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Sam Neill

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1947-09-14

Birth Place

Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

2014

6.2

Movie
Alcatraz

Alcatraz

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Alcatraz

2012

6.4

TV
poster

Amerika

1987

5.4

TV
poster

And Then There Were None

2015

7.6

TV
Angel

Angel

2007

5.5

Movie
poster

Anika Moa Unleashed

2018

3.0

TV
poster

Apples Never Fall

2024

6.3

TV
Architect Athfield

Architect Athfield

1977

0.0

Movie
Ashes

Ashes

1975

0.0

Movie
Assassin Club

Assassin Club

2023

6.0

Movie
Attack Force Z

Attack Force Z

1982

6.1

Movie
poster

Australian Story

1996

4.8

TV
Backtrack

Backtrack

2015

5.8

Movie
Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

7.3

Movie
Blackbird

Blackbird

2019

6.8

Movie
Bring Him to Me

Bring Him to Me

2023

5.8

Movie
Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

1996

5.6

Movie
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

1995

5.0

Movie
Colin McCahon: I Am

Colin McCahon: I Am

2004

0.0

Movie
Country Life

Country Life

1994

6.3

Movie
Cowboys of Culture

Cowboys of Culture

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Crusoe

2008

6.7

TV
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

2021

6.5

Movie
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017

3.8

Movie
Daybreakers

Daybreakers

2010

6.3

Movie
Dead Calm

Dead Calm

1989

6.6

Movie
Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

2008

7.5

Movie
Death in Brunswick

Death in Brunswick

1991

6.0

Movie
Dirty Deeds

Dirty Deeds

2002

5.7

Movie
poster

Doctor Zhivago

2002

6.6

TV
Enigma

Enigma

1982

5.6

Movie
Escape Plan

Escape Plan

2013

6.7

Movie
Event Horizon

Event Horizon

1997

6.5

Movie
Evil Angels

Evil Angels

1988

6.7

Movie
Family Pictures

Family Pictures

1993

7.0

Movie
Fever

Fever

1991

3.6

Movie
poster

Flack

2019

7.0

TV
For Love Alone

For Love Alone

1986

3.1

Movie
Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

1997

7.2

Movie
Four Shorts on Architecture

Four Shorts on Architecture

1975

0.0

Movie
Framed

Framed

2002

5.2

Movie
From a Far Country

From a Far Country

1981

3.9

Movie
Gallipoli

Gallipoli

2005

7.0

Movie
poster

Get Krack!n

2017

6.1

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Happy Town

2010

5.9

TV
poster

Harry

2013

6.5

TV
Hostage

Hostage

1992

3.2

Movie
poster

House of Bond

2017

4.0

TV
poster

House of Hancock

2015

6.7

TV
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016

7.7

Movie
Hunt's Duffer

Hunt's Duffer

1973

7.0

Movie
Ice

Ice

2011

5.6

Movie
poster

Ice

2011

10.0

TV
poster

In Cold Blood

1996

6.0

TV
In Her Skin

In Her Skin

2009

6.0

Movie
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

7.2

Movie
Inside The Living Daylights

Inside The Living Daylights

2000

8.0

Movie
poster

Invasion

2021

7.2

TV
Iron Road

Iron Road

2009

6.3

Movie
poster

Iron Road

2009

8.7

TV
Irresistible

Irresistible

2006

5.5

Movie
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1982

6.2

Movie
Jessica

Jessica

2004

7.0

Movie
poster

Jessica

2004

5.6

TV
poster

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

2013

7.0

TV
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

2022

6.3

Movie
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

8.0

Movie
Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

2001

6.1

Movie
Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

2022

6.7

Movie
Just Out Of Reach

Just Out Of Reach

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Kane & Abel

1985

7.6

TV
Landfall

Landfall

1975

0.0

Movie
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

6.8

Movie
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

2020

6.5

Movie
Little Fish

Little Fish

2005

5.8

Movie
poster

Lucinda Brayford

1980

0.0

TV
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994

0.0

Movie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

5.9

Movie
poster

Merlin

1998

6.8

TV
poster

Merlin's Apprentice

2006

4.8

TV
MindGamers

MindGamers

2015

4.4

Movie
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

5.9

Movie
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979

6.2

Movie
My Mother Frank

My Mother Frank

2000

4.0

Movie
Mystery Ride

Mystery Ride

0.0

Movie
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

2016

7.7

Movie
poster

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

2016

9.2

TV
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

2005

0.0

Movie
Numero Bruno

Numero Bruno

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Old School

2014

8.1

TV
One Against the Wind

One Against the Wind

1991

7.0

Movie
Palm Beach

Palm Beach

2019

5.3

Movie
poster

Peaky Blinders

2013

8.5

TV
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

2003

4.2

Movie
Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit

2018

6.7

Movie
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021

7.1

Movie
Plenty

Plenty

1985

5.7

Movie
Possession

Possession

1981

7.3

Movie
Question of Faith

Question of Faith

1988

0.0

Movie
Rams

Rams

2020

6.4

Movie
poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983

