Sam Neill
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-09-14 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
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
Acting
The Guinea Pig Club
as Charles Overton
Mystery Ride
as Duncan Connelly
(2027)
(2024)
T. REX
as Narrator
(2023)
Bring Him to Me
as Frank
(2023)
Scarygirl
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
(2023)
Assassin Club
as Caldwell
(2023)
The Portable Door
as Dennis Tanner
(2022)
Jurassic World Dominion
as Alan Grant
(2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Actor Odin
(2022)
(2022)
Voice Activated
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
(2021)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Tommy Brock (voice)
(2021)
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
as Frankie Scales (voice)
(2020)
Rams
as Colin
(2020)
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Blackbird
as Tom
(2019)
Ride Like a Girl
as Paddy Payne
(2019)
Palm Beach
as Leo
(2019)
The Show Must Go On
as Self
(2018)
The Commuter
as Captain Hawthorne
(2018)
Peter Rabbit
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
(2018)
Sweet Country
as Fred Smith
(2017)
Thor: Ragnarok
as Actor Odin
(2017)
Tommy's Honour
as Alexander Boothby
(2017)
(2016)
(2016)
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Backtrack
as Duncan Stewart
(2015)
The Daughter
as Walter
(2015)
MindGamers
as Kreutz
(2015)
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
as Self
(2014)
A Long Way Down
as Chris Crichton
(2014)
United Passions
as Joao Havelange
(2013)
Escape Plan
as Dr. Kyrie
(2013)
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Otto Luger
(2013)
The Ordained
as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
(2013)
(2012)
The Vow
as Bill Thornton
(2011)
The Hunter
as Jack Mindy
(2011)
Ice
as Anthony Kavanagh
(2011)
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
(2011)
The Dragon Pearl
as Chris Chase
(2010)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Allomere (voice)
(2010)
Daybreakers
as Charles Bromley
(2010)
The Making of Daybreakers
as Self
(2009)
In Her Skin
as Mr. Reid
(2009)
Under the Mountain
as Mr. Jones
(2009)
Iron Road
as Alfred Nichol
(2009)
The Man in the Hat
as Reader of Correspondence
(2008)
Skin
as Abraham Laing
(2008)
Dean Spanley
as Dean Spanley
(2008)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
as Narrator
(2007)
The Pixar Story
as Alan Grant (archive footage)
(2007)
Angel
as Théo
(2006)
Irresistible
as Craig
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Voyage of the Nautilus
as Hubert Wilkins
(2005)
Little Fish
as The Jockey
(2005)
Gallipoli
as Narrator
(2005)
Yes
as Anthony
(2005)
(2004)
Wimbledon
as Dennis Bradbury
(2004)
Stiff
as Lionel Merricks
(2004)
Jessica
as Richard Runche
(2004)
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
as Self
(2004)
Colin McCahon: I Am
as Narrator
(2003)
Perfect Strangers
as Man
(2002)
Dirty Deeds
as Ray
(2002)
Framed
as Eddie Meyers
(2001)
(2001)
The Zookeeper
as Ludovic
(2001)
Submerged
as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
(2001)
Jurassic Park III
as Dr. Alan Grant
(2001)
SuperCroc
as narrator
(2000)
The Dish
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
(2000)
The Magic Pudding
as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
(2000)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Jefferson
(2000)
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self (archival footage)
(2000)
My Mother Frank
as Professor Mortlock
(2000)
Numero Bruno
as Self
(1999)
Bicentennial Man
as Sir
(1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Prime Minister Gibson
(1998)
The Horse Whisperer
as Robert MacLean
(1998)
The Revengers' Comedies
as Henry Bell
(1997)
Event Horizon
as Weir
(1997)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
(1997)
The Rainbow Warrior
as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
(1997)
Forgotten Silver
as Self
(1996)
Children of the Revolution
as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
(1996)
Victory
as Mr. Jones
(1995)
In the Mouth of Madness
as John Trent
(1995)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Alan Grant
(1995)
Restoration
as King Charles II
(1995)
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
as Narrator / Host
(1994)
Sirens
as Norman Lindsay
(1994)
The Jungle Book
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
(1994)
(1994)
Country Life
as Dr. Max Askey
(1993)
Jurassic Park
as Grant
(1993)
The Piano
as Alisdair Stewart
(1993)
Family Pictures
as David Eberlin
(1993)
Inside 'The Piano'
as Self
(1993)
Split Enz: Spellbound
as Narrator
(1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as David Jenkins
(1992)
Hostage
as John Rennie
(1991)
Until the End of the World
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
(1991)
Fever
as Elliot
(1991)
Death in Brunswick
as Carl
(1991)
One Against the Wind
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
(1990)
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
(1990)
Shadow of China
as TV Reporter
(1990)
Cowboys of Culture
as Self
(1989)
Dead Calm
as John Ingram
(1989)
The French Revolution
as Marquis de Lafayette
(1988)
Evil Angels
as Michael Chamberlain
(1988)
Question of Faith
as Oscar Ogg
(1987)
The Good Wife
as Neville Gifford
(1986)
For Love Alone
as James Quick
(1986)
Strong Medicine
as Vince Lord
(1985)
Plenty
as Lazar
(1985)
Robbery Under Arms
as Capt. Starlight
(1984)
The Blood of Others
as Bergman
(1984)
The Country Girls
as Mr. Gentleman
(1982)
Attack Force Z
as Sergeant Costello
(1982)
Ivanhoe
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
(1982)
Enigma
as Dimitri Vasilikov
(1981)
Possession
as Mark
(1981)
The Final Conflict
as Damien Thorn
(1981)
From a Far Country
as Marian
(1979)
My Brilliant Career
as Harry Beecham
(1979)
The Journalist
as Rex
(1979)
Just Out Of Reach
as Mike
(1978)
Surf Sail
as Narrator (voice)
(1977)
Sleeping Dogs
as Smith
(1977)
Architect Athfield
as Narrator
(1975)
Landfall
as Eric
(1975)
Ashes
as Priest
(1975)
Four Shorts on Architecture
as Narrator (voice)
(1973)
Hunt's Duffer
as Bradley
(1972)
(1971)
Crew
(2004)
Stiff
Producer
(2004)
The Brush-Off
Producer, Director
(1995)
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Director, Writer
(1979)
On the Road with Red Mole
Director, Writer
(1978)
Surf Sail
Director
(1978)
New Country - New People
Director
(1977)
Flare - A Ski Trip
Director
(1977)
Architect Athfield
Director
(1975)
Four Shorts on Architecture
Editor, Writer, Director
(1974)
Phone
Editor, Director, Writer
(1973)
The Sealhunters
Editor