Sam Neill
September 14, 1947 (77 years old) in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
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
Credits
- 2024 ·The Assemblyas Self
- 2024 ·T. REXas Narrator
- 2024 ·Apples Never Fallas Stan Delaney
- 2023 ·Bring Him to Meas Frank
- 2023 ·Scarygirlas Dr. Maybee (voice)
- 2023 ·The Portable Dooras Dennis Tanner
- 2023 ·Assassin Clubas Caldwell
- 2022 ·Thor: Love and Thunderas Actor Odin
- 2022 ·The Twelveas Brett Colby
- 2022 ·The Twelveas Brett Colby QC
- 2022 ·Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic Worldas Self
- 2022 ·Jurassic World Dominionas Alan Grant
- 2021 ·Invasionas Jim Bell Tyson
- 2021 ·Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Storyas Self - Host
- 2021 ·The Real Hunt for Red Octoberas Self
- 2021 ·Russell Howard Stands Up to the Worldas Self
- 2021 ·Peter Rabbit 2: The Runawayas Tommy Brock (voice)
- 2021 ·Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animalas Frankie Scales (voice)
- 2020 ·Ramsas Colin
- 2019 ·The Movies That Made Usas Self
- 2019 ·Ride Like a Girlas Paddy Payne
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
- 2019 ·Blackbirdas Tom
- 2019 ·Palm Beachas Leo
- 2019 ·Flackas Duncan Paulson
- 2018 ·The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cookas Self - Host
- 2018 ·Anika Moa Unleashedas Self
- 2018 ·Peter Rabbitas Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
- 2018 ·Sweet Countryas Fred Smith
- 2018 ·The Commuteras Captain Hawthorne
- 2017 ·Thor: Ragnarokas Actor Odin
- 2017 ·Get Krack!nas Self
- 2017 ·Tommy's Honouras Alexander Boothby
- 2017 ·House of Bondas Roland “Tiny” Rowland
- 2016 ·Tutankhamunas Lord Carnarvon
- 2016 ·New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islandsas Narrator (voice)
- 2016 ·Hunt for the Wilderpeopleas Hec
- 2015 ·And Then There Were Noneas General John MacArthur
- 2015 ·The Daughteras Walter
- 2015 ·MindGamersas Kreutz
- 2015 ·Backtrackas Duncan Stewart
- 2015 ·The Dovekeepersas
- 2015 ·House of Hancockas Lang Hancock
- 2014 ·United Passionsas Joao Havelange
- 2014 ·Old Schoolas Ted McCabe
- 2014 ·A Long Way Downas Chris Crichton
- 2013 ·The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Boxas Otto Luger
- 2013 ·Rick and Mortyas Monogatron Leader (voice)
- 2013 ·Escape Planas Dr. Kyrie
- 2013 ·Julia Zemiro's Home Deliveryas Self
- 2013 ·Peaky Blindersas C.I. Chester Campbell
- 2013 ·Peaky Blindersas Major Chester Campbell
- 2013 ·Harryas DSS Jim Stockton
- 2012 ·The Vowas Bill Thornton
- 2012 ·Alcatrazas Emerson Hauser
- 2011 ·The Hunteras Jack Mindy
- 2011 ·The Story of Film: An Odysseyas Self
- 2011 ·The Dragon Pearlas Chris Chase
- 2011 ·Return to Jurassic Parkas Self
- 2011 ·Iceas Anthony Kavanagh
- 2011 ·Iceas Anthony Kavanagh
- 2010 ·Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Allomere (voice)
- 2010 ·Happy Townas Merritt Grieves
- 2010 ·Daybreakersas Charles Bromley
- 2009 ·Under the Mountainas Mr. Jones
- 2009 ·Iron Roadas Alfred Nichol
- 2009 ·In Her Skinas Mr. Reid
- 2008 ·Dean Spanleyas Dean Spanley
- 2008 ·Crusoeas Jeremiah Blackthorn
- 2008 ·Skinas Abraham Laing
- 2007 ·The Pixar Storyas Alan Grant (archive footage)
- 2007 ·The Tudorsas Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2007 ·Angelas Théo
- 2006 ·Two Twistedas Mick
- 2006 ·Irresistibleas Craig
- 2006 ·Merlin's Apprenticeas Merlin
- 2005 ·The Triangleas
- 2005 ·The Triangleas Eric Benerall
- 2005 ·The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryantas Governor Arthur Phillip
- 2005 ·Yesas Anthony
- 2005 ·Little Fishas The Jockey
- 2005 ·To the Ends of the Earthas Mr. Prettiman
- 2005 ·Gallipolias Narrator
- 2004 ·Wimbledonas Dennis Bradbury
- 2004 ·Jessicaas
- 2004 ·Stiffas Lionel Merricks
- 2003 ·Perfect Strangersas Man
- 2002 ·Doctor Zhivagoas Victor Komarovsky
- 2002 ·Dirty Deedsas Ray
- 2002 ·Framedas Eddie Meyers
- 2001 ·Richard & Judyas Self
- 2001 ·The Zookeeperas Ludovic
- 2001 ·Spaceas Himself
- 2001 ·Jurassic Park IIIas Dr. Alan Grant
- 2001 ·Submergedas Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
- 2000 ·The Dishas Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
- 2000 ·My Mother Frankas Professor Mortlock
- 2000 ·Sally Hemings: An American Scandalas Thomas Jefferson
- 1999 ·Bicentennial Manas Sir
- 1999 ·Roveas Self
- 1998 ·The Gamesas Citytrans World CEO
- 1998 ·The Revengers' Comediesas Henry Bell
- 1998 ·Merlinas Merlin
- 1998 ·The Horse Whispereras Robert MacLean
