Sam Neill
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
205
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-09-14 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Simpsons
Invasion
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Rick and Morty
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Sullivans
Richard & Judy
The Tudors
Jurassic World Dominion
Australian Story
Thor: Love and Thunder
UNTAMED
Thor: Ragnarok
Jurassic Park
Escape Plan
Possession
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Alcatraz
Event Horizon
The Hunt for Red October
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
The Movies That Made Us
The Pixar Story
Dead Calm
Rove
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
A Long Way Down
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
My Brilliant Career
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Children of the Revolution
Peter Rabbit
The Twelve
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Wimbledon
Merlin
Daybreakers
In the Mouth of Madness
Landfall
Bicentennial Man
The Commuter
The Piano
The Horse Whisperer
Little Fish
Irresistible
The Vow
The Triangle
The Triangle
And Then There Were None
Enigma
Sleeping Dogs
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Reilly: Ace of Spies
The Blood of Others
Flack
Framed
Shadow of China
The Games
Backtrack
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Rams
The Jungle Book
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Death in Brunswick
Colin McCahon: I Am
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Country Life
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
The Final Conflict
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
The Show Must Go On
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Evil Angels
Bring Him to Me
Old School
The Portable Door
Crusoe
The Magic Pudding
To the Ends of the Earth
Doctor Zhivago
Assassin Club
The Making of Daybreakers
Ice
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Dragon Pearl
Submerged
Angel
One Against the Wind
Merlin's Apprentice
Forgotten Silver
Plenty
The Hunter
Victory
Scarygirl
The Journalist
Apples Never Fall
Under the Mountain
Iron Road
Palm Beach
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ivanhoe
Sirens
T. REX
The Dish
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
The Ordained
Strong Medicine
Attack Force Z
Return to Jurassic Park
Blackbird
Anika Moa Unleashed
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
The Revengers' Comedies
Hostage
In Cold Blood
Happy Town
Ice
Kane & Abel
Fever
Until the End of the World
The Daughter
The Good Wife
Robbery Under Arms
Question of Faith
The Last Resort
The Water Cycle
For Love Alone
Amerika
The Zookeeper
Jessica
MindGamers
My Mother Frank
Skin
From a Far Country
The Dovekeepers
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sweet Country
United Passions
The Rainbow Warrior
Iron Road
Tommy's Honour
In Her Skin
Four Shorts on Architecture
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
House of Hancock
Perfect Strangers
The Real Hunt for Red October
Two Twisted
The French Revolution
Ride Like a Girl
Stiff
The Governor
Strong Medicine
Jessica
Tutankhamun
Get Krack!n
Dirty Deeds
Lucinda Brayford
House of Bond
Harry
Voice Activated
Space
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
But Also John Clarke
Family Pictures
Restoration
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Yes
Inside 'The Piano'
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
The Assembly
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Inside The Living Daylights
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Just Out Of Reach
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
The City of No
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Voyage of the Nautilus
Dean Spanley
The Country Girls
Mystery Ride
Gallipoli
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Jurassic Park III
Numero Bruno
The Man in the Hat
Architect Athfield
Cowboys of Culture
Hunt's Duffer
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Split Enz: Spellbound
Surf Sail
Ashes
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
SuperCroc
