Sam Neill

Biography

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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