Sam Neill

Known for ActingBorn 1947-09-14 (age 78)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Family Pictures

Surf Sail

Architect Athfield

Landfall

Phone

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

The Assembly

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

Colin McCahon: I Am

Numero Bruno

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Question of Faith

Rick and Morty

On the Road with Red Mole

Four Shorts on Architecture

Peaky Blinders

Ice

Iron Road

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Inside The Living Daylights

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Stiff

Jurassic Park

The Simpsons

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

The Tudors

Strong Medicine

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Flare - A Ski Trip

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Thor: Ragnarok

Ashes

Old School

SuperCroc

And Then There Were None

The Games

Space

The Pixar Story

Shadow of China

Kane & Abel

Rove

Dean Spanley

UNTAMED

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

Ride Like a Girl

The Movies That Made Us