Sam Neill
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.
205 acting credits · 9 directing credits
Acting · 205
The Simpsons
1989
Rick and Morty
2013
Peaky Blinders
2013
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Tudors
2007
Invasion
2021
The Sullivans
1976
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Richard & Judy
2001
Australian Story
1996
Alcatraz
2012
UNTAMED
2025
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Jurassic Park
1993
Event Horizon
1997
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Rove
1999
Possession
1981
Escape Plan
2013
And Then There Were None
2015
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Flack
2019
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
The Vow
2012
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
Merlin
1998
The Triangle
2005
Bicentennial Man
1999
Crusoe
2008
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
2013
Daybreakers
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
Peter Rabbit
2018
The Commuter
2018
The Piano
1993
The Twelve
2022
The Horse Whisperer
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Apples Never Fall
2024
Old School
2014
Amerika
1987
Happy Town
2010
Doctor Zhivago
2002
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
The Jungle Book
1994
Kane & Abel
1985
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
In Cold Blood
1996
The Games
1998
Wimbledon
2004
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
Iron Road
2009
Dead Calm
1989
Merlin's Apprentice
2006
Restoration
1995
The Portable Door
2023
Until the End of the World
1991
Ice
2011
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2005
The Dovekeepers
2015
The Assembly
2024
Ice
2011
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
Tutankhamun
2016
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
The Pixar Story
2007
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
The Final Conflict
1981
Blackbird
2019
Two Twisted
2006
Sirens
1994
Assassin Club
2023
Scarygirl
2023
The Hunter
2011
House of Hancock
2015
Ivanhoe
1982
The French Revolution
1989
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
The Fox
2026
Ride Like a Girl
2019
Framed
2002
Jessica
2004
Backtrack
2015
Evil Angels
1988
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018
The Governor
1977
Space
2001
The Dish
2000
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013
Irresistible
2006
Get Krack!n
2017
Plenty
1985
Strong Medicine
1986
The Real Hunt for Red October
2021
Attack Force Z
1982
Angel
2007
Enigma
1982
Palm Beach
2019
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
2021
Family Pictures
1993
The Blood of Others
1984
Bring Him to Me
2023
The Daughter
2015
A Long Way Down
2014
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
The Dragon Pearl
2011
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020
In Her Skin
2009
Dirty Deeds
2002
Little Fish
2005
MindGamers
2015
Sweet Country
2018
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
My Brilliant Career
1979
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Rams
2020
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021
Dean Spanley
2008
Skin
2009
Submerged
2001
United Passions
2014
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
Fever
1994
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
Iron Road
2009
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
The Ordained
2013
House of Bond
2017
Children of the Revolution
1996
The Magic Pudding
2000
Victory
1996
Shadow of China
1990
Harry
2013
Sleeping Dogs
1977
The Last Resort
—
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
Under the Mountain
2009
Tommy's Honour
2017
The Good Wife
1987
Strong Medicine
1986
One Against the Wind
1991
The Zookeeper
2001
Death in Brunswick
1991
Perfect Strangers
2003
Forgotten Silver
1997
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006
For Love Alone
1986
Country Life
1994
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
2022
Lucinda Brayford
1980
The Rainbow Warrior
1997
The Making of Daybreakers
2010
T. REX
2024
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
2021
Jessica
2004
Stiff
2004
Yes
2005
Gallipoli
2005
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Hostage
1992
Numero Bruno
2000
Jurassic Park III
2001
From a Far Country
1981
The Journalist
1979
The Country Girls
1983
Question of Faith
1988
The City of No
1971
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
2006
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
1995
Robbery Under Arms
1985
Cowboys of Culture
1990
Surf Sail
1978
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013
My Mother Frank
2000
Inside The Living Daylights
2000
SuperCroc
2001
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
2005
Four Shorts on Architecture
1975
The Show Must Go On
2019
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
2020
Landfall
1975
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025
Colin McCahon: I Am
2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
2004
Mystery Ride
—
Inside 'The Piano'
1993
Ashes
1975
Architect Athfield
1977
Voyage of the Nautilus
2006
Voice Activated
2022
Split Enz: Spellbound
1993
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill
2015
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
2015
The Man in the Hat
2009
Hunt's Duffer
1973
The Water Cycle
1972
Just Out Of Reach
1979
Directing · 9
The Brush-Off
2004
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
1995
Surf Sail
1978
Four Shorts on Architecture
1975
On the Road with Red Mole
1979
Phone
1974
Architect Athfield
1977
New Country - New People
1978
Flare - A Ski Trip
1977