Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill, KNZM OBE (born 14 September 1947) is an Ireland-born New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
He is perhaps best known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. He has also had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin, Captain Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October, Lord Friedrich Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, and Alisdair Stewart in The Piano. He also portayed Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on Showtime's The Tudors.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Birthday
9/14/1947
Jurassic Park III
6.1
The Horse Whisperer
6.9
The Revengers' Comedies
5.8
The Piano
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
7.4
Bicentennial Man
7.3
Until the End of the World
6.8
In the Mouth of Madness
7.2
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9
The Jungle Book
5.9
Assassin Club
6
The Final Conflict
5.8
The french revolution: Years of rage
7.5
Dead Calm
6.6
Enigma
5.6
The Blood of Others
5
The Dish
6.7
Possession
7.3
Ice
5.6
Dirty Deeds
5.7
Angel
5.5
Wimbledon
6.2
Event Horizon
6.5
Yes
5.8
Forgotten Silver
7.2
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
6.1
The Magic Pudding
5.4
Under the Mountain
4.5
Children of the Revolution
5.6
Sirens
5.6
Little Fish
5.8
Evil Angels
6.7
Restoration
6
Plenty
5.7
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
6.8
Perfect Strangers
4.2
Framed
5.2
Skin
6.4
Attack Force Z
6.2
Sleeping Dogs
5.7
Death in Brunswick
6
One Against the Wind
7
Victory
5.1
My Brilliant Career
6.1
In Her Skin
6
Ivanhoe
6.2
Gallipoli
7
Dean Spanley
7.5
Irresistible
5.5
Daybreakers
6.3
Bring Him to Me
5.8
The Hunter
6.6
The Vow
7.2
Robbery Under Arms
6.4
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.1
The City of No
7
Hunt's Duffer
7
The Good Wife
4.8
Escape Plan
6.7
A Long Way Down
6.2
Country Life
6.4
Numero Bruno
0
Iron Road
6.3
From a Far Country
3.9
Stiff
7.2
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
0
My Mother Frank
4
Submerged
4.6
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
7.6
The Zookeeper
6.6
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
5.6
Voice Activated
7
The Pixar Story
7.5
Family Pictures
7
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
6.3
Cowboys of Culture
0
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
0
For Love Alone
3.1
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.4
United Passions
3.3
Shadow of China
7
The Rainbow Warrior
5.3
Scarygirl
7
Fever
3.6
Hostage
3.2
Voyage of the Nautilus
5.5
Backtrack
5.8
The Daughter
6.4
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
0
Peter Rabbit
6.7
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
7.1
MindGamers
4.4
Jurassic Park
8
Jessica
7
The Man in the Hat
0
The Ordained
0
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
7.7
Just Out Of Reach
0
The Journalist
4
Alcatraz
0
Tommy's Honour
6.8
Strong Medicine
7
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
7.7
The Commuter
6.4
SuperCroc
6
T. REX
7
Inside The Living Daylights
8
Thor: Ragnarok
7.6
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
3.8
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
7.5
Sweet Country
6.7
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
6
Ride Like a Girl
7.3
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
5.9
The Country Girls
0
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
0
Blackbird
6.8
The Making of Daybreakers
7
Return to Jurassic Park
6.6
The Show Must Go On
3
Rams
6.4
Palm Beach
5.3
Jurassic World Dominion
6.7
Landfall
0
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
6.5
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
6
Split Enz: Spellbound
0
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
5
Architect Athfield
0
Question of Faith
0
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
6.5
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
5
Ashes
0
The Water Cycle
0
Surf Sail
0
Four Shorts on Architecture
0
The Dragon Pearl
4.8
The Portable Door
6.6
Colin McCahon: I Am
0
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
0
The french revolution: Years of hope
8