Personal Info
Birth date
1947-09-14 (77 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Also known as
山姆·尼尔
萨姆·尼尔
سم نیل
Nigel Neill
山姆·尼爾
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), 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Simpsons
8.015
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Rick and Morty
8.688
Overview:
Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes. Compounded with Morty's already unstable family life, these events cause Morty much distress at home and school.Invasion
7.155
Overview:
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.Peaky Blinders
8.528
Overview:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.515
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.UNTAMED
7.415
Overview:
In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman's death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain — where nature obeys no rules but its own.Jurassic World Dominion
6.636
Overview:
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.The Tudors
7.803
Overview:
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.Thor: Love and Thunder
6.397
Overview:
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.Thor: Ragnarok
7.583
Overview:
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.Jurassic Park
7.96
Overview:
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.The Commuter
6.366
Overview:
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.The Hunt for Red October
7.38
Overview:
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!Event Horizon
6.56
Overview:
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.Bicentennial Man
7.266
Overview:
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.Escape Plan
6.722
Overview:
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
7.065
Overview:
Peter Rabbit runs away from his human family when he learns they are going to portray him in a bad light in their book. Soon, he crosses paths with an older rabbit who ropes him into a heist.The Sullivans
5.1
Overview:
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.Snow White: A Tale of Terror
6.109
Overview:
When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.Peter Rabbit
6.691
Overview:
Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.Possession
7.4
Overview:
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.In the Mouth of Madness
7.213
Overview:
An insurance investigator begins discovering the impact a horror writer's books has on his fans is more than inspirational.Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
6.812
Overview:
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.My Brilliant Career
6.176
Overview:
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.Richard & Judy
2.9
Overview:
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.Merlin
6.872
Overview:
A retelling of the legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin. Sam Neill stars in the title role in a story that covers not only the rise and fall of Camelot but also the phase in the legendary history of Britain that precedes it.Alcatraz
6.349
Overview:
A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.Dead Calm
6.6
Overview:
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.The French Revolution
7.5
Overview:
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.Acting
TBAThe Last Resort as Gerard
TBAThe Guinea Pig Club as Charles Overton
TBAMystery Ride as Duncan Connelly
2027Godzilla x Kong: Supernova as Unknown
2025But Also John Clarke as Self
2025UNTAMED (6 Episodes) as Paul Souter
2024The Assembly (1 Episode) as Self
2024T. REX as Narrator
2024Apples Never Fall (7 Episodes) as Stan Delaney
2023Bring Him to Me as Frank
2023Scarygirl as Dr. Maybee (voice)
2023The Portable Door as Dennis Tanner
2023Assassin Club as Caldwell
2022Thor: Love and Thunder as Actor Odin
2022The Twelve (26 Episodes) as Brett Colby
2022Voice Activated as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2022Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World as Self
2022Jurassic World Dominion as Alan Grant
2021Invasion (1 Episode) as Jim Bell Tyson
2021Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (3 Episodes) as Self - Host
2021The Real Hunt for Red October (2 Episodes) as Self
2021Russell Howard Stands Up to the World (1 Episode) as Self
2021Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Tommy Brock (voice)
2021Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal as Frankie Scales (voice)
