
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

The Triangle

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

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

The Real Hunt for Red October

Assassin Club

Escape Plan

Bring Him to Me

To the Ends of the Earth

A Long Way Down

Merlin's Apprentice

The Tudors

The Hunt for Red October

Jurassic World Dominion

The Jungle Book

The Commuter

Bicentennial Man

The Vow

The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'

Sweet Country

Return to Jurassic Park

Sirens

The Piano

Wimbledon

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Apples Never Fall

Daybreakers

Old School

UNTAMED

One Against the Wind

Dead Calm

Question of Faith

Event Horizon

Space

The Revengers' Comedies

Invasion

Jurassic Park III

In Cold Blood

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Fever

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

In the Mouth of Madness

Crusoe

Kane & Abel

Merlin

Jurassic Park

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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