Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill, KNZM OBE (born September 14, 1947) is an Ireland-born New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. He has also had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin, Captain Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October, Lord Friedrich Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, and Alisdair Stewart in The Piano. He also portayed Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on Showtime's The Tudors.
Dr. Alan Grant
Jurassic Park III
Robert MacLean
The Horse Whisperer
Henry Bell
The Revengers' Comedies
Alisdair Stewart
The Piano
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
The Hunt for Red October
Sir
Bicentennial Man
Eugene Fitzpatrick
Bis ans Ende der Welt
John Trent
In the Mouth of Madness
David Jenkins
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Caldwell
Assassin Club
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
The Jungle Book
Damien Thorn
The Final Conflict
Marquis de Lafayette
La Révolution française
John Ingram
Dead Calm
Dimitri Vasilikov
Enigma
Bergman
The Blood of Others
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
The Dish
Mark
Possession
Anthony Kavanagh
Ice
Ray
Dirty Deeds
Théo
Angel
Dennis Bradbury
Wimbledon
Weir
Event Horizon
Anthony
Yes
Self
Forgotten Silver
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
The Magic Pudding
Mr. Jones
Under the Mountain
David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Children of the Revolution
Norman Lindsay
Sirens
The Jockey
Little Fish
Michael Chamberlain
Evil Angels
King Charles II
Restoration
Lazar
Plenty
Allomere (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Man
Perfect Strangers
Eddie Meyers
Framed
Abraham Laing
Skin
Sergeant Costello
Attack Force Z
Smith
Sleeping Dogs
Carl
Death in Brunswick
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
One Against the Wind
Mr. Jones
Victory
Harry Beecham
My Brilliant Career
Mr. Reid
In Her Skin
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Ivanhoe
Narrator
Gelibolu
Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
Craig
Irresistible
Charles Bromley
Daybreakers
Frank
Bring Him to Me
Jack Mindy
The Hunter
Bill Thornton
The Vow
Capt. Starlight
Robbery Under Arms
Self / Alan Grant
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Bradley
Hunt's Duffer
The City of No
Neville Gifford
The Good Wife
Dr. Kyrie
Escape Plan
Chris Crichton
A Long Way Down
Dr. Max Askey
Country Life
Self
Numero Bruno
Alfred Nichol
Iron Road
Marian
From a Far Country
Lionel Merricks
Stiff
Self
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Professor Mortlock
My Mother Frank
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
Submerged
Thomas Jefferson
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Ludovic
The Zookeeper
Otto Luger
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Voice Activated
Alan Grant (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
David Eberlin
Family Pictures
Self
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
Cowboys of Culture
Self
The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
James Quick
For Love Alone
Actor Odin
Thor: Love and Thunder
Joao Havelange
United Passions
TV Reporter
Shadow of China
Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
The Rainbow Warrior
Dr. Maybee (voice)
Scarygirl
Elliot
Fever
John Rennie
Hostage
Hubert Wilkins
Voyage of the Nautilus
Duncan Stewart
Backtrack
Walter
The Daughter
Self
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
Peter Rabbit
Tommy Brock (voice)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Kreutz
MindGamers
Grant
Jurassic Park
Richard Runche
Jessica
Reader of Correspondence
The Man in the Hat
Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Ordained
Hec
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Mike
Just Out Of Reach
Rex
The Journalist
Emerson Hauser
Alcatraz
Alexander Boothby
Tommy's Honour
Vince Lord
Strong Medicine
Narrator (voice)
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Captain Hawthorne
The Commuter
narrator
SuperCroc
Narrator
T. REX
Self (archival footage)
Inside The Living Daylights
Actor Odin
Thor: Ragnarok
Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Fred Smith
Sweet Country
Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Paddy Payne
Ride Like a Girl
Prime Minister Gibson
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Mr. Gentleman
The Country Girls
Charles Overton
The Guinea Pig Club
Duncan Connelly
Mystery Ride
Self
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Tom
Blackbird
Self
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
The Show Must Go On
Colin
Rams
Leo
Palm Beach
Alan Grant
Jurassic World Dominion
Eric
Landfall
Narrator (voice)
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator
Split Enz: Spellbound
Self
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Narrator
Architect Athfield
Oscar Ogg
Question of Faith
Frankie Scales (voice)
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Narrator / Host
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
The Water Cycle
Priest
Ashes
Narrator (voice)
Surf Sail
Narrator (voice)
Four Shorts on Architecture
Chris Chase
寻龙夺宝
Dennis Tanner
The Portable Door
Narrator
Colin McCahon: I Am
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Marquis de Lafayette
La Révolution française : Les Années Lumière
Self
Inside 'The Piano'
Narrator
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
145
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-09-14
Place of Birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Also Known As
山姆·尼尔