
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

Peaky Blinders

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Ragnarok

The Dovekeepers

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

And Then There Were None

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

The Triangle

The Real Hunt for Red October

A Long Way Down

Assassin Club

Escape Plan

To the Ends of the Earth

Bring Him to Me

Merlin's Apprentice

The Hunt for Red October

Peter Rabbit

The Jungle Book

Jurassic World Dominion

The Tudors

Sweet Country

Sirens

The Commuter

Wimbledon

The Vow

Bicentennial Man

Return to Jurassic Park

The Piano

The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'

Daybreakers

UNTAMED

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

The Twelve

Old School

One Against the Wind

Event Horizon

Question of Faith

Dead Calm

Fever

The Revengers' Comedies

In Cold Blood

Invasion

In the Mouth of Madness

Merlin

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Kane & Abel

Apples Never Fall

Crusoe

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park

Space

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
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