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Sam Neill
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-09-14,Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill (September 14, 1947 – July 13, 2026) was a New Zealand actor. His career 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 (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 Dominion (2022). Outside of film, Neill 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 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 received 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 had three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies. Neill passed away at age 78 on 13 July 2026, in Sydney, Australia. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that he remained cancer free. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Jurassic Park III

6.179

Jurassic Park III
2001-07-18

The Horse Whisperer

6.898

The Horse Whisperer
1998-02-01

The Revengers' Comedies

5.8

The Revengers' Comedies
1998-06-09

7.37

The Piano
1993-05-18

The Hunt for Red October

7.387

The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02

Bicentennial Man

7.274

Bicentennial Man
1999-12-17

Until the End of the World

6.695

Until the End of the World
1991-09-12

In the Mouth of Madness

7.206

In the Mouth of Madness
1995-02-03

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

5.903

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28

The Jungle Book

6.012

The Jungle Book
1994-12-23

5.991

Assassin Club
2023-02-24

The Final Conflict

5.809

The Final Conflict
1981-03-20

The French Revolution

7.5

The French Revolution
1989-05-10

6.558

Dead Calm
1989-04-07

5.628

Enigma
1982-10-15

The Blood of Others

5.25

The Blood of Others
1984-08-25

6.777

The Dish
2000-10-19

7.324

Possession
1981-05-27

5.433

Ice
2011-01-02

5.7

Dirty Deeds
2002-07-18

5.5

Angel
2007-02-17

6.23

Wimbledon
2004-09-13

6.597

Event Horizon
1997-08-15

5.882

Yes
2005-08-05

Forgotten Silver

7.2

Forgotten Silver
1997-09-11

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

6.118

Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997-07-18

The Magic Pudding

5.2

The Magic Pudding
2000-12-14

Under the Mountain

4.521

Under the Mountain
2009-12-10

Children of the Revolution

5.568

Children of the Revolution
1996-12-26

5.594

Sirens
1994-03-04

5.792

Little Fish
2005-07-19

6.766

Evil Angels
1988-11-03

6.129

Restoration
1995-12-29

5.7

Plenty
1985-09-20

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

6.84

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010-07-10

Perfect Strangers

4.595

Perfect Strangers
2003-10-09

5.294

Framed
2002-02-13

6.4

Skin
2009-07-24

5.9

Attack Force Z
1982-06-01

5.646

Sleeping Dogs
1978-07-13

Death in Brunswick

6.1

Death in Brunswick
1991-04-24

One Against the Wind

7.1

One Against the Wind
1991-12-01

5.214

Victory
1996-12-13

My Brilliant Career

6.201

My Brilliant Career
1979-08-17

5.993

In Her Skin
2009-03-14

6.358

Ivanhoe
1982-02-23

7.138

Gallipoli
2005-03-18

7.4

Dean Spanley
2008-12-12

5.493

Irresistible
2006-04-18

6.282

Daybreakers
2010-01-06

Bring Him to Me

5.768

Bring Him to Me
2023-11-02

6.655

The Hunter
2011-10-06

7.225

The Vow
2012-02-05

Robbery Under Arms

6.5

Robbery Under Arms
1985-03-28

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

7.3

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995-04-23

7

The City of No
1971-01-01

7

Hunt's Duffer
1973-01-01

5.25

The Good Wife
1987-05-14

6.719

Escape Plan
2013-10-09

A Long Way Down

6.245

A Long Way Down
2014-03-20

6.1

Country Life
1994-10-27

9

Numero Bruno
2000-01-01

6.3

Iron Road
2009-06-24

From a Far Country

4.6

From a Far Country
1981-09-15

7.9

Stiff
2004-06-19

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

0

The Making of Sleeping Dogs
2004-03-24

My Mother Frank

5

My Mother Frank
2000-08-16

5.6

Submerged
2001-05-20

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

8

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000-02-13

6.625

The Zookeeper
2001-11-22

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

5.741

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013-12-05

Voice Activated

6.333

Voice Activated
2022-06-15

The Pixar Story

7.54

The Pixar Story
2007-08-28

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

7

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
2022-06-04

Cowboys of Culture

0

Cowboys of Culture
1990-01-01

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

5

The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001-12-11

3.7

For Love Alone
1986-05-22

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.36

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06

United Passions

3.508

United Passions
2014-06-19

Shadow of China

7.667

Shadow of China
1990-05-12

The Rainbow Warrior

5.4

The Rainbow Warrior
1997-03-28

6.901

Scarygirl
2023-10-05

3.9

Fever
1991-05-11

3.778

Hostage
1992-05-10

Voyage of the Nautilus

5.5

Voyage of the Nautilus
2006-02-25

5.8

Backtrack
2015-07-25

6.324

The Daughter
2015-10-09

Why Anzac with Sam Neill

0

Why Anzac with Sam Neill
2015-04-21

6.695

Peter Rabbit
2018-02-07

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

7.043

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021-03-25

4.7

MindGamers
2015-10-04

7.976

Jurassic Park
1993-06-11

7

Jessica
2004-07-18

The Man in the Hat

0

The Man in the Hat
2009-01-01

1

The Ordained
2013-06-01

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

7.645

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016-01-22

Just Out Of Reach

7

Just Out Of Reach
1979-10-01

4.75

The Journalist
1979-11-15

6.537

Tommy's Honour
2017-07-07

Strong Medicine

8

Strong Medicine
1986-01-01

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

7.667

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016-07-19

6.369

The Commuter
2018-01-11

7.667

SuperCroc
2001-10-25

6.2

T. REX
2024-06-21

Inside The Living Daylights

8

Inside The Living Daylights
2000-10-17

7.58

Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

