Acting
Sam Neill
EN, FR, ZH, DE cinema · 154 credits
Born
14 September 1947
Died
13 July 2026 (aged 78)
Birthplace
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 · Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill
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.
Known for
Filmography
Mystery Ride
Mystery Ride
as Duncan Connelly
The Fox
as The Magpie (voice)
T. REX
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Assassin Club
as Caldwell
Bring Him to Me
as Frank
Scarygirl
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
The Portable Door
as Dennis Tanner
Voice Activated
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Actor Odin
Jurassic World Dominion
as Alan Grant
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
as Frankie Scales (voice)
Rams
as Colin
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
as Narrator (voice)
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
as Narrator (voice)
Ride Like a Girl
as Paddy Payne
Blackbird
as Tom
Palm Beach
as Leo
Peter Rabbit
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
The Commuter
as Captain Hawthorne
Sweet Country
as Fred Smith
Tommy's Honour
as Alexander Boothby
Thor: Ragnarok
as Actor Odin
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
Backtrack
as Duncan Stewart
The Daughter
as Walter
MindGamers
as Kreutz
The Odyssey (Two Paddocks)
as Himself, Co-Writer
A Long Way Down
as Chris Crichton
United Passions
as Joao Havelange
Escape Plan
as Dr. Kyrie
The Ordained
as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Vow
as Bill Thornton
Ice
as Anthony Kavanagh
The Hunter
as Jack Mindy
The Dragon Pearl
as Chris Chase
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Allomere (voice)
Daybreakers
as Charles Bromley
Under the Mountain
as Mr. Jones
Skin
as Abraham Laing
In Her Skin
as Mr. Reid
Iron Road
as Alfred Nichol
The Man in the Hat
as Reader of Correspondence
Dean Spanley
as Dean Spanley
Angel
as Théo
The Pixar Story
as Alan Grant (archive footage)
Irresistible
as Craig
Voyage of the Nautilus
2006
Voyage of the Nautilus
as Hubert Wilkins
Yes
as Anthony
Little Fish
as The Jockey
Gallipoli
as Narrator
Wimbledon
as Dennis Bradbury
Stiff
as Lionel Merricks, Producer
Jessica
as Richard Runche
Colin McCahon: I Am
as Narrator
The Brush-Off
Producer, Director
Dirty Deeds
as Ray
Framed
as Eddie Meyers
Jurassic Park III
as Dr. Alan Grant
Submerged
as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
The Zookeeper
as Ludovic
SuperCroc
as narrator
The Dish
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
The Magic Pudding
as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
Numero Bruno
as Self
My Mother Frank
as Professor Mortlock
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Jefferson
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self (archival footage)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Prime Minister Gibson
The Horse Whisperer
as Robert MacLean
The Revengers' Comedies
as Henry Bell
Event Horizon
as Weir
Forgotten Silver
as Self
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
The Rainbow Warrior
as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Children of the Revolution
as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Victory
as Mr. Jones
In the Mouth of Madness
as John Trent
Restoration
as King Charles II
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self / Alan Grant
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
as Narrator / Host, Director, Writer
The Jungle Book
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Sirens
as Norman Lindsay
Country Life
as Dr. Max Askey
The Piano
as Alisdair Stewart
Jurassic Park
as Grant
Split Enz: Spellbound
as Narrator
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as David Jenkins
Hostage
as John Rennie
Until the End of the World
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
One Against the Wind
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Fever
as Elliot
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Shadow of China
as TV Reporter
The French Revolution
as Marquis de Lafayette
Dead Calm
as John Ingram
Evil Angels
as Michael Chamberlain
Question of Faith
as Oscar Ogg
The Good Wife
as Neville Gifford
For Love Alone
as James Quick
Strong Medicine
as Vince Lord
Plenty
as Lazar
Robbery Under Arms
as Capt. Starlight
The Blood of Others
as Bergman
The Country Girls
as Mr. Gentleman
Enigma
as Dimitri Vasilikov
Attack Force Z
as Sergeant Costello
Ivanhoe
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
The Final Conflict
as Damien Thorn
Possession
as Mark
From a Far Country
as Marian
My Brilliant Career
as Harry Beecham
On the Road with Red Mole
Director, Writer
Sleeping Dogs
as Smith
Surf Sail
as Narrator (voice), Director
Architect Athfield
as Narrator, Director
Flare - A Ski Trip
Director
Landfall
as Eric
Ashes
as Priest
Four Shorts on Architecture
as Narrator (voice), Editor, Writer, Director
Phone
Editor, Director, Writer
Hunt's Duffer
as Bradley
The Water Cycle
as Hydro enthusiast
The City of No
as The neighbour