Sam Neill

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
September 14, 1947

Place of Birth:
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

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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.

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2027 Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2024 T. REX Narrator
2023 Assassin Club Caldwell
2023 Bring Him to Me Frank
2023 Scarygirl Dr. Maybee (voice)
2023 The Portable Door Dennis Tanner
2022 Voice Activated Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2022 Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World Self
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Actor Odin
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Alan Grant
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Tommy Brock (voice)
2021 Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal Frankie Scales (voice)
2020 Rams Colin
2020 Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Narrator (voice)
2020 Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker Narrator (voice)
2019 Ride Like a Girl Paddy Payne
2019 Blackbird Tom
2019 The Show Must Go On Self
2019 Palm Beach Leo
2018 Peter Rabbit Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
2018 The Commuter Captain Hawthorne
2018 Sweet Country Fred Smith
2017 Tommy's Honour Alexander Boothby
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Actor Odin
2017 David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Self
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople Hec
2016 New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands Narrator (voice)
2015 Backtrack Duncan Stewart
2015 The Daughter Walter
2015 Why Anzac with Sam Neill Self
2015 MindGamers Kreutz
2014 A Long Way Down Chris Crichton
2014 United Passions Joao Havelange
2013 Escape Plan Dr. Kyrie
2013 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Otto Luger
2013 The Ordained Governor Michael Thomas Riley
2013 River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand Self
2012 The Vow Bill Thornton
2011 Ice Anthony Kavanagh
2011 The Hunter Jack Mindy
2011 Return to Jurassic Park Self
2011 The Dragon Pearl Chris Chase
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Allomere (voice)
2010 The Making of Daybreakers Self
2009 Under the Mountain Mr. Jones
2009 In Her Skin Mr. Reid
2009 Daybreakers Charles Bromley
2009 Iron Road Alfred Nichol
2009 The Man in the Hat Reader of Correspondence
2008 Skin Abraham Laing
2008 Dean Spanley Dean Spanley
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen Narrator
2007 Angel Théo
2007 The Pixar Story Alan Grant (archive footage)
2006 Irresistible Craig
2006 Voyage of the Nautilus Hubert Wilkins
2006 The Making of 'Event Horizon' Self
2006 Working with a Master: John Carpenter Self
2005 Yes Anthony
2005 Little Fish The Jockey
2005 Gallipoli Narrator
2005 New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English Self
2004 Wimbledon Dennis Bradbury
2004 Stiff Lionel Merricks
2004 The Making of Sleeping Dogs Self
2004 Jessica Richard Runche
2004 Colin McCahon: I Am Narrator
2003 Perfect Strangers Man
2002 Dirty Deeds Ray
2002 Framed Eddie Meyers
2001 Jurassic Park III Dr. Alan Grant
2001 Submerged Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
2001 The Zookeeper Ludovic
2001 The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III' Self
2001 SuperCroc narrator
2000 The Dish Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
2000 The Magic Pudding Sam Sawnoff (voice)
2000 Numero Bruno Self
2000 My Mother Frank Professor Mortlock
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Thomas Jefferson
2000 Inside The Living Daylights Self (archival footage)
1999 Bicentennial Man Sir
1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Prime Minister Gibson
1998 The Horse Whisperer Robert MacLean
1998 The Revengers' Comedies Henry Bell
1997 Event Horizon Weir
1997 Forgotten Silver Self
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lord Friedrich Hoffman
1997 The Rainbow Warrior Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
1996 Children of the Revolution David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
1996 Victory Mr. Jones
1995 In the Mouth of Madness John Trent
1995 Restoration King Charles II
