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Sam Neill

Actor, Producer, Director, WriterBorn September 14, 1947 (77 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Escape Plan
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • The Hunter
  • Merlin (1998)
  • The Triangle
  • Sweet Country
  • Rake
  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
  • United Passions
  • Rams
  • Skin
  • Attack Force Z
  • Enigma
  • Perfect Strangers
  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
  • The Magic Pudding

Known For

  • Jurassic Park
  • Jurassic Park III
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Event Horizon
  • In the Mouth of Madness
  • The Vow
  • Daybreakers
  • Jurassic World: Dominion
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Escape Plan
  • The Commuter
  • Bicentennial Man
  • The Piano
  • Merlin (1998)
  • Possession
  • The Final Conflict
  • Dead Calm
  • Wimbledon
  • Alcatraz
  • The Dish
  • The Horse Whisperer
  • The Hunter
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • Backtrack

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2027
    2025
    UNTAMED (TV Series) · as Paul Souter
    2024
    T. REX · as Narrator
    2024
    T. REX · as Narrator
    2024
    Apples Never Fall (TV Series) · as Stan Delaney
    2023
    Bring Him to Me · as Frank
    2023
    Scarygirl · as Dr. Maybee (voice)
    2023
    The Portable Door · as Dennis Tanner
    2023
    Assassin Club · as Caldwell
    2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder · as Actor Odin
    2022
    The Twelve (AU) (TV Series) · as Brett Colby
    2022
    Jurassic World: Dominion · as Alan Grant
    2021
    Invasion (2021) (TV Series) · as Jim Bell Tyson
    2021
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway · as Tommy Brock (voice)
    2020
    Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal · as Frankie Scales (voice)
    2020
    Rams · as Colin
    2020
    Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker · as Narrator (voice)
    2019
    The Movies That Made Us (TV Series) · as Grant
    2019
    Ride Like a Girl · as Paddy Payne
    2019
    Blackbird · as Tom
    2019
    Palm Beach · as Leo
    2019
    Flack (TV Series) · as Duncan Paulson
    2018
    Uncharted with Sam Neill (TV Series) · as Presenter
    2018
    Peter Rabbit · as Mr. Mcgregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
    2018
    The Commuter · as Captain Hawthorne
    2017
    Sweet Country · as Fred Smith
    2017
    Thor: Ragnarok · as Actor Odin
    2017
    House of Bond (TV Series) · as Roland “tiny” Rowland
    2016
    Tommy's Honour · as Alexander Boothby
    2016
    Tutankhamun (TV Series) · as Lord Carnarvon
    2016
    2016
    New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2016
    2015
    And Then There Were None (TV Series) · as General John Macarthur
    2015
    The Daughter · as Walter
    2015
    MindGamers · as Kreutz
    2015
    Backtrack · as Duncan Stewart
    2015
    2015
    The Dovekeepers (TV Series)
    2015
    House of Hancock (TV Series) · as Lang Hancock
    2014
    Short Poppies (TV Series) · as Mr. Neal
    2014
    United Passions · as Joao Havelange
    2014
    Old School (TV Series) · as Ted Mccabe
    2014
    A Long Way Down · as Chris Crichton
    2013
    2013
    Rick and Morty (TV Series) · as Monogatron Leader (voice)
    2013
    Escape Plan · as Dr. Kyrie
    2013
    Peaky Blinders (TV Series) · as C.i. Chester Campbell
    2013
    Harry (2013) (TV Series) · as Dss Jim Stockton
    2012
    The Vow · as Bill Thornton
    2012
    Alcatraz (TV Series) · as Emerson Hauser
    2011
    The Hunter · as Jack Mindy
    2011
    Buck · as Robert Maclean
    2011
    The Dragon Pearl · as Chris Chase
    2011
    Ice · as Anthony Kavanagh
    2011
    Ice 2020 (2011) (TV Series) · as Anthony Kavanagh
    2010
    Rake (TV Series) · as Dr. Bruce Chandler
    2010
    2010
    Happy Town (TV Series) · as Merritt Grieves
    2010
    2009
    Under the Mountain · as Mr. Jones
    2009
    Daybreakers · as Charles Bromley
    2009
    Iron Road (TV Series) · as Alfred Nichol
    2009
    Iron Road · as Alfred Nichol
    2009
    In Her Skin · as Mr. Reid
    2009
    The Man in the Hat · as Reader Of Correspondence
    2008
    Dean Spanley · as Dean Spanley
    2008
    Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep · as Michael Chamberlain
    2008
    Skin · as Abraham Laing
    2008
    Crusoe (TV Series) · as Jeremiah Blackthorn
    2008
    Reinventando Hollywood · as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
    2007
    The Pixar Story · as Alan Grant (archive Footage)
    2007
    The Tudors (TV Series) · as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
    2007
