Sam Neill
New Zealand actor Sam Neill stars in Channel Nine’s television miniseries about Australian businessman Alan Bond’s life and said he was sure people would enjoy watching the “rollercoaster” ride.
“You’re familiar with the story of Icarus who flew too close to the sun and his wings melted and he plummeted into the sea – it has a quality like that,” Neill said.
“There’s something mythic about it.”
House of Bond chronicles the rise of ten-pound Pom Alan Bond as he goes from sign-writer, to property investor, entrepreneur and Australian sporting hero when he bankrolls the country’s America’s Cup win.
But Neill comes onto the scene as Tiny Rowland, the man responsible for the tycoon’s downfall.
“He was very charming, charismatic but ruthless,” he said of the character.
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