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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 I…
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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.
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Sam Neill's Filmography
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The Legend of Zelda
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
The Fox
as The Magpie (voice)
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
as Self
T. REX
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bring Him to Me
as Frank
Scarygirl
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
The Portable Door
as Dennis Tanner
Assassin Club
as Caldwell
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Actor Odin
Voice Activated
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
as Self
Jurassic World Dominion
as Alan Grant
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
as Frankie Scales (voice)
Rams
as Colin
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
as Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
as Narrator (voice)
The Show Must Go On
as Self
Ride Like a Girl
as Paddy Payne
Blackbird
as Tom
Palm Beach
as Leo
Peter Rabbit
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
Sweet Country
as Fred Smith
The Commuter
as Captain Hawthorne
Thor: Ragnarok
as Actor Odin
Tommy's Honour
as Alexander Boothby
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Hec
The Daughter
as Walter
MindGamers
as Kreutz
The Odyssey (Two Paddocks)
as Himself
Backtrack
as Duncan Stewart
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill
as God
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
as Self
United Passions
as Joao Havelange
A Long Way Down
as Chris Crichton
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
as Self
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Otto Luger
Escape Plan
as Dr. Kyrie
The Ordained
as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Vow
as Bill Thornton
The Hunter
as Jack Mindy
The Dragon Pearl
as Chris Chase
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
Ice
as Anthony Kavanagh
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Allomere (voice)
The Making of Daybreakers
as Self
Daybreakers
as Charles Bromley
Under the Mountain
as Mr. Jones
Skin
as Abraham Laing
Iron Road
as Alfred Nichol
In Her Skin
as Mr. Reid
The Man in the Hat
as Reader of Correspondence
Dean Spanley
as Dean Spanley
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
as Narrator
The Pixar Story
as Alan Grant (archive footage)
Angel
as Théo
Irresistible
as Craig
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
as Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
as Self
No Poster
Voyage of the Nautilus
as Hubert Wilkins
Yes
as Anthony
Little Fish
as The Jockey
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
as Self
Gallipoli
as Narrator
Colin McCahon: I Am
as Narrator
Wimbledon
as Dennis Bradbury
Jessica
as Richard Runche
Stiff
as Lionel Merricks
No Poster
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
as Self
Perfect Strangers
as Man
Dirty Deeds
as Ray
Framed
as Eddie Meyers
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
as Self
The Zookeeper
as Ludovic
SuperCroc
as narrator
Jurassic Park III
as Dr. Alan Grant
Submerged
as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
The Magic Pudding
as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
The Dish
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self (archival footage)
My Mother Frank
as Professor Mortlock
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Jefferson
Numero Bruno
as Self
Bicentennial Man
as Sir
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Prime Minister Gibson
The Revengers' Comedies
as Henry Bell
The Horse Whisperer
as Robert MacLean
Forgotten Silver
as Self
Event Horizon
as Weir
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
The Rainbow Warrior
as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Children of the Revolution
as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Victory
as Mr. Jones
Restoration
as King Charles II
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
as Narrator / Host
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Alan Grant
In the Mouth of Madness
as John Trent
The Jungle Book
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Country Life
as Dr. Max Askey
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
Sirens
as Norman Lindsay
Split Enz: Spellbound
as Narrator
Jurassic Park
as Grant
The Piano
as Alisdair Stewart
Inside 'The Piano'
as Self
Hostage
as John Rennie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as David Jenkins
One Against the Wind
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Until the End of the World
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
Fever
as Elliot
Death in Brunswick
as Carl
Shadow of China
as TV Reporter
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Cowboys of Culture
as Self
The French Revolution
as Marquis de Lafayette
Dead Calm
as John Ingram
Evil Angels
as Michael Chamberlain
Question of Faith
as Oscar Ogg
The Good Wife
as Neville Gifford
For Love Alone
as James Quick
Strong Medicine
as Vince Lord
Plenty
as Lazar
Robbery Under Arms
as Capt. Starlight
The Blood of Others
as Bergman
The Country Girls
as Mr. Gentleman
Enigma
as Dimitri Vasilikov
Attack Force Z
as Sergeant Costello
Ivanhoe
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
From a Far Country
as Marian
Possession
as Mark
The Final Conflict
as Damien Thorn
The Journalist
as Rex
Just Out Of Reach
as Mike
My Brilliant Career
as Harry Beecham
Surf Sail
as Narrator (voice)
Sleeping Dogs
as Smith
Architect Athfield
as Narrator
Four Shorts on Architecture
as Narrator (voice)
Ashes
as Priest
Landfall
as Eric
Hunt's Duffer
as Bradley
The Water Cycle
as Hydro enthusiast
The City of No
as The neighbour
No Poster
Mystery Ride
as Duncan Connelly
No Poster
The Last Resort
as Gerard