- 1997 ·Forgotten Silveras Himself
- 1997 ·Event Horizonas Weir
- 1997 ·Snow White: A Tale of Terroras Lord Friedrich Hoffman
- 1997 ·The Rainbow Warrioras Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
- 1996 ·Children of the Revolutionas David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
- 1996 ·Victoryas Mr. Jones
- 1996 ·In Cold Bloodas Agent Alvin Dewey
- 1996 ·Australian Storyas Self
- 1995 ·Restorationas King Charles II
- 1995 ·The Making of 'Jurassic Park'as Self / Alan Grant
- 1995 ·In the Mouth of Madnessas John Trent
- 1994 ·The Jungle Bookas Colonel Geofferey Brydon
- 1994 ·Country Lifeas Dr. Max Askey
- 1994 ·Sirensas Norman Lindsay
- 1993 ·Jurassic Parkas Grant
- 1993 ·The Pianoas Alisdair Stewart
- 1993 ·Family Picturesas David Eberlin
- 1992 ·Hostageas John Rennie
- 1992 ·Memoirs of an Invisible Manas David Jenkins
- 1991 ·One Against the Windas Major James Leggatt, The Guards
- 1991 ·Until the End of the Worldas Eugene Fitzpatrick
- 1991 ·Feveras Elliot
- 1990 ·The Hunt for Red Octoberas Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
- 1989 ·The Simpsonsas Molloy (voice)
- 1989 ·The French Revolution: Years of Rageas Marquis de Lafayette
- 1989 ·Dead Calmas John Ingram
- 1988 ·Evil Angelsas Michael Chamberlain
- 1987 ·Amerikaas Colonel Andrei Denisov
- 1986 ·Strong Medicineas Vince Lord
- 1985 ·Kane & Abelas William Lowell Kane
- 1985 ·Plentyas Lazar
- 1983 ·Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Sidney Reilly
- 1982 ·Enigmaas Dimitri Vasilikov
- 1982 ·Attack Force Zas Sergeant Costello
- 1982 ·Ivanhoeas Brian de Bois-Guilbert
- 1981 ·Possessionas Mark
- 1981 ·The Final Conflictas Damien Thorn
- 1977 ·Sleeping Dogsas Smith
- 1976 ·The Sullivansas Ben Dawson
- Future ·UNTAMEDas Paul Souter
- 2022 ·Voice Activatedas Audiobook Narrator (voice)
- 2020 ·Lindy Chamberlain: The True Storyas Narrator (voice)
- 2020 ·Sea Lions: Life By a Whiskeras Narrator (voice)
- 2019 ·The Show Must Go Onas Self
- 2017 ·David Stratton: A Cinematic Lifeas Self
- 2016 ·New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islandsas Narrator (voice)
- 2015 ·Why Anzac with Sam Neillas Self
- 2013 ·River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealandas Self
- 2013 ·The Ordainedas Governor Michael Thomas Riley
- 2012 ·Alcatrazas Emerson Hauser
- 2010 ·The Making of Daybreakersas Self
- 2009 ·Iron Roadas Alfred Nichol
- 2009 ·The Man in the Hatas Reader of Correspondence
- 2006 ·The Making of 'Event Horizon'as Self
- 2006 ·Working with a Master: John Carpenteras Self
- 2006 ·Voyage of the Nautilusas Hubert Wilkins
- 2005 ·New Zild - The Story of New Zealand Englishas Self
- 2004 ·Colin McCahon: I Amas Narrator
- 2004 ·Jessicaas Richard Runche
- 2004 ·The Making of Sleeping Dogsas Self
- 2001 ·The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'as Self
- 2001 ·SuperCrocas narrator
- 2000 ·The Magic Puddingas Sam Sawnoff (voice)
- 2000 ·Inside The Living Daylightsas Self (archival footage)
- 2000 ·Sally Hemings: An American Scandalas Thomas Jefferson
- 2000 ·Numero Brunoas Self
- 1999 ·Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Prime Minister Gibson
- 1995 ·Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neillas Narrator / Host
- 1994 ·Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effectsas Self
- 1993 ·Split Enz: Spellboundas Narrator
- 1993 ·Inside 'The Piano'as Self
- 1991 ·Death in Brunswickas Carl
- 1990 ·Shadow of Chinaas TV Reporter
- 1990 ·Cowboys of Cultureas Self
- 1989 ·The French Revolution: Years of Hopeas Marquis de Lafayette
- 1988 ·Question of Faithas Oscar Ogg
- 1987 ·The Good Wifeas Neville Gifford
- 1986 ·For Love Aloneas James Quick
- 1986 ·Strong Medicineas Vince Lord
- 1985 ·Robbery Under Armsas Capt. Starlight
- 1984 ·The Blood of Othersas Bergman
- Future ·The Guinea Pig Clubas Charles Overton
- 1984 ·The Country Girlsas Mr. Gentleman
- 1981 ·From a Far Countryas Marian
- 1980 ·Lucinda Brayfordas Tony Duff
- 1979 ·The Journalistas Rex
- 1979 ·Just Out Of Reachas Mike
- 1979 ·My Brilliant Careeras Harry Beecham
- 1978 ·Surf Sailas Narrator (voice)
- 1977 ·The Governoras Colonial Bachelor
- 1977 ·Architect Athfieldas Narrator
- 1975 ·Four Shorts on Architectureas Narrator (voice)
- 1975 ·Landfallas Eric
- Future ·Mystery Rideas Duncan Connelly
- 1975 ·Ashesas Priest
- 1973 ·Hunt's Dufferas Bradley
- 1972 ·The Water Cycleas
- 1971 ·The City of Noas
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas British Flier