Sam Neill

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-14 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Sam Neill

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),...

Acting

2001

Jurassic Park III

as Dr. Alan Grant

1998

The Horse Whisperer

as Robert MacLean

1998

1993

The Piano

as Alisdair Stewart

1990

The Hunt for Red October

as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

1991

Until the End of the World

as Eugene Fitzpatrick

1995

1992

2023

Assassin Club

as Caldwell

1994

The Jungle Book

as Colonel Geofferey Brydon

1981

The Final Conflict

as Damien Thorn

1989

The French Revolution

as Marquis de Lafayette

1989

Dead Calm

as John Ingram

1982

Enigma

as Dimitri Vasilikov

1984

2000

The Dish

as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

1981

Possession

as Mark

2011

Ice

as Anthony Kavanagh

2002

2007

Angel

as Théo

2004

Wimbledon

as Dennis Bradbury

1997

2005

Yes

as Anthony

1997

1997

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

as Lord Friedrich Hoffman

2000

The Magic Pudding

as Sam Sawnoff (voice)

2009

Under the Mountain

as Mr. Jones

1996

Children of the Revolution

as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

1994

Sirens

as Norman Lindsay

2005

Little Fish

as The Jockey

1988

Evil Angels

as Michael Chamberlain

1995

Restoration

as King Charles II

1985

Plenty

as Lazar

2002

Framed

as Eddie Meyers

2008

Skin

as Abraham Laing

1982

Attack Force Z

as Sergeant Costello

1977

1991

One Against the Wind

as Major James Leggatt, The Guards

1996

Victory

as Mr. Jones

1979

My Brilliant Career

as Harry Beecham

2009

In Her Skin

as Mr. Reid

1982

Ivanhoe

as Brian de Bois-Guilbert

2005

Gallipoli

as Narrator

2008

Dean Spanley

as Dean Spanley

2006

Irresistible

as Craig

2010

Daybreakers

as Charles Bromley

2023

2011

The Hunter

as Jack Mindy

2012

The Vow

as Bill Thornton

1985

Robbery Under Arms

as Capt. Starlight

1995

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as Self / Alan Grant

1973

Hunt's Duffer

as Bradley

1987

The Good Wife

as Neville Gifford

2013

Escape Plan

as Dr. Kyrie

2014

A Long Way Down

as Chris Crichton

1994

Country Life

as Dr. Max Askey

2000

2009

Iron Road

as Alfred Nichol

1981

2004

Stiff

as Lionel Merricks

2000

My Mother Frank

as Professor Mortlock

2001

Submerged

as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen

2000

2001

The Zookeeper

as Ludovic

2022

Voice Activated

as Audiobook Narrator (voice)

2007

The Pixar Story

as Alan Grant (archive footage)

1993

Family Pictures

as David Eberlin

1986

For Love Alone

as James Quick

2022

2014

United Passions

as Joao Havelange

1990

Shadow of China

as TV Reporter

1997

The Rainbow Warrior

as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith

2023

Scarygirl

as Dr. Maybee (voice)

1991

Fever

as Elliot

1992

Hostage

as John Rennie

2006

Voyage of the Nautilus

as Hubert Wilkins

2015

Backtrack

as Duncan Stewart

2015

The Daughter

as Walter

2018

Peter Rabbit

as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)

2021

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Tommy Brock (voice)

2015

MindGamers

as Kreutz

1993

2004

Jessica

as Richard Runche

2009

The Man in the Hat

as Reader of Correspondence

2013

The Ordained

as Governor Michael Thomas Riley

1979

2017

Tommy's Honour

as Alexander Boothby

1986

Strong Medicine

as Vince Lord

2018

The Commuter

as Captain Hawthorne

2001

SuperCroc

as narrator

2024

T. REX

as Narrator

2000

Inside The Living Daylights

as Self (archival footage)

2017

Thor: Ragnarok

as Actor Odin

2018

Sweet Country

as Fred Smith

2019

Ride Like a Girl

as Paddy Payne

1999

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

as Prime Minister Gibson

1984

The Country Girls

as Mr. Gentleman

-

The Guinea Pig Club

as Charles Overton

-

Mystery Ride

as Duncan Connelly

2019

Blackbird

as Tom

2020

Rams

as Colin

2019

2022

1975

Landfall

as Eric

2020

2020

Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker

as Narrator (voice)

1993

1977

1988

Question of Faith

as Oscar Ogg

2021

Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

as Frankie Scales (voice)

1975

Ashes

as Priest

1978

Surf Sail

as Narrator (voice)

1975

Four Shorts on Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

2011

The Dragon Pearl

as Chris Chase

2023

The Portable Door

as Dennis Tanner

2004

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Production

1977

1978

Surf Sail

as Director

1973

2004

Stiff

as Producer

1974

Phone

as Writer

1974

Phone

as Director

1974

Phone

as Editor

2004

The Brush-Off

as Producer

2004

The Brush-Off

as Director

1977

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