Sam Neill

Sam Neill (77)

1947-09-14 | Omagh, 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.

Upcoming Films

On Movies

  • Bring Him to Me
  • Scarygirl
  • The Portable Door
  • Assassin Club
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Voice Activated
  • Jurassic World Dominion
  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
  • Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
  • Rams
  • Ride Like a Girl
  • Blackbird
  • Palm Beach
  • Peter Rabbit
  • Sweet Country
  • The Commuter
  • Thor: Ragnarok
  • Tommy's Honour
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • The Daughter
  • MindGamers
  • Backtrack
  • United Passions
  • A Long Way Down
  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
  • Escape Plan
  • The Ordained
  • The Vow
  • The Hunter
  • The Dragon Pearl
  • Ice
  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
  • Daybreakers
  • Under the Mountain
  • Iron Road
  • In Her Skin
  • Dean Spanley
  • Skin
  • Angel
  • Irresistible
  • Yes
  • Little Fish
  • Wimbledon
  • Jessica
  • Stiff
  • Perfect Strangers
  • Dirty Deeds
  • Framed
  • The Zookeeper
  • Jurassic Park III
  • Submerged
  • The Magic Pudding
  • The Dish
  • My Mother Frank
  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
  • Bicentennial Man
  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
  • The Revengers' Comedies
  • The Horse Whisperer
  • Forgotten Silver
  • Event Horizon
  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror
  • The Rainbow Warrior
  • Children of the Revolution
  • Victory
  • Restoration
  • In the Mouth of Madness
  • The Jungle Book
  • Country Life
  • Sirens
  • Jurassic Park
  • The Piano
  • Family Pictures
  • Hostage
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • One Against the Wind
  • Until the End of the World
  • Fever
  • Death in Brunswick
  • Shadow of China
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The French Revolution
  • Dead Calm
  • Evil Angels
  • Question of Faith
  • The Good Wife
  • For Love Alone
  • Strong Medicine
  • Plenty
  • Robbery Under Arms
  • The Blood of Others
  • The Country Girls
  • Enigma
  • Attack Force Z
  • Ivanhoe
  • From a Far Country
  • Possession
  • The Final Conflict
  • The Journalist
  • Just Out Of Reach
  • My Brilliant Career
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Landfall
  • Hunt's Duffer
  • The City of No

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