TV Pilot entitled 'Call Back' by Australian Writer Kate Toon. Atwell currently works as a script consultant on the

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soap

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* 1979 births Australian male television actors Living people People from Nambour, Queensland Queensland University of Technology alumni {{Australia-actor-stub