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Self / Alan Grant
1995 Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill Narrator / Host
1994 The Jungle Book Colonel Geofferey Brydon
1994 Sirens Norman Lindsay
1994 Country Life Dr. Max Askey
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Self
1993 The Piano Alisdair Stewart
1993 Family Pictures David Eberlin
1993 Jurassic Park Grant
1993 Split Enz: Spellbound Narrator
1993 Inside 'The Piano' Self
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man David Jenkins
1992 Hostage John Rennie
1991 Until the End of the World Eugene Fitzpatrick
1991 Death in Brunswick Carl
1991 One Against the Wind Major James Leggatt, The Guards
1991 Fever Elliot
1990 The Hunt for Red October Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
1990 Cowboys of Culture Self
1990 Shadow of China TV Reporter
1989 The French Revolution Marquis de Lafayette
1989 Dead Calm John Ingram
1988 Evil Angels Michael Chamberlain
1988 Question of Faith Oscar Ogg
1987 The Good Wife Neville Gifford
1986 For Love Alone James Quick
1986 Strong Medicine Vince Lord
1985 Plenty Lazar
1985 Robbery Under Arms Capt. Starlight
1984 The Blood of Others Bergman
1984 The Country Girls Mr. Gentleman
1982 Enigma Dimitri Vasilikov
1982 Attack Force Z Sergeant Costello
1982 Ivanhoe Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1981 The Final Conflict Damien Thorn
1981 Possession Mark
1981 From a Far Country Marian
1979 My Brilliant Career Harry Beecham
1979 Just Out Of Reach Mike
1979 The Journalist Rex
1978 Surf Sail Narrator (voice)
1977 Sleeping Dogs Smith
1977 Architect Athfield Narrator
1975 Landfall Eric
1975 Ashes Priest
1975 Four Shorts on Architecture Narrator (voice)
1973 Hunt's Duffer Bradley
1972 The Water Cycle
1971 The City of No
The Guinea Pig Club Charles Overton
Mystery Ride Duncan Connelly
The Last Resort Gerard
Year TV Show Role
2025 UNTAMED Paul Souter
2024 Apples Never Fall Stan Delaney
2024 The Assembly Self
2022 The Twelve Brett Colby
2022 The Twelve Brett Colby QC
2021 Invasion Jim Bell Tyson
2021 Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story Self - Host
2021 The Real Hunt for Red October Self
2021 Russell Howard Stands Up to the World Self
2020 Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Self - Narrator
2019 The Movies That Made Us Self
2019 Flack Duncan Paulson
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show Self
2018 Anika Moa Unleashed Self
2018 The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook Self - Host
2017 Get Krack!n Self
2017 House of Bond Roland “Tiny” Rowland
2016 New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands Narrator (voice)
2016 Tutankhamun Lord Carnarvon
2015 And Then There Were None General John MacArthur
2015 House of Hancock Lang Hancock
2015 The Dovekeepers
2014 Old School Ted McCabe
2013 Harry DSS Jim Stockton
2013 Rick and Morty Monogatron Leader (voice)
2013 Peaky Blinders C.I. Chester Campbell
2013 Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery Self
2013 Peaky Blinders Major Chester Campbell
2012 Alcatraz Emerson Hauser
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey Self
2011 Ice Anthony Kavanagh
2010 Happy Town Merritt Grieves
2009 Iron Road Alfred Nichol
2008 Crusoe Jeremiah Blackthorn
2007 The Graham Norton Show Self
2007 The Tudors Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
2006 Merlin's Apprentice Merlin
2006 Two Twisted Mick
2005 The Triangle
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Governor Arthur Phillip
2005 To the Ends of the Earth Mr. Prettiman
2005 The Triangle Eric Benerall
2004 Jessica
2002 Doctor Zhivago Victor Komarovsky
2001 Richard & Judy Self
2001 Space Himself
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Thomas Jefferson
1999 Rove Self
1998 The Games Citytrans World CEO
1998 Merlin Merlin
1996 In Cold Blood Agent Alvin Dewey
1996 Australian Story Self
1989 The Simpsons Molloy (voice)
1987 Amerika Colonel Andrei Denisov
1986 Strong Medicine Vince Lord
1985 Kane & Abel William Lowell Kane
1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies Sidney Reilly
1980 Lucinda Brayford Tony Duff
1977 The Governor Colonial Bachelor
1976 The Sullivans Ben Dawson
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame British Flier
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