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Sam Neill

Acting
Known For

77 Years Old

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.

Born

Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK on 14th September 1947

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The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Molloy (voice)
Rick and Morty Image
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Leader (voice)
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Peaky Blinders Image
Peaky Blinders
Major Chester Campbell
Peaky Blinders Image
Peaky Blinders
C.I. Chester Campbell
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Jurassic World Dominion
Alan Grant
Australian Story Image
Australian Story
Self
Invasion Image
Invasion
Jim Bell Tyson
Rove Image
Rove
Self
The Movies That Made Us Image
The Movies That Made Us
Self
The Tudors Image
The Tudors
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
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Jurassic Park
Grant
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Alcatraz
Emerson Hauser
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
British Flier
And Then There Were None Image
And Then There Were None
General John MacArthur
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Image
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Old School Image
Old School
Ted McCabe
Merlin Image
Merlin
Merlin
Crusoe Image
Crusoe
Jeremiah Blackthorn
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Richard & Judy
Self
The Sullivans Image
The Sullivans
Ben Dawson
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Anika Moa Unleashed
Self
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Two Twisted
Mick
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Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
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Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Odin
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Apples Never Fall
Stan Delaney
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Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly
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Kane & Abel
William Lowell Kane
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The Triangle
Eric Benerall
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The Triangle
The Twelve Image
The Twelve
Brett Colby
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Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Odin
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Amerika
Colonel Andrei Denisov
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Harry
DSS Jim Stockton
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The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Self - Host
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Flack
Duncan Paulson
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Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Image
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / Alan Grant
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands Image
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
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Get Krack!n
Self
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Image
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Governor Arthur Phillip
To the Ends of the Earth Image
To the Ends of the Earth
Mr. Prettiman
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Image
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Self - Narrator
Space Image
Space
Himself
The Assembly Image
The Assembly
Self
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Lucinda Brayford
Tony Duff
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Escape Plan
Dr. Kyrie
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story Image
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Self - Host
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Merlin's Apprentice
Merlin
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The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
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Jessica
Event Horizon Image
Event Horizon
Weir
Possession Image
Possession
Mark
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The Games
Citytrans World CEO
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The Vow
Bill Thornton
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House of Bond
Roland “Tiny” Rowland
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Peter Rabbit
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
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Bicentennial Man
Sir
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Tommy Brock (voice)
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Return to Jurassic Park
Self
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The Commuter
Captain Hawthorne
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Allomere (voice)
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The Horse Whisperer
Robert MacLean
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UNTAMED
Paul Souter
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hec
The Piano Image
The Piano
Alisdair Stewart
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House of Hancock
Lang Hancock
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
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Sirens
Norman Lindsay
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Scarygirl
Dr. Maybee (voice)
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Doctor Zhivago
Victor Komarovsky
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The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn
In the Mouth of Madness Image
In the Mouth of Madness
John Trent
The Making Of  Jurassic Park III Image
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Self
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Assassin Club
Caldwell
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Wimbledon
Dennis Bradbury
Daybreakers Image
Daybreakers
Charles Bromley
The Portable Door Image
The Portable Door
Dennis Tanner
Iron Road Image
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
In Cold Blood Image
In Cold Blood
Agent Alvin Dewey
Dead Calm Image
Dead Calm
John Ingram
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The Jungle Book
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Backtrack Image
Backtrack
Duncan Stewart
The Hunter Image
The Hunter
Jack Mindy
The Pixar Story Image
The Pixar Story
Alan Grant (archive footage)
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Ride Like a Girl
Paddy Payne
Happy Town Image
Happy Town
Merritt Grieves
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Attack Force Z
Sergeant Costello
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man
David Jenkins
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Jurassic Park III
Dr. Alan Grant
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Tutankhamun
Lord Carnarvon
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The French Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Image
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Otto Luger
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Blackbird Image
