Sam Neill
Birthday: 1947-09-14
Place of Birth: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jurassic Park III
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The Horse Whisperer
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The Piano
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The Hunt for Red October
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Until the End of the World
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The Final Conflict
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Dead Calm
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The Blood of Others
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Possession
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Ice
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Angel
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Event Horizon
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Yes
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Forgotten Silver
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror
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The Magic Pudding
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Under the Mountain
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Children of the Revolution
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Sirens
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Little Fish
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Evil Angels
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Restoration
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Plenty
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
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Perfect Strangers
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Framed
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Skin
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Attack Force Z
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Sleeping Dogs
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Death in Brunswick
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One Against the Wind
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Victory
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My Brilliant Career
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Ivanhoe
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Gallipoli
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Dean Spanley
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Irresistible
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Daybreakers
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Bring Him to Me
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The Hunter
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The Vow
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Robbery Under Arms
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
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Hunt's Duffer
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The City of No
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The Good Wife
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Escape Plan
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A Long Way Down
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Country Life
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Numero Bruno
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Iron Road
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From a Far Country
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Stiff
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The Making of Sleeping Dogs
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My Mother Frank
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Submerged
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
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The Zookeeper
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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
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Voice Activated
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The Pixar Story
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Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
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Cowboys of Culture
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The Making Of Jurassic Park III
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For Love Alone
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Thor: Love and Thunder
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United Passions
An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World Cup and the three determin...
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Shadow of China
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The Rainbow Warrior
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Scarygirl
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Fever
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Hostage
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Voyage of the Nautilus
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Backtrack
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The Daughter
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Why Anzac with Sam Neill
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Peter Rabbit
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
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MindGamers
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Jurassic Park
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Jessica
The Bergman sisters could not be more different. Jessica is a feisty tomboy who loves to help her fa...
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The Man in the Hat
An affectionate portrait of a very significant human being, art-dealer Peter McLeavey who continues,...
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The Ordained
About the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent hi...
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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Just Out Of Reach
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The Journalist
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence ...
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Tommy's Honour
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating hea...
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Strong Medicine
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new mi...
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New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Isolated from the rest of the world since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand’s magnificent wildl...
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The Commuter
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that t...
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SuperCroc
Paleontologist Paul Sereno and reptile expert Brady Barr are doing a research on "Sarcosuchus Impera...
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T. REX
From the team behind the NSF-supported prehistoric hits Dinosaurs Alive, Titans of the Ice Age, and ...
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Inside The Living Daylights
The making of the film that introduced Timothy Dalton as James Bond, who gave Bond a darker edge for...
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Thor: Ragnarok
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our ...
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The Making of 'Event Horizon'
The Making of Event Horizon, a five-part documentary: Into the Jaws of Darkness, The Body of the Bea...
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Sweet Country
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Ride Like a Girl
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup....
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the islan...
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The Country Girls
The lifelong friendship of two rural Irish girls is put on the test when they grow up and leave for ...
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Mystery Ride
A woman unravels a small town conspiracy of silence surrounding the murder of a hitchhiker and falls...
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New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Oft-derided across the dutch for its vowel-mangling pronunciation (sex fush'n'chups anyone?) and too...
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Blackbird
A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensi...
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The Making of Daybreakers
Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the 2008 science ficiton/horror film, Daybreakers fea...
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Return to Jurassic Park
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the ...
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The Show Must Go On
The Show Must Go On is a personal journey behind the scenes that confronts the epidemic of mental he...
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Rams
In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les'...
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Palm Beach
A group of lifelong friends reunite to celebrate a special birthday, with Sydney's iconic Palm Beach...
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Jurassic World Dominion
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over th...
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Landfall
Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and b...
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Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Lindy Chamberlain recounts the panic and the chaos of the night her baby Azaria was taken by a dingo...
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Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Between a jagged cliff face and a roaring ocean, lives a colony of Australian Sea Lions. In an envir...
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Split Enz: Spellbound
Sam Neill narrates this documentary plotting the career of one of Aotearoa's most successful bands: ...
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River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
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Architect Athfield
Examines the practical philosophy, the achievements and frustrations of one of New Zealand's most li...
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Question of Faith
A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insist...
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Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible...
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Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without....
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The Water Cycle
An award-winning short exploring man-made impacts on New Zealand’s water cycle....
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Ashes
Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever,...
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Surf Sail
A documentary following the attempt by three young people to be the first windsurfers to cross Cook ...
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The Dragon Pearl
Josh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological d...
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The Portable Door
Paul and Sophie, interns at a mysterious London firm, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey...
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Colin McCahon: I Am
This documentary looks at the life and work of New Zealand's most celebrated painter, Colin McCahon....
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
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Inside 'The Piano'
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Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Features several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as t...
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The Last Resort
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But Also John Clarke
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