Biography
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.
Filmography
all 198
Movies 143
TV Shows 55
self 34
Narrator 7
Voice 7
Director 5
Apples Never Fall (2024)
Bring Him to Me (2023)
Scarygirl (2023)
The Portable Door (2023)
Assassin Club (2023)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
The Twelve (2022)
Voice Activated (2022)
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022)
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Invasion (2021)
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (2021)
The Real Hunt for Red October (2021)
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World (2021)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
The Real Hunt for Red October (2021)
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal (2021)
Rams (2020)
Accused: Trial In The Outback (2020)
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story (2020)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (2020)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
The Show Must Go On (2019)
Ride Like a Girl (2019)
Blackbird (2019)
Palm Beach (2019)
Flack (2019)
The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook (2018)
Anika Moa Unleashed (2018)
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Sweet Country (2018)
The Commuter (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Get Krack!n (2017)
Tommy's Honour (2017)
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (2017)
House of Bond (2017)
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)
Tutankhamun (2016)
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016)
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
And Then There Were None (2015)
The Daughter (2015)
MindGamers (2015)
Backtrack (2015)
Why Anzac with Sam Neill (2015)
The Dovekeepers (2015)
House of Hancock (2015)
Short Poppies (2014)
United Passions (2014)
Old School (2014)
A Long Way Down (2014)
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand (2013)
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
Rick and Morty (2013)
Escape Plan (2013)
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (2013)
Peaky Blinders (2013)
Harry (2013)
The Vow (2012)
Alcatraz (2012)
The Hunter (2011)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
The Dragon Pearl (2011)
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
Ice (2011)
Ice (2011)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
The Making of Daybreakers (2010)
Happy Town (2010)
Daybreakers (2010)
Under the Mountain (2009)
Iron Road (2009)
Iron Road (2009)
In Her Skin (2009)
Dean Spanley (2008)
Crusoe (2008)
Skin (2008)
The Pixar Story (2007)
The Tudors (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Angel (2007)
Two Twisted (2006)
Irresistible (2006)
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006)
Merlin's Apprentice (2006)
Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006)
Voyage of the Nautilus (2006)
The Triangle (2005)
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (2005)
Yes (2005)
Little Fish (2005)
To the Ends of the Earth (2005)
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English (2005)
Gallipoli (2005)
Wimbledon (2004)
The Brush-Off (2004)
Jessica (2004)
Jessica (2004)
Stiff (2004)
The Making of Sleeping Dogs (2004)
Perfect Strangers (2003)
Doctor Zhivago (2002)
Dirty Deeds (2002)
Framed (2002)
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III' (2001)
Richard & Judy (2001)
The Zookeeper (2001)
SuperCroc (2001)
Space (2001)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Submerged (2001)
The Magic Pudding (2000)
The Dish (2000)
My Mother Frank (2000)
Forgotten Silver (2000)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Numero Bruno (2000)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Rove (1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
The Games (1998)
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
Merlin (1998)
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Event Horizon (1997)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Children of the Revolution (1996)
Victory (1996)
In Cold Blood (1996)
Australian Story (1996)
Restoration (1995)
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
The Jungle Book (1994)
Country Life (1994)
Sirens (1994)
Split Enz: Spellbound (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Rainbow Warrior (1993)
The Piano (1993)
Family Pictures (1993)
Hostage (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
One Against the Wind (1991)
Until the End of the World (1991)
Fever (1991)
Death in Brunswick (1991)
Shadow of China (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Cowboys of Culture (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
The French Revolution (1989)
Dead Calm (1989)
Evil Angels (1988)
Question of Faith (1988)
The Good Wife (1987)
Amerika (1987)
For Love Alone (1986)
Strong Medicine (1986)
Kane & Abel (1985)
Plenty (1985)
Robbery Under Arms (1985)
The Blood of Others (1984)
The Country Girls (1984)
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Enigma (1982)
Attack Force Z (1982)
Ivanhoe (1982)
From a Far Country (1981)
Possession (1981)
The Final Conflict (1981)
Lucinda Brayford (1980)
The Journalist (1979)
Just Out Of Reach (1979)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
On the Road with Red Mole (1979)
Surf Sail (1978)
New Country - New People (1978)
Flare - A Ski Trip (1977)
The Governor (1977)
Sleeping Dogs (1977)
Architect Athfield (1977)
The Sullivans (1976)
Four Shorts on Architecture (1975)
Ashes (1975)
Landfall (1975)
Phone (1974)
The Sealhunters (1973)
Hunt's Duffer (1973)
The Water Cycle (1972)
The City of No (1971)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Mystery Ride
The Guinea Pig Club
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-09-14 (76 years old)
Birth NameNigel John Dermot Neill
Birth PlaceOmagh, United Kingdom
RelationshipsNoriko Watanabe (1989-01-01 - 2017-01-01), Lisa Harrow (1980-01-01 - 1989-01-01), Laura Tingle
CitizenshipsNew Zealand, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
ResidencesQueenstown, New Zealand
Also Known As山姆·尼尔, 萨姆·尼尔, سم نیل, Nigel Neill
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Honorary degree, honorary degree, Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sitges Grand Honorary Award, Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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