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Christien Alexis Anholt ( 25 February 1971 in London, England) is an English stage, television and film actor best known for his role as Nigel Bailey on the television series Relic Hunter. He is the son of actor Tony Anholt. Christien Anholt began his acting career in 1988 at the age of 17 after winning the coveted role of 'Hans' in the motion picture Reunion directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Jason Robards. For this debut performance, Anholt received a Best Actor nomination at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win Best Actor at the E'Febo Doro award in Sicily in 1990. Harold Pinter, who wrote the screenplay for "Reunion" recommended Anholt to playwright Ronald Harwood, who cast him as 'Leonard/Jeremy Lands' in his new play Another Time starring Albert Finney. The play, its cast, including Anholt, enjoyed rave reviews and a sell-out run at London's Wyndham's Theatre. Harwood then recommended him to Director Franco Zeffirelli, who cast him as 'Marcelus' alongside Mel Gibson in the motion picture "Hamlet". Anholt went on to star opposite Kate Beckinsale, Sam Neil and Judy Davis in Hallmark's production "One Against The Wind", and alongside Stephen Dorff in "The Power of One" directed by John G. Avilsden. Steven Spielberg hand-picked Anholt to play Clive Owen's brother 'Terry O'Neil' -a series lead- in the critically acclaimed "Class Of '61", a TV movie/series pilot. He received electrifying reviews for his portrayal of 'Gary Warrell' in the BBC 'Screen2' production "Money For Nothing.". A string of television movies and feature films followed including, "Seventeen" opposite Rachel Weisz, BBC's "Hard Times" opposite Alan Bates and Richard E. Grant. "The Harpist" earned him another Best Actor nomination, this time at the Geneva Film Festival in 1997. This success was followed by "Preaching to the Perverted", "The Ruby Ring" - another Hallmark production- and George Miltons' "Appetite". Anholt returned to London's West End in Terrence Rattigan's "In Praise Of Love" and was once again cast by Harold Pinter and director David Jones opposite Harold Pinter himself, in Pinter's thriller, "The Hothouse"; again to rave reviews. In 1999 Anholt was cast as 'Nigel Bailey', joint lead opposite Tia Carrere, in "Relic Hunter" which ran for 3 seasons and a respectable 51 episodes. More recently Anholt guest starred in two episodes of "Adventure Inc", alongside Michael Biehn, and had a cameo in "The Conclave". He starred opposite James Franco and Jean Reno, in the World War One drama "Flyboys" , and can be seen alongside Thora Birch in "Dark Corners". Anholt resides in Somerset, England, with his wife, Carly, and their 3 dogs named Tessie, Callie, and Minnie. [edit] Filmography
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