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Sam Neill

Acting 78 years old Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK ★ 4.4
Born: September 14, 1947

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

Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion Alan Grant 2022
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World Eugene Fitzpatrick 1991
The Vow
The Vow Bill Thornton 2012
Event Horizon
Event Horizon Weir 1997
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin 1990

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Possession
Possession Mark 1981
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder Actor Odin 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (207)

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

Directing Credits (9)

Writing Credits (4)

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