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Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Birthday: 1947-09-14 | Place of Birth: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
UNTAMED

as    Paul Souter

2024
Scarygirl

as    Dr. Maybee (voice)

2024
Bring Him to Me

as    Frank

2024
T. REX

as    Narrator

2024
Apples Never Fall

as    Stan Delaney

2023
Assassin Club

as    Caldwell

2023
The Portable Door

as    Dennis Tanner

2022
Jurassic World Dominion

as    Alan Grant

2022
Voice Activated

as    Audiobook Narrator (voice)

2022
The Twelve

as    Brett Colby

2021
Rams

as    Colin

2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

as    Frankie Scales (voice)

2021
2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

as    Narrator (voice)

2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

as    Narrator (voice)

2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

as    Self - Narrator

2019
Palm Beach

as    Leo

2019
Ride Like a Girl

as    Paddy Payne

2019
The Show Must Go On

as    Self

2019
Blackbird

as    Tom

2018
The Commuter

as    Captain Hawthorne

2018
Sweet Country

as    Fred Smith

2018
Peter Rabbit

as    Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)

2018
2017
Tommy's Honour

as    Alexander Boothby

2017
House of Bond

as    Roland “Tiny” Rowland