Sam Neill
Biography
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), Evil Angels (also known as A Cry in the Dark) (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), reprising the role in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Outside of film, Neill has appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles, including Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), The Simpsons (1994), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–2010), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Rick and Morty (2019). He also starred as the titular character Merlin in Merlin (1998) and Merlin's Apprentice (2006) and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders (2013–2014). He has presented and narrated several documentaries.
Neill receives the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Longford Lyell Award, the New Zealand Film Award, and the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He also has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies.
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Acting (139 movies)
Jurassic Park III
2001
The Horse Whisperer
1998
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
The Piano
1993
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Bicentennial Man
1999
Until the End of the World
1991
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
The Jungle Book
1994
Assassin Club
2023
The Final Conflict
1981
The French Revolution
1989
Dead Calm
1989
Enigma
1982
The Blood of Others
1984
The Dish
2000
Possession
1981
Ice
2011
Dirty Deeds
2002
Angel
2007
Wimbledon
2004
Event Horizon
1997
Yes
2005
Forgotten Silver
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
The Magic Pudding
2000
Under the Mountain
2009
Children of the Revolution
1996
Sirens
1994
Little Fish
2005
Evil Angels
1988
Restoration
1995
Plenty
1985
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
Perfect Strangers
2003
Framed
2002
Skin
2008
Attack Force Z
1982
Sleeping Dogs
1977
Death in Brunswick
1991
One Against the Wind
1991
Victory
1996
My Brilliant Career
1979
In Her Skin
2009
Ivanhoe
1982
Gallipoli
2005
Dean Spanley
2008
Irresistible
2006
Daybreakers
2010
Bring Him to Me
2023
The Hunter
2011
The Vow
2012
Robbery Under Arms
1985
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
The City of No
1971
Hunt's Duffer
1973
The Good Wife
1987
Escape Plan
2013
A Long Way Down
2014
Country Life
1994
Iron Road
2009
From a Far Country
1981
Stiff
2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
2004
My Mother Frank
2000
Submerged
2001
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
The Zookeeper
2001
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013
Voice Activated
2022
The Pixar Story
2007
Family Pictures
1993
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
2022
Cowboys of Culture
1990
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001
For Love Alone
1986
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
United Passions
2014
Shadow of China
1990
The Rainbow Warrior
1997
Scarygirl
2023
Fever
1991
Hostage
1992
Backtrack
2015
The Daughter
2015
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
2015
Peter Rabbit
2018
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
MindGamers
2015
Jurassic Park
1993
Jessica
2004
The Man in the Hat
2009
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
Just Out Of Reach
1979
The Journalist
1979
Tommy's Honour
2017
Strong Medicine
1986
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
The Commuter
2018
Directing (9 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 1974 | Writer |
| Four Shorts on Architecture | 1975 | Writer |
| On the Road with Red Mole | 1979 | Writer |
| Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill | 1995 | Writer |
| Stiff | 2004 | Producer |
| The Brush-Off | 2004 | Producer |