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 Piano
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
7.4
The Revengers' Comedies
5.8
Bicentennial Man
7.2
Until the End of the World
6.8
In the Mouth of Madness
7.2
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9
Dead Calm
6.6
The Jungle Book
5.9
The French Revolution
7.5
The Final Conflict
5.8
Enigma
5.6
The Blood of Others
5
Possession
7.3
Dirty Deeds
5.7
Angel
5.5
Wimbledon
6.2
Event Horizon
6.5
Yes
6.1
Forgotten Silver
7.2
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
6
Under the Mountain
4.5
Sirens
5.6
The Magic Pudding
5.4
Children of the Revolution
5.6
Little Fish
5.8
Evil Angels
6.7
Restoration
6
Plenty
5.6
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
5.6
Death in Brunswick
6
One Against the Wind
7
Victory
5.1
My Brilliant Career
6.1
Ivanhoe
6.2
In Her Skin
6
Gallipoli
6.8
Dean Spanley
7.5
Irresistible
5.5
Daybreakers
6.3
The Hunter
6.6
The Vow
7.2
Robbery Under Arms
6.4
The Good Wife
4.8
Escape Plan
6.7
Country Life
6.4
Iron Road
6.3
From a Far Country
4
My Mother Frank
4
Stiff
7.2
Submerged
4.7
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
7.5
The Zookeeper
6.6
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
5.6
Family Pictures
7.2
For Love Alone
3.1
United Passions
3.4
A Long Way Down
6.2
The Rainbow Warrior
5.3
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
The Dish
6.7
MindGamers
4.1
Jessica
7
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
7.7
Just Out Of Reach
0
The Journalist
4
Tommy's Honour
6.8
Strong Medicine
7
Thor: Ragnarok
7.6
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
7.5
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
7.7
The Commuter
6.4
SuperCroc
6
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
3.8
Sweet Country
6.6
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
6
Ride Like a Girl
7.3
The Country Girls
0
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
5.9
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
0
Blackbird
6.8
Return to Jurassic Park
6.6
The Making of Daybreakers
7
The Show Must Go On
3
Rams
6.3
Palm Beach
5.3
Jurassic World Dominion
6.7
Landfall
0
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
6
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
6.5
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
Surf Sail
0
Four Shorts on Architecture
0
Ashes
0
The Water Cycle
0
The Dragon Pearl
4.8
The Portable Door
6.5
Assassin Club
6.1
Ice
5.6
Numero Bruno
0
Voice Activated
7
The Pixar Story
7.5
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
6.6
Thor: Love and Thunder
6.5
Cowboys of Culture
0
Scarygirl
7.1
Bring Him to Me
5.6
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.1
The City of No
7
Hunt's Duffer
7
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
0
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
0
Shadow of China
7
Peter Rabbit
6.7
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
7.1
Jurassic Park
7.9
The Man in the Hat
0