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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Character:
Release Date:25/03/2027
But Also John Clarke
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2025
T. REX
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/06/2024
Bring Him to Me
Character:Frank
Release Date:02/11/2023
Scarygirl
Character:Dr. Maybee (voice)
Release Date:05/10/2023
The Portable Door
Character:Dennis Tanner
Release Date:23/03/2023
Assassin Club
Character:Caldwell
Release Date:24/02/2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Actor Odin
Release Date:06/07/2022
Voice Activated
Character:Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2022
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/2022
Jurassic World Dominion
Character:Alan Grant
Release Date:01/06/2022
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Character:Tommy Brock (voice)
Release Date:25/03/2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Character:Frankie Scales (voice)
Release Date:04/02/2021
Rams
Character:Colin
Release Date:15/10/2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/01/2020
The Show Must Go On
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2019
Ride Like a Girl
Character:Paddy Payne
Release Date:26/09/2019
Blackbird
Character:Tom
Release Date:06/09/2019
Palm Beach
Character:Leo
Release Date:08/08/2019
Peter Rabbit
Character:Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2018
Sweet Country
Character:Fred Smith
Release Date:25/01/2018
The Commuter
Character:Captain Hawthorne
Release Date:11/01/2018
Thor: Ragnarok
Character:Actor Odin
Release Date:02/10/2017
Tommy's Honour
Character:Alexander Boothby
Release Date:07/07/2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Character:Self
Release Date:09/03/2017
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/07/2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Character:Hec
Release Date:31/03/2016
The Daughter
Character:Walter
Release Date:09/10/2015
MindGamers
Character:Kreutz
Release Date:04/10/2015
Backtrack
Character:Duncan Stewart
Release Date:25/07/2015
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/2015
United Passions
Character:Joao Havelange
Release Date:19/06/2014
A Long Way Down
Character:Chris Crichton
Release Date:20/03/2014
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Character:Otto Luger
Release Date:05/12/2013
Escape Plan
Character:Dr. Kyrie
Release Date:09/10/2013
The Ordained
Character:Governor Michael Thomas Riley
Release Date:01/06/2013
The Vow
Character:Bill Thornton
Release Date:05/02/2012
The Hunter
Character:Jack Mindy
Release Date:06/10/2011
The Dragon Pearl
Character:Chris Chase
Release Date:11/03/2011
Return to Jurassic Park
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/2011
Ice
Character:Anthony Kavanagh
Release Date:02/01/2011
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Character:Allomere (voice)
Release Date:10/07/2010
The Making of Daybreakers
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2010
Daybreakers
Character:Charles Bromley
Release Date:06/01/2010
Under the Mountain
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:10/12/2009
Iron Road
Character:Alfred Nichol
Release Date:24/06/2009
In Her Skin
Character:Mr. Reid
Release Date:14/03/2009
The Man in the Hat
Character:Reader of Correspondence
Release Date:01/01/2009
Dean Spanley
Character:Dean Spanley
Release Date:12/12/2008
Skin
Character:Abraham Laing
Release Date:07/09/2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/04/2008
The Pixar Story
Character:Alan Grant (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2007
Angel
Character:Théo
Release Date:17/02/2007
Irresistible
Character:Craig
Release Date:18/04/2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2006
Voyage of the Nautilus
Character:Hubert Wilkins
Release Date:25/02/2006
Yes
Character:Anthony
Release Date:05/08/2005
Little Fish
Character:The Jockey
Release Date:19/07/2005
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/2005
Gallipoli
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/03/2005
Colin McCahon: I Am
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/09/2004
Wimbledon
Character:Dennis Bradbury
Release Date:13/09/2004
Jessica
Character:Richard Runche
Release Date:18/07/2004
Stiff
Character:Lionel Merricks
Release Date:19/06/2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2004
Perfect Strangers
Character:Man
Release Date:09/10/2003
Dirty Deeds
Character:Ray
Release Date:18/07/2002
Framed
Character:Eddie Meyers
Release Date:13/02/2002
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/2001
The Zookeeper
Character:Ludovic
Release Date:22/11/2001
SuperCroc
Character:narrator
Release Date:25/10/2001
Jurassic Park III
Character:Dr. Alan Grant
Release Date:18/07/2001
Submerged
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
Release Date:20/05/2001
The Magic Pudding
Character:Sam Sawnoff (voice)
Release Date:14/12/2000
The Dish
Character:Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
Release Date:19/10/2000
Inside The Living Daylights
Character:Self (archival footage)
Release Date:17/10/2000
My Mother Frank
Character:Professor Mortlock
Release Date:16/08/2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Character:Thomas Jefferson
Release Date:13/02/2000
Numero Bruno
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2000
Bicentennial Man
Character:Sir
Release Date:17/12/1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Character:Prime Minister Gibson
Release Date:17/03/1999
The Revengers' Comedies
Character:Henry Bell
Release Date:09/06/1998
The Horse Whisperer
Character:Robert MacLean
Release Date:01/02/1998
Forgotten Silver
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/1997
Event Horizon
Character:Weir
Release Date:15/08/1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Character:Lord Friedrich Hoffman
Release Date:18/07/1997
The Rainbow Warrior
Character:Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Release Date:28/03/1997
Children of the Revolution
Character:David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Release Date:26/12/1996
Victory
