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Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Acting September 14, 1947 (78 years old) July 13, 2026 Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

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.

Movies 150

Thor: Ragnarok 7.6

Thor: Ragnarok

as Actor Odin

2017
Thor: Love and Thunder 6.3

Thor: Love and Thunder

as Actor Odin

2022
Jurassic World Dominion 6.6

Jurassic World Dominion

as Alan Grant

2022
Jurassic Park 8.0

Jurassic Park

as Grant

1993
Peter Rabbit 6.7

Peter Rabbit

as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)

2018
The Hunt for Red October 7.4

The Hunt for Red October

as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

1990
Possession 7.3

Possession

as Mark

1981
Event Horizon 6.6

Event Horizon

as Weir

1997
Escape Plan 6.7

Escape Plan

as Dr. Kyrie

2013
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 6.8

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

as Allomere (voice)

2010
In the Mouth of Madness 7.2

In the Mouth of Madness

as John Trent

1995
Bicentennial Man 7.3

Bicentennial Man

as Sir

1999
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 7.0

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Tommy Brock (voice)

2021
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 7.6

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

as Hec

2016
The Commuter 6.4

The Commuter

as Captain Hawthorne

2018
Daybreakers 6.3

Daybreakers

as Charles Bromley

2010
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027
The Piano 7.4

The Piano

as Alisdair Stewart

1993
The Vow 7.2

The Vow

as Bill Thornton

2012
The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

2027
The Horse Whisperer 6.9

The Horse Whisperer

as Robert MacLean

1998
The Final Conflict 5.8

The Final Conflict

as Damien Thorn

1981
Snow White: A Tale of Terror 6.1

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

as Lord Friedrich Hoffman

1997
The Jungle Book 6.0

The Jungle Book

as Colonel Geofferey Brydon

1994
Dead Calm 6.6

Dead Calm

as John Ingram

1989
The Fox

The Fox

as The Magpie (voice)

2026
Memoirs of an Invisible Man 5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as David Jenkins

1992
Wimbledon 6.2

Wimbledon

as Dennis Bradbury

2004
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 5.7

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

as Otto Luger

2013
A Long Way Down 6.2

A Long Way Down

as Chris Crichton

2014
The Hunter 6.7

The Hunter

as Jack Mindy

2011
Bring Him to Me 5.8

Bring Him to Me

as Frank

2023
Ride Like a Girl 7.3

Ride Like a Girl

as Paddy Payne

2019
Evil Angels 6.8

Evil Angels

as Michael Chamberlain

1988
Until the End of the World 6.7

Until the End of the World

as Eugene Fitzpatrick

1991
The Pixar Story 7.6

The Pixar Story

as Alan Grant (archive footage)

2007
Sirens 5.6

Sirens

as Norman Lindsay

1994
Scarygirl 6.9

Scarygirl

as Dr. Maybee (voice)

2023
The Portable Door 6.5

The Portable Door

as Dennis Tanner

2023
Assassin Club 6.0

Assassin Club

as Caldwell

2023
Irresistible 5.5

Irresistible

as Craig

2006
Ivanhoe 6.4

Ivanhoe

as Brian de Bois-Guilbert

1982
Restoration 6.1

Restoration

as King Charles II

1995
The Dish 6.8

The Dish

as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

2000
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal 6.4

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

as Frankie Scales (voice)

2021
Skin 6.4

Skin

as Abraham Laing

2009
Blackbird 6.7

Blackbird

as Tom

2019
Rams 6.2

Rams

as Colin

2020
Return to Jurassic Park 6.6

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

2011
Enigma 5.6

Enigma

as Dimitri Vasilikov

1982
Dirty Deeds 5.7

Dirty Deeds

as Ray

2002
Dean Spanley 7.4

Dean Spanley

as Dean Spanley

2008
Backtrack 5.8

Backtrack

as Duncan Stewart

2015
Children of the Revolution 5.6

Children of the Revolution

as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

1996
The French Revolution 7.5

The French Revolution

as Marquis de Lafayette

1989
My Brilliant Career 6.2

My Brilliant Career

as Harry Beecham

1979
Tommy's Honour 6.5

Tommy's Honour

as Alexander Boothby

2017
United Passions 3.5

United Passions

as Joao Havelange

2014
The Daughter 6.3

The Daughter

as Walter

2015
Little Fish 5.8

Little Fish

as The Jockey

2005
Ice 5.4

Ice

as Anthony Kavanagh

2011
Forgotten Silver 7.2

Forgotten Silver

as Self

1997
In Her Skin 6.0

In Her Skin

as Mr. Reid

2009
The Making Of  Jurassic Park III 5.0

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

as Self

2001
Palm Beach 5.3

Palm Beach

as Leo

2019
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' 7.3

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as Self / Alan Grant

1995
The Blood of Others 5.2

The Blood of Others

as Bergman

1984
The Magic Pudding 5.4

The Magic Pudding

as Sam Sawnoff (voice)

