FACT NO: 3
Sands made his feature film debut in the British-French drama film "The Killing Fields" (1984) which was directed by Roland Joffé, and earned him a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer nomination.
In 1985, he starred in the Merchant Ivory production "A Room with a View", which was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, which earned him a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role