Sam Neill

Acting · 6.7 popularity

Age

Movies

146

Born: September 14, 1947 – July 13, 2026
From: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography

Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill (September 14, 1947 – July 13, 2026) was a New Zealand actor. His career 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 (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 Dominion (2022). Outside of film, Neill 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 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 received 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 had three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies. Neill passed away at age 78 on 13 July 2026, in Sydney, Australia. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that he remained cancer free. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

146 films

Thor: Ragnarok

20177.6

Thor: Love and Thunder

20226.4

Jurassic World Dominion

20226.6

Jurassic Park

19938.0

Possession

19817.3

Event Horizon

19976.6

The Hunt for Red October

19907.4

Escape Plan

20136.7

The Commuter

20186.4

The Vow

20127.2

Peter Rabbit

20186.7

Bicentennial Man

19997.3

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

20106.8

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

20217.0

The Piano

19937.4

In the Mouth of Madness

19957.2

Daybreakers

20106.3

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

20167.6

Dead Calm

19896.6

The Jungle Book

19946.0

The Final Conflict

19815.8

The Horse Whisperer

19986.9

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027

Wimbledon

20046.2

The Hunter

20116.7

The Portable Door

20236.5

Until the End of the World

19916.7

Sirens

19945.6

Blackbird

20196.8

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

19925.9

Assassin Club

20236.0

A Long Way Down

20146.2

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

19976.1

The Pixar Story

20077.5

Dirty Deeds

20025.5

The French Revolution

19897.5

Evil Angels

19886.8

Scarygirl

20236.9

Dean Spanley

20087.4

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

20135.7

Irresistible

20065.5

Backtrack

20155.7

MindGamers

20154.7

Ride Like a Girl

20197.3

The Dish

20006.8

Ice

20115.5

Ivanhoe

19826.4

Skin

20096.4

Question of Faith

19889.0

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

20216.4

Plenty

19855.7

United Passions

20143.5

In Her Skin

20096.0

Bring Him to Me

20235.7

Attack Force Z

19825.9

Angel

20075.5

Restoration

19956.1

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

19949.0

The Fox

2026

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

19957.3

Jessica

20047.0

Rams

20206.2

My Brilliant Career

19796.2

Yes

20055.9

Framed

20025.3

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

19996.2

The Magic Pudding

20005.2

Palm Beach

20195.3

Enigma

19825.6

Voice Activated

20227.0

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

20008.0

The Daughter

20156.3

Children of the Revolution

19965.6

Sweet Country

20186.6

Hostage

19923.8

The Dragon Pearl

20114.6

Return to Jurassic Park

20116.6

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

20174.6

Mystery Ride

2026

The Blood of Others

19845.3

Gallipoli

20057.1

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

20259.0

Little Fish

20055.8

My Mother Frank

20005.0

Victory

19965.2

Under the Mountain

20094.5

Sleeping Dogs

19785.6

The Revengers' Comedies

19985.8

The Zookeeper

20016.6

Numero Bruno

20009.0

Tommy's Honour

20176.6

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

2008

SuperCroc

20017.7

The Making of Daybreakers

20107.0

Voyage of the Nautilus

20065.5

Fever

19913.9

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

20206.0

Iron Road

20096.3

The Ordained

20131.0

The Good Wife

19875.1

Death in Brunswick

19916.1

Strong Medicine

19868.0

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

2004

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

20015.0

Perfect Strangers

20034.6

Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story

20206.5

Submerged

20015.6

One Against the Wind

19917.1

Ashes

19758.0

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

20067.4

Country Life

19946.1

Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill

20159.0

Architect Athfield

197710.0

Inside The Living Daylights

20008.0

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

20227.0

Shadow of China

19907.7

Forgotten Silver

19977.2

The Rainbow Warrior

19975.4

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

20066.0

T. REX

20246.2

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

20167.7

Robbery Under Arms

19856.5

For Love Alone

19863.7

Inside 'The Piano'

1993

Just Out Of Reach

19797.0

Jurassic Park III

20016.2

The Show Must Go On

20193.0

The Country Girls

19837.0

Stiff

20047.9

From a Far Country

19814.6

Split Enz: Spellbound

1993

Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

19955.7

Why Anzac with Sam Neill

2015

Landfall

197510.0

The Water Cycle

1972

New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English

2005

The Man in the Hat

2009

The Journalist

19794.8

Hunt's Duffer

19737.0

The Last Resort

2026

Surf Sail

197810.0

The City of No

19717.0

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

20135.0

Four Shorts on Architecture

19759.0

Colin McCahon: I Am

20049.0

Cowboys of Culture

1990