2000
Sleeping Dogs 5.8

Sleeping Dogs

as Smith

1978
Attack Force Z 5.9

Attack Force Z

as Sergeant Costello

1982
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke 9.0

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

as Self

2025
Perfect Strangers 4.6

Perfect Strangers

as Man

2003
The Revengers' Comedies 5.8

The Revengers' Comedies

as Henry Bell

1998
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 6.2

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

as Prime Minister Gibson

1999
My Mother Frank 5.0

My Mother Frank

as Professor Mortlock

2000
Angel 5.5

Angel

as Théo

2007
Under the Mountain 4.5

Under the Mountain

as Mr. Jones

2009
Sweet Country 6.6

Sweet Country

as Fred Smith

2018
The Dragon Pearl 4.6

The Dragon Pearl

as Chris Chase

2011
Death in Brunswick 6.1

Death in Brunswick

as Carl

1991
Plenty 5.7

Plenty

as Lazar

1985
Victory 5.2

Victory

as Mr. Jones

1996
The Good Wife 5.2

The Good Wife

as Neville Gifford

1987
From a Far Country 4.6

From a Far Country

as Marian

1981
Hostage 3.8

Hostage

as John Rennie

1992
Working with a Master: John Carpenter 6.0

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

as Self

2006
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World 7.0

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

as Self

2022
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life 4.6

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

as Self

2017
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

as Narrator

2008
MindGamers 4.7

MindGamers

as Kreutz

2015
Iron Road 6.3

Iron Road

as Alfred Nichol

2009
Yes 5.9

Yes

as Anthony

2005
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 9.0

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self

1994
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 8.0

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Thomas Jefferson

2000
One Against the Wind 7.1

One Against the Wind

as Major James Leggatt, The Guards

1991
Shadow of China 7.7

Shadow of China

as TV Reporter

1990
For Love Alone 3.7

For Love Alone

as James Quick

1986
Country Life 6.1

Country Life

as Dr. Max Askey

1994
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker 6.0

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

as Narrator (voice)

2020
The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat

as Reader of Correspondence

2009
Submerged 5.5

Submerged

as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen

2001
The Making of 'Event Horizon' 7.4

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

as Self

2006
The Last Resort

The Last Resort

as Gerard

2027
Numero Bruno 9.0

Numero Bruno

as Self

2000
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill 9.0

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

as God

2015
Jessica 7.0

Jessica

as Richard Runche

2004
Framed 5.3

Framed

as Eddie Meyers

2002
The Rainbow Warrior 5.4

The Rainbow Warrior

as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith

1997
Question of Faith 9.0

Question of Faith

as Oscar Ogg

1988
Gallipoli 7.1

Gallipoli

as Narrator

2005
Stiff 7.9

Stiff

as Lionel Merricks

2004
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands 7.7

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Ordained 1.0

The Ordained

as Governor Michael Thomas Riley

2013
Fever 3.9

Fever

as Elliot

1991
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story 6.5

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

as Narrator (voice)

2020
The Zookeeper 6.6

The Zookeeper

as Ludovic

2001
The Country Girls 7.0

The Country Girls

as Mr. Gentleman

1983
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill 5.7

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

as Narrator / Host

1995
Just Out Of Reach 7.0

Just Out Of Reach

as Mike

1979
Architect Athfield 10.0

Architect Athfield

as Narrator

1977
Ashes 8.0

Ashes

as Priest

1975
Robbery Under Arms 6.5

Robbery Under Arms

as Capt. Starlight

1985
Four Shorts on Architecture 9.0

Four Shorts on Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

1975
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand 5.0

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

as Self

2013
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

as Self

2005
Strong Medicine 8.0

Strong Medicine

as Vince Lord

1986
The City of No 7.0

The City of No

as The neighbour

1971
The Odyssey (Two Paddocks) 10.0

The Odyssey (Two Paddocks)

as Himself

2015
Inside The Living Daylights 8.0

Inside The Living Daylights

as Self (archival footage)

2000
The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

as Self

2004
Cowboys of Culture

Cowboys of Culture

as Self

1990
The Making of Daybreakers 7.0

The Making of Daybreakers

as Self

2010
Voice Activated 6.3

Voice Activated

as Audiobook Narrator (voice)

