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| | Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features |
 | | Neill was born in Ulster, Northern Ireland and educated at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. |
 | | Neill, 50, who played the cuckold husband in "The Horse Whisperer," said his rather eclectic choice of roles -- from a paleontologist in "Jurassic" to the wizard "Merlin" in the television mini-series, is spawned by character and story, not budgets or salary. |
 | | Neill was awarded an O.B.E (Order of the British Empire) in 1991 for services to acting, the only award he says he has has been "thrilled" to receive. |
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