Blackbird
Tom
In Her Skin Image
In Her Skin
Mr. Reid
Ice Image
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
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Until the End of the World
Eugene Fitzpatrick
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Rams
Colin
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The Dovekeepers
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Ivanhoe
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Image
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
The Real Hunt for Red October Image
The Real Hunt for Red October
Self
A Long Way Down Image
A Long Way Down
Chris Crichton
Evil Angels Image
Evil Angels
Michael Chamberlain
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Palm Beach
Leo
Ice Image
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal Image
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Frankie Scales (voice)
Enigma Image
Enigma
Dimitri Vasilikov
Bring Him to Me Image
Bring Him to Me
Frank
Restoration Image
Restoration
King Charles II
Irresistible Image
Irresistible
Craig
The Daughter Image
The Daughter
Walter
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The Governor
Colonial Bachelor
Angel Image
Angel
Théo
Plenty Image
Plenty
Lazar
The Magic Pudding Image
The Magic Pudding
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
The Dish Image
The Dish
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
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The Dragon Pearl
Chris Chase
The Blood of Others Image
The Blood of Others
Bergman
Strong Medicine Image
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord
Submerged Image
Submerged
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Image
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Prime Minister Gibson
Sleeping Dogs Image
Sleeping Dogs
Smith
Little Fish Image
Little Fish
The Jockey
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The Revengers' Comedies
Henry Bell
The Good Wife Image
The Good Wife
Neville Gifford
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World Image
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
Self
Skin Image
Skin
Abraham Laing
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Image
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
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United Passions
Joao Havelange
Framed Image
Framed
Eddie Meyers
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Perfect Strangers
Man
Death in Brunswick Image
Death in Brunswick
Carl
My Brilliant Career Image
My Brilliant Career
Harry Beecham
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Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
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The Zookeeper
Ludovic
Yes Image
Yes
Anthony
Sweet Country Image
Sweet Country
Fred Smith
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One Against the Wind
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
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Under the Mountain
Mr. Jones
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MindGamers
Kreutz
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Family Pictures
David Eberlin
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Dirty Deeds
Ray
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Children of the Revolution
David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
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Victory
Mr. Jones
Tommy's Honour Image
Tommy's Honour
Alexander Boothby
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The Ordained
Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Rainbow Warrior Image
The Rainbow Warrior
Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
No Image
The Last Resort
Gerard
Iron Road Image
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
Fever Image
Fever
Elliot
From a Far Country Image
From a Far Country
Marian
Question of Faith Image
Question of Faith
Oscar Ogg
Robbery Under Arms Image
Robbery Under Arms
Capt. Starlight
Forgotten Silver Image
Forgotten Silver
Self
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill Image
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Narrator / Host
The Making of 'Event Horizon' Image
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Self
For Love Alone Image
For Love Alone
James Quick
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But Also John Clarke
Self
Country Life Image
Country Life
Dr. Max Askey
Gallipoli Image
Gallipoli
Narrator
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Image
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
No Image
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
Jessica Image
Jessica
Richard Runche
Stiff Image
Stiff
Lionel Merricks
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands Image
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker Image
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
Landfall Image
Landfall
Eric
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Image
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
No Image
Numero Bruno
Self
T. REX Image
T. REX
Narrator
Architect Athfield Image
Architect Athfield
Narrator
Strong Medicine Image
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord
Shadow of China Image
Shadow of China
TV Reporter
Hostage Image
Hostage
John Rennie
The Journalist Image
The Journalist
Rex
My Mother Frank Image
My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
Inside The Living Daylights Image
Inside The Living Daylights
Self (archival footage)
No Image
Voyage of the Nautilus
Hubert Wilkins
Working with a Master: John Carpenter Image
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Image
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
Voice Activated Image
Voice Activated
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Why Anzac with Sam Neill Image
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Self
The Guinea Pig Club Image
The Guinea Pig Club
Charles Overton
Ashes Image
Ashes
Priest
The Country Girls Image
The Country Girls
Mr. Gentleman
Just Out Of Reach Image
Just Out Of Reach
Mike
The Show Must Go On Image
The Show Must Go On
Self
Surf Sail Image
Surf Sail
Narrator (voice)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen Image
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Narrator
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Mystery Ride
Duncan Connelly
SuperCroc Image
SuperCroc
narrator
The Man in the Hat Image
The Man in the Hat
Reader of Correspondence
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Cowboys of Culture
Self
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English Image
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Self
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand Image
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Self
No Image
Colin McCahon: I Am
Narrator
Hunt's Duffer Image
Hunt's Duffer
Bradley
Split Enz: Spellbound Image
Split Enz: Spellbound
Narrator
The City of No Image
The City of No
The Making of Sleeping Dogs Image
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Self
Inside 'The Piano' Image
Inside 'The Piano'
Self
The Water Cycle Image
The Water Cycle
Four Shorts on Architecture Image
Four Shorts on Architecture
Narrator (voice)