7.1

TV
Restoration

Restoration

1995

6.0

Movie
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

6.6

Movie
poster

Richard & Judy

2001

3.1

TV
poster

Rick and Morty

2013

8.7

TV
Ride Like a Girl

Ride Like a Girl

2019

7.3

Movie
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

2013

5.0

Movie
Robbery Under Arms

Robbery Under Arms

1985

6.4

Movie
poster

Rove

1999

8.0

TV
poster

Russell Howard Stands Up to the World

2021

1.0

TV
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

7.6

Movie
poster

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

0.0

TV
Scarygirl

Scarygirl

2023

7.0

Movie
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

2020

6.0

Movie
Shadow of China

Shadow of China

1990

7.0

Movie
Sirens

Sirens

1994

5.6

Movie
Skin

Skin

2008

6.4

Movie
Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

1977

5.7

Movie
Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

1997

6.1

Movie
poster

Space

2001

7.6

TV
Split Enz: Spellbound

Split Enz: Spellbound

1993

0.0

Movie
Stiff

Stiff

2004

7.2

Movie
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

1986

7.0

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

1986

0.0

TV
Submerged

Submerged

2001

4.6

Movie
SuperCroc

SuperCroc

2001

6.0

Movie
Surf Sail

Surf Sail

1978

0.0

Movie
Sweet Country

Sweet Country

2018

6.6

Movie
T. REX

T. REX

2024

7.0

Movie
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2013

5.6

Movie
poster

The Assembly

2024

0.0

TV
The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others

1984

5.0

Movie
The City of No

The City of No

1971

7.0

Movie
The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

6.4

Movie
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

1984

0.0

Movie
The Daughter

The Daughter

2015

6.4

Movie
The Dish

The Dish

2000

6.7

Movie
poster

The Dovekeepers

2015

5.6

TV
The Dragon Pearl

The Dragon Pearl

2011

4.8

Movie
The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

1981

5.8

Movie
The french revolution: Years of hope

The french revolution: Years of hope

1989

8.0

Movie
The french revolution: Years of rage

The french revolution: Years of rage

1989

7.5

Movie
poster

The Games

1998

7.0

TV
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

1987

4.8

Movie
poster

The Governor

1977

0.0

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Guinea Pig Club

The Guinea Pig Club

10.0

Movie
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998

6.9

Movie
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

7.4

Movie
The Hunter

The Hunter

2011

6.6

Movie
poster

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant

2005

7.2

TV
The Journalist

The Journalist

1979

4.0

Movie
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1994

5.9

Movie
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding

2000

5.4

Movie
The Making Of  'Jurassic Park III'

The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'

2001

0.0

Movie
The Making of 'Event Horizon'

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

2006

7.4

Movie
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

7.1

Movie
The Making of Daybreakers

The Making of Daybreakers

2010

7.0

Movie
The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

2004

0.0

Movie
The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat

2009

0.0

Movie
poster

The Movies That Made Us

2019

7.2

TV
The Ordained

The Ordained

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook

2018

7.0

TV
The Piano

The Piano

1993

7.4

Movie
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

7.5

Movie
The Portable Door

The Portable Door

2023

6.5

Movie
The Rainbow Warrior

The Rainbow Warrior

1997

5.3

Movie
poster

The Real Hunt for Red October

2021

5.5

TV
The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies

1998

5.8

Movie
The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

2019

3.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

7.6

TV
poster

The Sullivans

1976

4.8

TV
poster

The Triangle

2005

6.2

TV
poster

The Tudors

2007

7.8

TV
poster

The Twelve

2022

8.0

TV
The Vow

The Vow

2012

7.2

Movie
The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

1972

0.0

Movie
The Zookeeper

The Zookeeper

2001

6.5

Movie
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

6.4

Movie
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

7.6

Movie
poster

To the Ends of the Earth

2005

6.1

TV
Tommy's Honour

Tommy's Honour

2017

6.8

Movie
poster

Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story

2021

5.0

TV
poster

Tutankhamun

2016

6.5

TV
poster

Two Twisted

2006

6.0

TV
Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain

2009

4.5

Movie
United Passions

United Passions

2014

3.3

Movie
poster

UNTAMED

0.0

TV
Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

1991

6.8

Movie
Victory

Victory

1996

5.1

Movie
Voice Activated

Voice Activated

2022

7.0

Movie
Voyage of the Nautilus

Voyage of the Nautilus

2006

5.5

Movie
Why Anzac with Sam Neill

Why Anzac with Sam Neill

2015

0.0

Movie
Wimbledon

Wimbledon

2004

6.2

Movie
Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

2006

6.0

Movie
Yes

Yes

2005

5.8

Movie