2020Rams as Colin
2020Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story as Narrator (voice)
2020Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story (3 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
2020Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker as Narrator (voice)
2019The Movies That Made Us (1 Episode) as Self
2019The Show Must Go On as Self
2019Ride Like a Girl as Paddy Payne
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 Episode) as Self
2019Blackbird as Tom
2019Palm Beach as Leo
2019Flack (2 Episodes) as Duncan Paulson
2018The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2018Anika Moa Unleashed (13 Episodes) as Self
2018Peter Rabbit as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
2018Sweet Country as Fred Smith
2018The Commuter as Captain Hawthorne
2017Thor: Ragnarok as Actor Odin
2017Get Krack!n (1 Episode) as Self
2017Tommy's Honour as Alexander Boothby
2017House of Bond (2 Episodes) as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
2017David Stratton: A Cinematic Life as Self
2016Tutankhamun (4 Episodes) as Lord Carnarvon
2016New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands as Narrator (voice)
2016New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (3 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2016Hunt for the Wilderpeople as Hec
2015And Then There Were None (3 Episodes) as General John MacArthur
2015The Daughter as Walter
2015MindGamers as Kreutz
2015Backtrack as Duncan Stewart
2015Why Anzac with Sam Neill as Self
2015The Dovekeepers (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2015House of Hancock (2 Episodes) as Lang Hancock
2014United Passions as Joao Havelange
2014Old School (8 Episodes) as Ted McCabe
2014A Long Way Down as Chris Crichton
2013River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand as Self
2013The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Otto Luger
2013Rick and Morty (1 Episode) as Monogatron Leader (voice)
2013Escape Plan as Dr. Kyrie
2013Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (1 Episode) as Self
2013Peaky Blinders (6, 6 Episode) as C.I. Chester Campbell, Major Chester Campbell
2013The Ordained as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
2013Harry (6 Episodes) as DSS Jim Stockton
2012The Vow as Bill Thornton
2012Alcatraz (13 Episodes) as Emerson Hauser
2011The Hunter as Jack Mindy
2011The Story of Film: An Odyssey (1 Episode) as Self
2011The Dragon Pearl as Chris Chase
2011Return to Jurassic Park as Self
2011Ice as Anthony Kavanagh
2011Ice (2 Episodes) as Anthony Kavanagh
2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Allomere (voice)
2010The Making of Daybreakers as Self
2010Happy Town (8 Episodes) as Merritt Grieves
2010Daybreakers as Charles Bromley
2009Under the Mountain as Mr. Jones
2009Iron Road (2 Episodes) as Alfred Nichol
2009Iron Road as Alfred Nichol
2009In Her Skin as Mr. Reid
2009The Man in the Hat as Reader of Correspondence
2008Dean Spanley as Dean Spanley
2008Crusoe (13 Episodes) as Jeremiah Blackthorn
2008Skin as Abraham Laing
2008Verity Lambert: Drama Queen as Narrator
2007The Pixar Story as Alan Grant (archive footage)
2007The Tudors (10 Episodes) as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
2007The Graham Norton Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2007Angel as Théo
2006Two Twisted (14 Episodes) as Mick
2006Irresistible as Craig
2006The Making of 'Event Horizon' as Self
2006Merlin's Apprentice (2 Episodes) as Merlin
2006Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
2006Voyage of the Nautilus as Hubert Wilkins
2005The Triangle (1, 3 Episode) as Unknown, Eric Benerall
2005The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (2 Episodes) as Governor Arthur Phillip
2005Yes as Anthony
2005Little Fish as The Jockey
2005To the Ends of the Earth (3 Episodes) as Mr. Prettiman
2005New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English as Self
2005Gallipoli as Narrator
2004Colin McCahon: I Am as Narrator
2004Wimbledon as Dennis Bradbury
2004Jessica as Richard Runche
2004Jessica (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Stiff as Lionel Merricks
2004The Making of Sleeping Dogs as Self
2003Perfect Strangers as Man
2002Doctor Zhivago (3 Episodes) as Victor Komarovsky
2002Dirty Deeds as Ray
2002Framed as Eddie Meyers
2001The Making Of Jurassic Park III as Self
2001Richard & Judy (1 Episode) as Self
2001The Zookeeper as Ludovic
