
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 | 








