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Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Acting

Born: September 14, 1947Omagh, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027
The Fox

The Fox

The Magpie (voice)

2026
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

Self

2025
T. REX

T. REX

Narrator

2024
Bring Him to Me

Bring Him to Me

Frank

2023
Scarygirl

Scarygirl

Dr. Maybee (voice)

2023
The Portable Door

The Portable Door

Dennis Tanner

2023
Assassin Club

Assassin Club

Caldwell

2023
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

Actor Odin

2022
Voice Activated

Voice Activated

Audiobook Narrator (voice)

2022
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Self

2022
Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

Alan Grant

2022
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Tommy Brock (voice)

2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

Frankie Scales (voice)

2021
Rams

Rams

Colin

2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

Narrator (voice)

2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

Narrator (voice)

2020
The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

Self

2019
Ride Like a Girl

Ride Like a Girl

Paddy Payne

2019
Blackbird

Blackbird

Tom

2019
Palm Beach

Palm Beach

Leo

2019
Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit

Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)

2018
Sweet Country

Sweet Country

Fred Smith

2018
The Commuter

The Commuter

Captain Hawthorne

2018
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

Actor Odin

2017
Tommy's Honour

Tommy's Honour

Alexander Boothby

2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Self

2017
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

Narrator (voice)

2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hec

2016
The Daughter

The Daughter

Walter

2015
MindGamers

MindGamers

Kreutz

2015
Backtrack

Backtrack

Duncan Stewart

2015
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

God

2015
Why Anzac with Sam Neill

Why Anzac with Sam Neill

Self

2015
United Passions

United Passions

Joao Havelange

2014
A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

Chris Crichton

2014
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

Self

2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

Otto Luger

2013
Escape Plan

Escape Plan

Dr. Kyrie

2013

The Ordained

Governor Michael Thomas Riley

2013
The Vow

The Vow

Bill Thornton

2012
The Hunter

The Hunter

Jack Mindy

2011
The Dragon Pearl

The Dragon Pearl

Chris Chase

2011
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

Self

2011
Ice

Ice

Anthony Kavanagh

2011
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Allomere (voice)

2010
The Making of Daybreakers

The Making of Daybreakers

Self

2010
Daybreakers

Daybreakers

Charles Bromley

2010
Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain

Mr. Jones

2009
Skin

Skin

Abraham Laing

2009
Iron Road

Iron Road

Alfred Nichol

2009
In Her Skin

In Her Skin

Mr. Reid

2009
The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat

Reader of Correspondence

2009
Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Narrator

2008
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Alan Grant (archive footage)

2007
Angel

Angel

Théo

2007
The Making of 'Event Horizon'

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

Self

2006
Irresistible

Irresistible

Craig

2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Self

2006

Voyage of the Nautilus

Hubert Wilkins

2006
Yes

Yes

Anthony

2005
Little Fish

Little Fish

The Jockey

2005
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

Self

2005
Gallipoli

Gallipoli

Narrator

2005

Colin McCahon: I Am

Narrator

2004
Wimbledon

Wimbledon

Dennis Bradbury

2004
Jessica

Jessica

Richard Runche

2004
Stiff

Stiff

Lionel Merricks

2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Self

2004
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

Man

2003
Dirty Deeds

Dirty Deeds

Ray

2002
Framed

Framed

Eddie Meyers

2002
The Making Of  Jurassic Park III

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

Self

2001
The Zookeeper

The Zookeeper

Ludovic

2001
SuperCroc

SuperCroc

narrator

2001
Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

Dr. Alan Grant

2001
Submerged

Submerged

Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen

2001
The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding

Sam Sawnoff (voice)

2000
The Dish

The Dish

Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

2000
Inside The Living Daylights

Inside The Living Daylights

Self (archival footage)

2000
My Mother Frank

My Mother Frank

Professor Mortlock

2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Thomas Jefferson

2000

Numero Bruno

Self

2000
Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

Sir

1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Prime Minister Gibson

1999
The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies

Henry Bell

1998
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Robert MacLean

1998
Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

Self

1997
Event Horizon

Event Horizon

Weir

1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Lord Friedrich Hoffman

1997
The Rainbow Warrior

The Rainbow Warrior

Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith

1997
Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

1996
Victory

Victory

Mr. Jones

1996
Restoration

Restoration

King Charles II

1995
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

Narrator / Host

1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Self / Alan Grant

1995
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

John Trent

1995
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Colonel Geofferey Brydon

1994
Country Life

Country Life

Dr. Max Askey

1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Self

1994
Sirens

Sirens

Norman Lindsay

1994
Split Enz: Spellbound

Split Enz: Spellbound

Narrator

1993
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Grant

1993
The Piano

The Piano

Alisdair Stewart

1993
Inside 'The Piano'

Inside 'The Piano'

Self

1993
Hostage

Hostage

John Rennie

1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

David Jenkins

1992
One Against the Wind

One Against the Wind

Major James Leggatt, The Guards

1991
Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

Eugene Fitzpatrick

1991
Fever

Fever

Elliot

1991
Death in Brunswick

Death in Brunswick

Carl

1991
Shadow of China

Shadow of China

TV Reporter

1990
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

1990
Cowboys of Culture

Cowboys of Culture

Self

1990
The French Revolution

The French Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

1989
Dead Calm

Dead Calm

John Ingram

1989
Evil Angels

Evil Angels

Michael Chamberlain

1988
Question of Faith

Question of Faith

Oscar Ogg

1988
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

Neville Gifford

1987
For Love Alone

For Love Alone

James Quick

1986
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

Vince Lord

1986
Plenty

Plenty

Lazar

1985
Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

Capt. Starlight

1985
The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others

Bergman

1984
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

Mr. Gentleman

1984
Enigma

Enigma

Dimitri Vasilikov

1982
Attack Force Z

Attack Force Z

Sergeant Costello

1982
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Brian de Bois-Guilbert

1982
From a Far Country

From a Far Country

Marian

1981
Possession

Possession

Mark

1981
The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

Damien Thorn

1981
The Journalist

The Journalist

Rex

1979
Just Out Of Reach

Just Out Of Reach

Mike

1979
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

Harry Beecham

1979
Surf Sail

Surf Sail

Narrator (voice)

1978
Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

Smith

1977
Architect Athfield

Architect Athfield

Narrator

1977
Four Shorts on Architecture

Four Shorts on Architecture

Narrator (voice)

1975
Ashes

Ashes

Priest

1975
Landfall

Landfall

Eric

1975
Hunt's Duffer

Hunt's Duffer

Bradley

1973
The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

1972
The City of No

The City of No

1971