2001SuperCroc as narrator
2001Space (6 Episodes) as Himself
2001Jurassic Park III as Dr. Alan Grant
2001Submerged as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
2000The Magic Pudding as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
2000The Dish as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
2000Inside The Living Daylights as Self (archival footage)
2000My Mother Frank as Professor Mortlock
2000Sally Hemings: An American Scandal as Thomas Jefferson
2000Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2 Episodes) as Thomas Jefferson
2000Numero Bruno as Self
1999Bicentennial Man as Sir
1999Rove (1 Episode) as Self
1999Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Prime Minister Gibson
1998The Games (1 Episode) as Citytrans World CEO
1998The Revengers' Comedies as Henry Bell
1998Merlin (2 Episodes) as Merlin
1998The Horse Whisperer as Robert MacLean
1997Forgotten Silver as Self
1997Event Horizon as Weir
1997Snow White: A Tale of Terror as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
1997The Rainbow Warrior as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
1996Children of the Revolution as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
1996Victory as Mr. Jones
1996In Cold Blood (2 Episodes) as Agent Alvin Dewey
1996Australian Story (1 Episode) as Self
1995Restoration as King Charles II
1995Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill as Narrator / Host
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Alan Grant
1995In the Mouth of Madness as John Trent
1994The Jungle Book as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
1994Country Life as Dr. Max Askey
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
1994Sirens as Norman Lindsay
1993Split Enz: Spellbound as Narrator
1993Jurassic Park as Grant
1993The Piano as Alisdair Stewart
1993Family Pictures as David Eberlin
1993Inside 'The Piano' as Self
1992Hostage as John Rennie
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man as David Jenkins
1991One Against the Wind as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
1991Until the End of the World as Eugene Fitzpatrick
1991Fever as Elliot
1991Death in Brunswick as Carl
1990Shadow of China as TV Reporter
1990The Hunt for Red October as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
1990Cowboys of Culture as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Molloy (voice)
1989The French Revolution as Marquis de Lafayette
1989Dead Calm as John Ingram
1988Evil Angels as Michael Chamberlain
1988Question of Faith as Oscar Ogg
1987The Good Wife as Neville Gifford
1987Amerika (7 Episodes) as Colonel Andrei Denisov
1986For Love Alone as James Quick
1986Strong Medicine (2 Episodes) as Vince Lord
1986Strong Medicine as Vince Lord
1985Kane & Abel (3 Episodes) as William Lowell Kane
1985Plenty as Lazar
1985Robbery Under Arms as Capt. Starlight
1984The Blood of Others as Bergman
1984The Country Girls as Mr. Gentleman
1983Reilly: Ace of Spies (12 Episodes) as Sidney Reilly
1982Enigma as Dimitri Vasilikov
1982Attack Force Z as Sergeant Costello
1982Ivanhoe as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1981From a Far Country as Marian
1981Possession as Mark
1981The Final Conflict as Damien Thorn
1980Lucinda Brayford (4 Episodes) as Tony Duff
1979The Journalist as Rex
1979Just Out Of Reach as Mike
1979My Brilliant Career as Harry Beecham
1978Surf Sail as Narrator (voice)
1977Sleeping Dogs as Smith
1977The Governor (1 Episode) as Colonial Bachelor
1977Architect Athfield as Narrator
1976The Sullivans (40 Episodes) as Ben Dawson
1975Four Shorts on Architecture as Narrator (voice)
1975Ashes as Priest
1975Landfall as Eric
1973Hunt's Duffer as Bradley
1972The Water Cycle as Unknown
1971The City of No as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as British Flier
Directing
2004The Brush-Off ... Director
1995Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill ... Director
1979On the Road with Red Mole ... Director
1978Surf Sail ... Director
1978New Country - New People ... Director
1977Flare - A Ski Trip ... Director
1977Architect Athfield ... Director
1975Four Shorts on Architecture ... Director
1974Phone ... Director
Writing
1995Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill ... Writer
1979On the Road with Red Mole ... Writer
1975Four Shorts on Architecture ... Writer
1974Phone ... Writer
Editing
1975Four Shorts on Architecture ... Editor
1974Phone ... Editor
1973The Sealhunters ... Editor