
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

The Twelve

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

The Dovekeepers

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

And Then There Were None

Peter Rabbit

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

The Real Hunt for Red October

Assassin Club

Bring Him to Me

To the Ends of the Earth

Merlin's Apprentice

Escape Plan

A Long Way Down

Jurassic World Dominion

The Hunt for Red October

The Jungle Book

The Tudors

Bicentennial Man

Sirens

The Commuter

The Vow

Wimbledon

The Piano

Return to Jurassic Park

Sweet Country

The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'

One Against the Wind

UNTAMED

Dead Calm

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Question of Faith

Event Horizon

Daybreakers

Old School

Apples Never Fall

Invasion

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Jurassic Park III

Kane & Abel

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Space

Fever

Merlin

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

In Cold Blood

Jurassic Park

Crusoe

The Revengers' Comedies

In the Mouth of Madness
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