Sam Neill
Born: 1947-09-14 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Fox as The Magpie (voice)
2025
- UNTAMED as Paul Souter
- Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke as Self
2024
- Apples Never Fall as Stan Delaney
- The Assembly as Self
- T. REX as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
- Assassin Club as Caldwell
- The Portable Door as Dennis Tanner
- Scarygirl as Dr. Maybee (voice)
- Bring Him to Me as Frank
2022
- Jurassic World Dominion as Alan Grant
- Thor: Love and Thunder as Actor Odin
- The Twelve as Brett Colby
- Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World as Self
- Voice Activated as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2021
- Invasion as Jim Bell Tyson
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Tommy Brock (voice)
- The Real Hunt for Red October as Self
- Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal as Frankie Scales (voice)
- Russell Howard Stands Up to the World as Self
- Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story as Self - Host
2020
- Rams as Colin
- Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story as Self - Narrator
- Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker as Narrator (voice)
- Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story as Narrator (voice)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- Flack as Duncan Paulson
- Blackbird as Tom
- Ride Like a Girl as Paddy Payne
- Palm Beach as Leo
- The Show Must Go On as Self
2018
- The Commuter as Captain Hawthorne
- Peter Rabbit as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
- Anika Moa Unleashed as Self
- Sweet Country as Fred Smith
- The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook as Self - Host
2017
- Thor: Ragnarok as Actor Odin
- Get Krack!n as Self
- David Stratton: A Cinematic Life as Self
- Tommy's Honour as Alexander Boothby
- House of Bond as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
2016
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople as Hec
- Tutankhamun as Lord Carnarvon
- New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands as Narrator (voice)
- New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands as Narrator (voice)
2015
- And Then There Were None as General John MacArthur
- Backtrack as Duncan Stewart
- The Dovekeepers
- The Daughter as Walter
- MindGamers as Kreutz
- House of Hancock as Lang Hancock
- Why Anzac with Sam Neill as Self
- Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill as God
2014
- Old School as Ted McCabe
- A Long Way Down as Chris Crichton
- United Passions as Joao Havelange
2013
- Peaky Blinders as C.I. Chester Campbell
- Rick and Morty as Monogatron Leader (voice)
- Escape Plan as Dr. Kyrie
- Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery as Self
- The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Otto Luger
- Harry as DSS Jim Stockton
- The Ordained as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
- River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand as Self
2011
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey as Self
- The Hunter as Jack Mindy
- Ice as Anthony Kavanagh
- Ice as Anthony Kavanagh
- Return to Jurassic Park as Self
- The Dragon Pearl as Chris Chase
2010
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Allomere (voice)
- Daybreakers as Charles Bromley
- Happy Town as Merritt Grieves
- The Making of Daybreakers as Self
2009
- Iron Road as Alfred Nichol
- In Her Skin as Mr. Reid
- Iron Road as Alfred Nichol
- Skin as Abraham Laing
- Under the Mountain as Mr. Jones
- The Man in the Hat as Reader of Correspondence
2008
- Crusoe as Jeremiah Blackthorn
- Dean Spanley as Dean Spanley
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Tudors as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
- The Pixar Story as Alan Grant (archive footage)
- Angel as Théo
2006
- Merlin's Apprentice as Merlin
- Two Twisted as Mick
- Irresistible as Craig
- The Making of 'Event Horizon' as Self
- Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- Voyage of the Nautilus as Hubert Wilkins
2005
- The Triangle
- To the Ends of the Earth as Mr. Prettiman
- The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant as Governor Arthur Phillip
- Little Fish as The Jockey
- Yes as Anthony
- Gallipoli as Narrator
- New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English as Self
2004
- Wimbledon as Dennis Bradbury
- Jessica
- Jessica as Richard Runche
- Stiff as Lionel Merricks
- The Brush-Off ... (Producer)
- Colin McCahon: I Am as Narrator
- The Making of Sleeping Dogs as Self
2003
- Perfect Strangers as Man
2002
- Doctor Zhivago as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
- Framed as Eddie Meyers
- Dirty Deeds as Ray
2001
- Richard & Judy as Self
- Submerged as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
- Space as Himself
- Jurassic Park III as Dr. Alan Grant
- The Making Of Jurassic Park III as Self
- SuperCroc as narrator
- The Zookeeper as Ludovic
2000
- The Dish as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
- Sally Hemings: An American Scandal as Thomas Jefferson
- The Magic Pudding as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
- Sally Hemings: An American Scandal as Thomas Jefferson
- My Mother Frank as Professor Mortlock
- Inside The Living Daylights as Self (archival footage)
- Numero Bruno as Self
1999
- Rove as Self
- Bicentennial Man as Sir
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Prime Minister Gibson
1998
- Merlin as Merlin
- The Horse Whisperer as Robert MacLean
- The Games as Citytrans World CEO
- The Revengers' Comedies as Henry Bell
1997
- Event Horizon as Weir
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
- Forgotten Silver as Self
- The Rainbow Warrior as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
1996
- Australian Story as Self
- In Cold Blood as Agent Alvin Dewey
- Children of the Revolution as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
- Victory as Mr. Jones
1995
- In the Mouth of Madness as John Trent
- Restoration as King Charles II
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Alan Grant
- Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill as Narrator / Host
1994
- The Jungle Book as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
- Sirens as Norman Lindsay
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- Country Life as Dr. Max Askey
1993
- Jurassic Park as Grant
- The Piano as Alisdair Stewart
- Family Pictures as David Eberlin
- Inside 'The Piano' as Self
- Split Enz: Spellbound as Narrator
1992
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man as David Jenkins
- Hostage as John Rennie
1991
- Until the End of the World as Eugene Fitzpatrick
- Fever as Elliot
- One Against the Wind as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
- Death in Brunswick as Carl
1990
- The Hunt for Red October as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
- Shadow of China as TV Reporter
- Cowboys of Culture as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Molloy (voice)
- Dead Calm as John Ingram
- The French Revolution as Marquis de Lafayette
1988
- Evil Angels as Michael Chamberlain
- Question of Faith as Oscar Ogg
1987
- Amerika as Colonel Andrei Denisov
- The Good Wife as Neville Gifford
1986
- Strong Medicine as Vince Lord
- For Love Alone as James Quick
- Strong Medicine as Vince Lord
1985
- Kane & Abel as William Lowell Kane
- Plenty as Lazar
- Robbery Under Arms as Capt. Starlight
1984
- The Blood of Others as Bergman
1983
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Sidney Reilly
- The Country Girls as Mr. Gentleman
1982
- Ivanhoe as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
- Attack Force Z as Sergeant Costello
- Enigma as Dimitri Vasilikov
1981
- Possession as Mark
- The Final Conflict as Damien Thorn
- From a Far Country as Marian
1980
- Lucinda Brayford as Tony Duff
1979
- My Brilliant Career as Harry Beecham
- The Journalist as Rex
- Just Out Of Reach as Mike
- On the Road with Red Mole ... (Director)
1978
- New Country - New People ... (Director)
- Surf Sail as Narrator (voice)
1977
- The Governor as Colonial Bachelor
- Sleeping Dogs as Smith
- Flare - A Ski Trip ... (Director)
- Architect Athfield as Narrator
1976
- The Sullivans as Ben Dawson
1975
- Ashes as Priest
- Landfall as Eric
- Four Shorts on Architecture as Narrator (voice)
1974
- Phone ... (Editor)
1973
- The Sealhunters ... (Editor)
- Hunt's Duffer as Bradley
1972
1971
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as British Flier