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Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill KNZM OBE, known as Sam Neill, (born 14 September 1947) is a distinguished New Zealand actor and vintner of remarkable versatility. He was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and moved to Christchurch, New Zealand with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, which he followed with leading roles in various significant films like My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), Evil Angels (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), and became internationally prominent for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), a role that he reprised in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Apart from his film career, Neill has also 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 presented and narrated several documentaries, and added numerous accolades and nominations to his name for his impeccable performances over the years, including 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.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Nigel John Dermot Neill
Born: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Citizenship: New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland
Birthday: September 14, 1947
Occupations: Actor, vintner
Years Active: 1970-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Noriko Watanabe, Lisa Harrow
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Awards and Nominations Received by Sam Neill
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Movies Featuring Sam Neill
Thor: Ragnarok
Sweet Country
The Piano
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Jurassic Park III
Until the End of the World
My Brilliant Career
Possession
The Dish
Restoration
Dead Calm
The Hunter
Ride Like a Girl
Yes
The Vow
Daybreakers
The Jungle Book
Jurassic World Dominion
Peter Rabbit
Blackbird
The Commuter
Event Horizon
The Final Conflict
Rams
In the Mouth of Madness
Sirens
Children of the Revolution
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Assassin Club
Bring Him to Me
Scarygirl
The Dragon Pearl
Ice
Return to Jurassic Park
The Dovekeepers
And Then There Were None
New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands
Tutankhamun
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
MindGamers
The Show Must Go On
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
My Mother Frank
Space
Inside The Living Daylights
The Magic Pudding
Submerged
Doctor Zhivago
Jessica
The Zookeeper
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Stiff
The Brush-Off
To the Ends of the Earth
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Irresistible
The Making of ‘Event Horizon’
The Triangle
Framed
Merlin’s Apprentice
Ride Like a Girl
Gallipoli
The Pixar Story
One Against the Wind
From a Far Country
Enigma
Death in Brunswick
Fever
Attack Force Z
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Plenty
Kane & Abel
The Country Girls
Amerika
A Cry in the Dark
The French Revolution
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Ivanhoe
For Love Alone
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
The Blood of Others
Robbery Under Arms
The Good Wife
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Voice Activated
The Portable Door
Apples Never Fall
Ivanhoe
For Love Alone
The Good Wife
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
The Blood of Others
Robbery Under Arms
Hostage
Forgotten Silver
Sleeping Dogs
Country Life
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
In Cold Blood
The Rainbow Warrior
Dean Spanley
Under the Mountain
The Journalist
Iron Road
Family Pictures
Career Timeline
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2022
Jurassic World Dominion
Alan Grant
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
Voice Activated
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2020
Ride Like a Girl
Paddy Payne
Blackbird
Paul
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
2018
Sweet Country
Fred Smith
Peter Rabbit
Old Mr. McGregor, Tommy Brock
The Commuter
Captain Hawthorne
2001
Jurassic Park III
The Dish
Submerged
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
The Zookeeper
Ludovic
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Self
2000
My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
Inside The Living Daylights
Self (archival footage)
The Magic Pudding
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
1995
In the Mouth of Madness
Forgotten Silver
Self
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
Self / Alan Grant
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Narrator / Host
1000
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
The Dovekeepers
And Then There Were None
General John MacArthur
New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
Tutankhamun
Lord Carnarvon
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
Space
Himself
Doctor Zhivago
Victor Komarovsky
Jessica
To the Ends of the Earth
Mr. Prettiman
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Governor Arthur Phillip
The Triangle
Eric Benerall
Merlin’s Apprentice
Merlin
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly
Kane & Abel
William Lowell Kane
Amerika
Colonel Andrei Denisov
Apples Never Fall
Stan Delaney
In Cold Blood
Agent Alvin Dewey
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
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