He also starred in The Shawshank Redemption and, more recently, Michael Winterbottom's Code 46.

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Kerry's feature film appearances include Code 46, Max, Welcome to Sarajevo, Jude, Little Shop of Horrors and Yentl.

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Most normal cells in the human body contain 46 chromosomes, or bundles of genetic code.

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