    Angel · as Théo
    2006
    Irresistible · as Craig
    2006
    Merlin's Apprentice (TV Series) · as Merlin
    2005
    Two Twisted (TV Series) · as Mick
    2005
    Sci Fi Inside: 'the Triangle' · as Eric Benerall
    2005
    The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (TV Series) · as Governor Arthur Phillip
    2005
    Little Fish · as The Jockey
    2005
    To The Ends Of The Earth (TV Series) · as Mr. Prettiman
    2005
    The Triangle (TV Series) · as Eric Benerall
    2005
    Gallipoli · as Narrator
    2004
    Yes · as Anthony
    2004
    Wimbledon · as Dennis Bradbury
    2004
    Jessica · as Richard Runche
    2004
    Stiff · as Lionel Merricks
    2003
    Jessica (TV Series)
    2003
    2002
    Doctor Zhivago (TV Series) · as Victor Komarovsky
    2002
    Leunig Animated · as Narrator
    2002
    Dirty Deeds · as Ray
    2002
    Framed · as Eddie Meyers
    2001
    SuperCroc · as Narrator
    2001
    The Zookeeper · as Ludovic
    2001
    Jurassic Park III · as Dr. Alan Grant
    2001
    Submerged · as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'swede' Momsen
    2000
    The Magic Pudding · as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
    2000
    The Dish · as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
    2000
    My Mother Frank · as Professor Mortlock
    2000
    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal · as Thomas Jefferson
    2000
    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (TV Series) · as Thomas Jefferson
    1999
    1999
    Molokai · as Prime Minister Gibson
    1998
    The Games (Australia) (TV Series) · as Citytrans World Ceo
    1998
    The Revengers' Comedies · as Henry Bell
    1998
    The Horse Whisperer · as Robert Maclean
    1998
    Merlin (1998) (TV Series) · as Merlin
    1997
    Event Horizon · as Weir
    1997
    Snow White: A Tale of Terror · as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
    1996
    Children of the Revolution · as David 'dave' Hoyle, Aka Agent 'nine'
    1996
    Victory · as Mr. Jones
    1996
    In Cold Blood (TV Series) · as Agent Alvin Dewey
    1995
    Restoration · as King Charles Ii
    1995
    1995
    Century of Cinema (TV Series) · as Host
    1994
    The Jungle Book · as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
    1994
    In the Mouth of Madness · as John Trent
    1994
    Country Life · as Dr. Max Askey
    1994
    Sirens · as Norman Lindsay
    1993
    Jurassic Park · as Grant
    1993
    The Rainbow Warrior · as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
    1993
    The Piano · as Alisdair Stewart
    1992
    Hostage · as John Rennie
    1992
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Grant
    1992
    Memoirs of an Invisible Man · as David Jenkins
    1991
    One Against the Wind · as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
    1991
    Until the End of the World · as Eugene Fitzpatrick
    1991
    Fever · as Elliot
    1990
    1990
    The Hunt for Red October · as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
    1989
    Shadow of China · as Tv Reporter
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Molloy (voice)
    1989
    The French Revolution · as Marquis De Lafayette
    1989
    Dead Calm · as John Ingram
    1988
    A Cry in the Dark · as Michael Chamberlain
    1988
    Leap of Faith · as Oscar Ogg
    1987
    The Good Wife · as Neville Gifford
    1987
    Amerika (TV Series) · as Colonel Andrei Denisov
    1986
    For Love Alone · as James Quick
    1986
    Strong Medicine · as Vince Lord
    1986
    Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Vince Lord
    1985
    Kane & Abel (TV Series) · as William Lowell Kane
    1985
    Plenty · as Lazar
    1985
    Robbery Under Arms · as Capt. Starlight
    1984
    The Blood of Others · as Bergman
    1983
    The Country Girls · as Mr. Gentleman
    1983
    Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Series) · as Sidney Reilly
    1982
    Enigma · as Dimitri Vasilikov
    1982
    Ivanhoe · as Brian De Bois-Guilbert
    1981
    Attack Force Z · as Sergeant Costello
    1981
    From a Far Country · as Marian
    1981
    Possession · as Mark
    1981
    The Final Conflict · as Damien Thorn
    1980
    Lucinda Brayford (TV Series) · as Tony Duff
    1979
    The Journalist · as Rex
    1979
    1979
    My Brilliant Career · as Harry Beecham
    1977
    Young Ramsay (TV Series) · as Crossland
    1977
    Sleeping Dogs · as Smith
    1976
    The Sullivans (TV Series) · as Ben Dawson
    1955
    This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute
    1951
    Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as British Flier

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