Sam Neill
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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
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Graham Norton Show
Rick and Morty
The Simpsons
Flack
The Movies That Made Us
Peaky Blinders
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Ragnarok
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Twelve
The Dovekeepers
And Then There Were None
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Peter Rabbit
The Real Hunt for Red October
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
The Triangle
Assassin Club
Bring Him to Me
To the Ends of the Earth
Escape Plan
Merlin's Apprentice
A Long Way Down
The Tudors
Jurassic World Dominion
The Hunt for Red October
The Jungle Book
The Vow
Bicentennial Man
Sweet Country
Until the End of the World
Sirens
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
The Piano
Return to Jurassic Park
The Commuter
Wimbledon
Dead Calm
Daybreakers
One Against the Wind
UNTAMED
Question of Faith
My Brilliant Career
Apples Never Fall
Old School
Event Horizon
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Alcatraz
Space
Invasion
Crusoe
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
In Cold Blood
Jurassic Park III
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Revengers' Comedies
Fever
Merlin
Kane & Abel
Death in Brunswick
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Jurassic Park
In the Mouth of Madness
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