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:13/12/1996
Restoration
Character:King Charles II
Release Date:29/12/1995
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Character:Narrator / Host
Release Date:10/10/1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Character:Self / Alan Grant
Release Date:23/04/1995
In the Mouth of Madness
Character:John Trent
Release Date:03/02/1995
The Jungle Book
Character:Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Release Date:23/12/1994
Country Life
Character:Dr. Max Askey
Release Date:27/10/1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/1994
Sirens
Character:Norman Lindsay
Release Date:04/03/1994
Split Enz: Spellbound
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/07/1993
Jurassic Park
Character:Grant
Release Date:11/06/1993
The Piano
Character:Alisdair Stewart
Release Date:18/05/1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Hostage
Character:John Rennie
Release Date:10/05/1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Character:David Jenkins
Release Date:28/02/1992
One Against the Wind
Character:Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Release Date:01/12/1991
Until the End of the World
Character:Eugene Fitzpatrick
Release Date:12/09/1991
Fever
Character:Elliot
Release Date:11/05/1991
Death in Brunswick
Character:Carl
Release Date:24/04/1991
Shadow of China
Character:TV Reporter
Release Date:12/05/1990
The Hunt for Red October
Character:Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Release Date:02/03/1990
Cowboys of Culture
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1990
The French Revolution
Character:Marquis de Lafayette
Release Date:10/05/1989
Dead Calm
Character:John Ingram
Release Date:07/04/1989
Evil Angels
Character:Michael Chamberlain
Release Date:03/11/1988
Question of Faith
Character:Oscar Ogg
Release Date:06/10/1988
The Good Wife
Character:Neville Gifford
Release Date:14/05/1987
For Love Alone
Character:James Quick
Release Date:22/05/1986
Strong Medicine
Character:Vince Lord
Release Date:01/01/1986
Plenty
Character:Lazar
Release Date:20/09/1985
Robbery Under Arms
Character:Capt. Starlight
Release Date:28/03/1985
The Blood of Others
Character:Bergman
Release Date:25/08/1984
The Country Girls
Character:Mr. Gentleman
Release Date:01/04/1984
Enigma
Character:Dimitri Vasilikov
Release Date:15/10/1982
Attack Force Z
Character:Sergeant Costello
Release Date:01/06/1982
Ivanhoe
Character:Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Release Date:23/02/1982
From a Far Country
Character:Marian
Release Date:15/09/1981
Possession
Character:Mark
Release Date:27/05/1981
The Final Conflict
Character:Damien Thorn
Release Date:20/03/1981
The Journalist
Character:Rex
Release Date:15/11/1979
Just Out Of Reach
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/10/1979
My Brilliant Career
Character:Harry Beecham
Release Date:17/08/1979
Surf Sail
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/09/1978
Sleeping Dogs
Character:Smith
Release Date:06/10/1977
Architect Athfield
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1977
Four Shorts on Architecture
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/10/1975
Ashes
Character:Priest
Release Date:17/03/1975
Landfall
Character:Eric
Release Date:01/01/1975
Hunt's Duffer
Character:Bradley
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Water Cycle
Character:
Release Date:09/09/1972
The City of No
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1971
Television Appearances
UNTAMED
Character:Paul Souter
The Assembly
Character:Self
Apples Never Fall
Character:Stan Delaney
The Twelve
Character:Brett Colby
Invasion
Character:Jim Bell Tyson
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Character:Self - Host
The Real Hunt for Red October
Character:Self
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
Character:Self
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Character:Self - Narrator
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Flack
Character:Duncan Paulson
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Character:Self - Host
Anika Moa Unleashed
Character:Self
Get Krack!n
Character:Self
House of Bond
Character:Roland “Tiny” Rowland
Tutankhamun
Character:Lord Carnarvon
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Character:Narrator (voice)
And Then There Were None
Character:General John MacArthur
The Dovekeepers
Character:
House of Hancock
Character:Lang Hancock
Old School
Character:Ted McCabe
Rick and Morty
Character:Monogatron Leader (voice)
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Character:Self
Peaky Blinders
Character:C.I. Chester Campbell
Peaky Blinders
Character:Major Chester Campbell
Harry
Character:DSS Jim Stockton
Alcatraz
Character:Emerson Hauser
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Character:Self
Ice
Character:Anthony Kavanagh
Happy Town
Character:Merritt Grieves
Iron Road
Character:Alfred Nichol
Crusoe
Character:Jeremiah Blackthorn
The Tudors
Character:Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Two Twisted
Character:Mick
Merlin's Apprentice
Character:Merlin
The Triangle
Character:
The Triangle
Character:Eric Benerall
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Character:Governor Arthur Phillip
To the Ends of the Earth
Character:Mr. Prettiman
Jessica
Character:
Doctor Zhivago
Character:Victor Komarovsky
Richard & Judy
Character:Self
Space
Character:Himself
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Character:Thomas Jefferson
Rove
Character:Self
The Games
Character:Citytrans World CEO
Merlin
Character:Merlin
In Cold Blood
Character:Agent Alvin Dewey
Australian Story
Character:Self
Family Pictures
Character:David Eberlin
The Simpsons
Character:Molloy (voice)
Amerika
Character:Colonel Andrei Denisov
Strong Medicine
Character:Vince Lord
Kane & Abel
Character:William Lowell Kane
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Character:Sidney Reilly
Lucinda Brayford
Character:Tony Duff
The Governor
Character:Colonial Bachelor
The Sullivans
Character:Ben Dawson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:British Flier
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