Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Date of Birth:

Sep 14, 1947

Place of Birth:

Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill, KNZM OBE (born 14 September 1947) is an Ireland-born New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.

He is perhaps best known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. He has also had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin, Captain Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October, Lord Friedrich Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, and Alisdair Stewart in The Piano. He also portayed Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on Showtime's The Tudors.

filmography:

Mystery Ride Mystery Ride

1970

The Guinea Pig Club The Guinea Pig Club

1970

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

2005

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

The Country Girls The Country Girls

1984

Working with a Master: John Carpenter Working with a Master: John Carpenter

2006

Ride Like a Girl Ride Like a Girl

2019

Blackbird Blackbird

2019

Return to Jurassic Park Return to Jurassic Park

2011

Jurassic World Dominion Jurassic World Dominion

2022

Landfall Landfall

1975

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

2020

Palm Beach Palm Beach

2019

Rams Rams

2020

The Making of Daybreakers The Making of Daybreakers

2010

The Show Must Go On The Show Must Go On

2019

Sweet Country Sweet Country

2018

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017

Jessica Jessica

2004

Hunt for the Wilderpeople Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016

The Journalist The Journalist

1979

MindGamers MindGamers

2015

The Dish The Dish

2000

The Daughter The Daughter

2015

Why Anzac with Sam Neill Why Anzac with Sam Neill

2015

Just Out Of Reach Just Out Of Reach

1979

Tommy's Honour Tommy's Honour

2017

The Commuter The Commuter

2018

SuperCroc SuperCroc

2001

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

2016

The Making of 'Event Horizon' The Making of 'Event Horizon'

2006

Strong Medicine Strong Medicine

1986

Thor: Ragnarok Thor: Ragnarok

2017

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

2020

Split Enz: Spellbound Split Enz: Spellbound

1993

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

The City of No The City of No

1971

Hunt's Duffer Hunt's Duffer

1973

Bring Him to Me Bring Him to Me

2023

Scarygirl Scarygirl

2023

Thor: Love and Thunder Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

Cowboys of Culture Cowboys of Culture

1990

The Making of Sleeping Dogs The Making of Sleeping Dogs

2004

The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III' The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'

2001

The Man in the Hat The Man in the Hat

2009

The Ordained The Ordained

1970

Jurassic Park Jurassic Park

1993

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021

Shadow of China Shadow of China

1990

Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit

2018

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

2022

The Pixar Story The Pixar Story

2007

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

1995

Surf Sail Surf Sail

1978

Four Shorts on Architecture Four Shorts on Architecture

1975

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

2021

Question of Faith Question of Faith

1988

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

2013

Architect Athfield Architect Athfield

1977

Ashes Ashes

1975

The Water Cycle The Water Cycle

1972

Numero Bruno Numero Bruno

2000

Voice Activated Voice Activated

2022

Ice Ice

2011

Assassin Club Assassin Club

2023

The Dragon Pearl The Dragon Pearl

2011

The Portable Door The Portable Door

2023

Backtrack Backtrack

2015

Voyage of the Nautilus Voyage of the Nautilus

2006

Snow White: A Tale of Terror Snow White: A Tale of Terror

1997

Under the Mountain Under the Mountain

2009

Sirens Sirens

1994

Forgotten Silver Forgotten Silver

2000

Yes Yes

2005

Wimbledon Wimbledon

2004

Event Horizon Event Horizon

1997

The Magic Pudding The Magic Pudding

2000

Children of the Revolution Children of the Revolution

1996

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers

2003

Framed Framed

2002

Plenty Plenty

1985

Restoration Restoration

1995

Little Fish Little Fish

2005

Evil Angels Evil Angels

1988

Angel Angel

2007

Dirty Deeds Dirty Deeds

2002

Bicentennial Man Bicentennial Man

1999

Until the End of the World Until the End of the World

1991

Memoirs of an Invisible Man Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

The Revengers' Comedies The Revengers' Comedies

1998

The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October

1990

The Horse Whisperer The Horse Whisperer

1998

The Piano The Piano

1993

In the Mouth of Madness In the Mouth of Madness

1995

Dead Calm Dead Calm

1989

The Blood of Others The Blood of Others

1984

Possession Possession

1981

Enigma Enigma

1982

The French Revolution The French Revolution

1989

The Jungle Book The Jungle Book

1994

The Final Conflict The Final Conflict

1981

Skin Skin

2008

Attack Force Z Attack Force Z

1982

Submerged Submerged

2001

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

The Zookeeper The Zookeeper

2001

Stiff Stiff

2004

My Mother Frank My Mother Frank

2000

Iron Road Iron Road

2009

From a Far Country From a Far Country

1981

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2013

Family Pictures Family Pictures

1993

Fever Fever

1991

Hostage Hostage

1992

The Rainbow Warrior The Rainbow Warrior

1993

A Long Way Down A Long Way Down

2014

For Love Alone For Love Alone

1986

United Passions United Passions

2014

Country Life Country Life

1994

Escape Plan Escape Plan

2013

My Brilliant Career My Brilliant Career

1979

Ivanhoe Ivanhoe

1982

In Her Skin In Her Skin

2009

Victory Victory

1996

One Against the Wind One Against the Wind

1991

Sleeping Dogs Sleeping Dogs

1977

Death in Brunswick Death in Brunswick

1991

Gallipoli Gallipoli

2005

Dean Spanley Dean Spanley

2008

Robbery Under Arms Robbery Under Arms

1985

The Good Wife The Good Wife

1987

The Vow The Vow

2012

The Hunter The Hunter

2011

Irresistible Irresistible

2006

Daybreakers Daybreakers

2010

Jurassic Park III Jurassic Park III

2001

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