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