2022
Mystery Ride

Mystery Ride

as Duncan Connelly

Jurassic Park III 6.2

Jurassic Park III

as Dr. Alan Grant

2001
SuperCroc 7.7

SuperCroc

as narrator

2001
Colin McCahon: I Am 9.0

Colin McCahon: I Am

as Narrator

2004
The Journalist 4.8

The Journalist

as Rex

1979
Inside 'The Piano'

Inside 'The Piano'

as Self

1993
The Show Must Go On 3.0

The Show Must Go On

as Self

2019
Landfall 10.0

Landfall

as Eric

1975
Voyage of the Nautilus 5.5

Voyage of the Nautilus

as Hubert Wilkins

2006
Why Anzac with Sam Neill

Why Anzac with Sam Neill

as Self

2015
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema

Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Split Enz: Spellbound

Split Enz: Spellbound

as Narrator

1993
Hunt's Duffer 7.0

Hunt's Duffer

as Bradley

1973
T. REX 6.2

T. REX

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Surf Sail 10.0

Surf Sail

as Narrator (voice)

1978
The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

as Hydro enthusiast

1972
Dinosaur Drive-In

Dinosaur Drive-In

as Self - (archive footage)

2026

TV Shows 62

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Molloy (voice)

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Rick and Morty 8.7

Rick and Morty

as Monogatron Leader (voice)

2013
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
Peaky Blinders 8.5

Peaky Blinders

as C.I. Chester Campbell

2013
Peaky Blinders 8.5

Peaky Blinders

as Major Chester Campbell

2013
The Sullivans 5.4

The Sullivans

as Ben Dawson

1976
The Tudors 7.8

The Tudors

as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

2007
Richard & Judy 3.4

Richard & Judy

as Self

2001
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Invasion 7.1

Invasion

as Jim Bell Tyson

2021
Australian Story 5.3

Australian Story

as Self

1996
The Triangle 6.3

The Triangle

2005
The Triangle 6.3

The Triangle

as Eric Benerall

2005
Rove 7.5

Rove

as Self

1999
UNTAMED 7.2

UNTAMED

as Paul Souter

2025
The Movies That Made Us 7.3

The Movies That Made Us

as Self

2019
Alcatraz 6.3

Alcatraz

as Emerson Hauser

2012
Crusoe 6.8

Crusoe

as Jeremiah Blackthorn

2008
And Then There Were None 7.6

And Then There Were None

as General John MacArthur

2015
Flack 6.8

Flack

as Duncan Paulson

2019
The Twelve 7.2

The Twelve

as Brett Colby

2022
Happy Town 6.1

Happy Town

as Merritt Grieves

2010
The Story of Film: An Odyssey 7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

2011
Reilly: Ace of Spies 7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Sidney Reilly

1983
Merlin 6.9

Merlin

as Merlin

1998
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery 7.0

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

as Self

2013
Apples Never Fall 6.0

Apples Never Fall

as Stan Delaney

2024
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as British Flier

1951
Doctor Zhivago 6.7

Doctor Zhivago

as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky

2002
Old School 7.6

Old School

as Ted McCabe

2014
Kane & Abel 7.7

Kane & Abel

as William Lowell Kane

1985
The Games 8.0

The Games

as Citytrans World CEO

1998
To the Ends of the Earth 6.1

To the Ends of the Earth

as Mr. Prettiman

2005
Anika Moa Unleashed 3.0

Anika Moa Unleashed

as Self

2018
Amerika 5.7

Amerika

as Colonel Andrei Denisov

1987
In Cold Blood 6.1

In Cold Blood

as Agent Alvin Dewey

1996
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant 7.1

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant

as Governor Arthur Phillip

2005
Merlin's Apprentice 4.9

Merlin's Apprentice

as Merlin

2006
Two Twisted 6.8

Two Twisted

as Mick

2006
The Assembly 9.0

The Assembly

as Self

2024
Harry 6.5

Harry

as DSS Jim Stockton

2013
The Real Hunt for Red October 5.5

The Real Hunt for Red October

as Self

2021
Iron Road 8.2

Iron Road

as Alfred Nichol

2009
The Governor

The Governor

as Colonial Bachelor

1977
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands 8.9

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Ice 7.0

Ice

as Anthony Kavanagh

2011
Family Pictures 10.0

Family Pictures

as David Eberlin

1993
Tutankhamun 6.5

Tutankhamun

as Lord Carnarvon

2016
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story 5.0

Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story

as Self - Host

2021
Get Krack!n 6.3

Get Krack!n

as Self

2017
The Dovekeepers 6.3

The Dovekeepers

2015
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 8.0

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Thomas Jefferson

2000
Space 7.7

Space

as Himself

2001
House of Hancock 6.7

House of Hancock

as Lang Hancock

2015
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook 7.0

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook

as Self - Host

2018
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World 4.0

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World

as Self

2021
Jessica 5.4

Jessica

2004
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Vince Lord

1986
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story 7.0

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

as Self - Narrator

2020
Lucinda Brayford 7.0

Lucinda Brayford

as Tony Duff

1980
House of Bond 4.0

House of Bond

as Roland “Tiny” Rowland

2017

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