Neil Linpow

Neil Linpow
Neil Linpow
Born	Bournemouth, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present

Neil Linpow is an actor, writer and filmmaker of Irish and Chinese heritage.

Biography

Early life and career

Neil grew up in Bournemouth^[1] and was a talented football player having played at schoolboy level for both Bournemouth and Portsmouth. He has written for directors including Michel Gondry, Tom Hooper, Michael Gracey, Colm McCarthy, Sam Miller and Bobby Farrelly.

Screen work

In 2019 Linpow wrote, directed, produced and starred in the award-winning short film Time. It was an Official Selection at the BAFTA qualifying 39th Cambridge Film Festival and nominated for Best Film and Best Performance awards at the Kinsale Sharks Awards.

His follow-up short, Lesson 7, starring Michelle Fairley, was released in 2020,^[2] winning awards across multiple festivals. It was an Official Selection at the BAFTA qualifying 11th Aesthetica Short Film Festival and at the Oscar and BAFTA^[3] qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2021.

In 2023, Linpow wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, Little Bone Lodge, alongside Joely Richardson, and directed by Matthias Hoene.^[4] Total Film said 'Linpow's desperate performance brings to mind a young Paddy Considine or Johnny Harris,^[5] while The Guardian described it as 'scarily fierce and tense.'^[6]

References

^ "KLSFF 2023 Festival Jury". Kino Short Film. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "How Neil Linpow learnt his lesson". shots. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Lesson 7". Kino Short Film. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Interview: 'Little Bone Lodge' Writer & Star Neil Linpow". The Hollywood News. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Little richard: i am everything 15 - 27 Apr 2023 - Total Film Magazine - Readly". gb.readly.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ Felperin, Leslie (16 May 2023). "Little Bone Lodge review – Joely Richardson is scarily fierce in tense thriller". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

Neil Linpow at IMDb

[1] "KLSFF 2023 Festival Jury". Kino Short Film. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[2] "How Neil Linpow learnt his lesson". shots. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[3] "Lesson 7". Kino Short Film. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[4] "Interview: 'Little Bone Lodge' Writer & Star Neil Linpow". The Hollywood News. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[5] "Little richard: i am everything 15 - 27 Apr 2023 - Total Film Magazine - Readly". gb.readly.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[6] Felperin, Leslie (16 May 2023). "Little Bone Lodge review – Joely Richardson is scarily fierce in tense thriller". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

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