4.6

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017-03-09

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

7.4

The Making of 'Event Horizon'
2006-04-18

6.56

Sweet Country
2018-01-25

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

6

Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006-03-28

Ride Like a Girl

7.289

Ride Like a Girl
2019-09-26

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

6.25

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999-03-17

The Country Girls

7

The Country Girls
1983-11-24

0

Mystery Ride

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

0

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
2005-05-25

6.761

Blackbird
2019-09-06

The Making of Daybreakers

7

The Making of Daybreakers
2010-05-11

Return to Jurassic Park

6.585

Return to Jurassic Park
2011-02-05

The Show Must Go On

3

The Show Must Go On
2019-10-08

6.23

Rams
2020-10-15

5.3

Palm Beach
2019-08-08

Jurassic World Dominion

6.593

Jurassic World Dominion
2022-06-01

10

Landfall
1975-01-01

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

6.5

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020-09-27

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

6

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
2020-01-04

Split Enz: Spellbound

0

Split Enz: Spellbound
1993-07-08

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

5

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013-12-25

Architect Athfield

10

Architect Athfield
1977-01-01

Question of Faith

9

Question of Faith
1988-10-06

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

6.4

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
2021-02-04

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

5.7

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
1995-10-10

8

Ashes
1975-03-17

The Water Cycle

0

The Water Cycle
1972-09-09

10

Surf Sail
1978-09-04

Four Shorts on Architecture

9

Four Shorts on Architecture
1975-10-10

The Dragon Pearl

4.6

The Dragon Pearl
2011-03-11

The Portable Door

6.493

The Portable Door
2023-03-23

Colin McCahon: I Am

9

Colin McCahon: I Am
2004-09-18

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

9

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994-05-22

Inside 'The Piano'

0

Inside 'The Piano'
1993-01-01

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

0

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008-04-05

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

0

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027-03-25

The Last Resort

0

The Last Resort

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

9

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025-09-04

0

The Fox
2026-11-26

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

9

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill
2015-07-11

The Legend of Zelda

0

The Legend of Zelda
2027-04-28

8.022

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

8

The Games
1998-08-17

The Graham Norton Show

7.247

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

7.82

The Tudors
2007-04-01

3.385

Richard & Judy
2001-11-26

6.364

Get Krack!n
2017-08-30

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.238

The Triangle
2005-12-05

5.7

Amerika
1987-02-15

6.686

Doctor Zhivago
2002-11-24

6.5

Harry
2013-05-08

6.095

Happy Town
2010-04-28

Merlin's Apprentice

4.9

Merlin's Apprentice
2006-04-14

7.7

Space
2001-07-22

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant

7.059

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2005-10-30

5.429

Jessica
2004-07-18

8.68

Rick and Morty
2013-12-02

6.094

In Cold Blood
1996-11-24

The Movies That Made Us

7.264

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

To the Ends of the Earth

6.103

To the Ends of the Earth
2005-07-06

6.955

Merlin
1998-04-26

8.526

Peaky Blinders
2013-09-12

6.846

Crusoe
2008-10-17

7.6

Old School
2014-05-23

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011-09-03

Australian Story

5.333

Australian Story
1996-05-29

And Then There Were None

7.541

And Then There Were None
2015-12-26

7.571

Ice
2011-01-02

7.1

Invasion
2021-10-21

Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story

5

Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
2021-09-16

7.5

Rove
1999-09-22

House of Hancock

6.7

House of Hancock
2015-02-08

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

8.857

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016-07-19

6.39

Tutankhamun
2016-10-16

4

House of Bond
2017-04-24

0

The Governor
1977-10-06

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7.042

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983-09-05

6.238

The Triangle
2005-12-05

7.2

The Twelve
2022-06-21

The Real Hunt for Red October

5.5

The Real Hunt for Red October
2021-06-13

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World

4

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021-05-31

The Dovekeepers

6.3

The Dovekeepers
2015-03-31

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

7

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
2013-09-18

6.778

Flack
2019-02-21

8.526

Peaky Blinders
2013-09-12

5.4

The Sullivans
1976-11-15

Anika Moa Unleashed

3

Anika Moa Unleashed
2018-03-28

8.2

Iron Road
2009-08-09

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook

7

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018-08-27

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

7.196

UNTAMED
2025-07-17

Apples Never Fall

6.031

Apples Never Fall
2024-03-14

Lucinda Brayford

7

Lucinda Brayford
1980-06-15

Strong Medicine

0

Strong Medicine
1986-04-26

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

8

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000-02-13

9

The Assembly
2024-08-20

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

7

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020-09-27

Family Pictures

10

Family Pictures
1993-03-21

7.7

Kane & Abel
1985-11-17

5.1

Film '72
1971-11-16

6.8

Two Twisted
2006-08-14

6.344

Alcatraz
2012-01-16