Sam Neill
Acting
Born: September 14, 1947 · Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Died: July 13, 2026 (aged 78)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Jurassic Park
1993
Peaky Blinders
2013
Rick and Morty
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Jurassic Park III
2001
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
Escape Plan
2013
The Commuter
2018
The Vow
2012
Bicentennial Man
1999
Photos (12)
Movies (120)
Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Odin
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Odin
Jurassic World Dominion
Alan Grant
The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Jurassic Park
Grant
Event Horizon
Weir
Escape Plan
Dr. Kyrie
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hec
Possession
Mark
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Tommy Brock (voice)
The Commuter
Captain Hawthorne
The Piano
Alisdair Stewart
Peter Rabbit
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
Bicentennial Man
Sir
Daybreakers
Charles Bromley
In the Mouth of Madness
John Trent
The Vow
Bill Thornton
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Allomere (voice)
The Horse Whisperer
Robert MacLean
Dead Calm
John Ingram
The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn
The Jungle Book
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
The Hunter
Jack Mindy
Wimbledon
Dennis Bradbury
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
David Jenkins
A Long Way Down
Chris Crichton
The Portable Door
Dennis Tanner
Sirens
Norman Lindsay
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
Scarygirl
Dr. Maybee (voice)
The Pixar Story
Alan Grant (archive footage)
Assassin Club
Caldwell
Blackbird
Tom
Until the End of the World
Eugene Fitzpatrick
Skin
Abraham Laing
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Otto Luger
The French Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette
Ride Like a Girl
Paddy Payne
Restoration
King Charles II
The Dish
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
Backtrack
Duncan Stewart
Under the Mountain
Mr. Jones
My Brilliant Career
Harry Beecham
Attack Force Z
Sergeant Costello
Evil Angels
Michael Chamberlain
Question of Faith
Oscar Ogg
In Her Skin
Mr. Reid
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Frankie Scales (voice)
Rams
Colin
Framed
Eddie Meyers
United Passions
Joao Havelange
Dirty Deeds
Ray
Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
Bring Him to Me
Frank
Angel
Théo
Sweet Country
Fred Smith
Irresistible
Craig
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
Yes
Anthony
Palm Beach
Leo
Sleeping Dogs
Smith
MindGamers
Kreutz
Ivanhoe
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
The Magic Pudding
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
The Daughter
Walter
Jessica
Richard Runche
The Revengers' Comedies
Henry Bell
SuperCroc
narrator
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
Little Fish
The Jockey
Plenty
Lazar
Enigma
Dimitri Vasilikov
Voice Activated
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
Tommy's Honour
Alexander Boothby
Death in Brunswick
Carl
The Dragon Pearl
Chris Chase
The Good Wife
Neville Gifford
Hostage
John Rennie
Children of the Revolution
David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Prime Minister Gibson
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Narrator
Gallipoli
Narrator
Perfect Strangers
Man
Shadow of China
TV Reporter
Country Life
Dr. Max Askey
The Ordained
Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Blood of Others
Bergman
For Love Alone
James Quick
From a Far Country
Marian
Fever
Elliot
The Zookeeper
Ludovic
The Journalist
Rex
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
Victory
Mr. Jones
Ashes
Priest
One Against the Wind
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill
God
The Rainbow Warrior
Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Architect Athfield
Narrator
Submerged
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Narrator / Host
My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
Stiff
Lionel Merricks
Hunt's Duffer
Bradley
Robbery Under Arms
Capt. Starlight
The City of No
The neighbour
Just Out Of Reach
Mike
The Man in the Hat
Reader of Correspondence
Landfall
Eric
Surf Sail
Narrator (voice)
The Water Cycle
Hydro enthusiast
The Country Girls
Mr. Gentleman
Four Shorts on Architecture
Narrator (voice)
Split Enz: Spellbound
Narrator
Jurassic Park III
Dr. Alan Grant
Colin McCahon: I Am
Narrator
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (43)
The Simpsons
Molloy (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Leader (voice) · 1 eps
Peaky Blinders
C.I. Chester Campbell · 6 eps
Peaky Blinders
Major Chester Campbell · 6 eps
The Tudors
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey · 10 eps
The Sullivans
Ben Dawson · 40 eps
Invasion
Jim Bell Tyson · 1 eps
UNTAMED
Paul Souter · 6 eps
Alcatraz
Emerson Hauser · 13 eps
Merlin
Merlin · 2 eps
And Then There Were None
General John MacArthur · 3 eps
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly · 12 eps
The Triangle
1 eps
The Triangle
Eric Benerall · 3 eps
Flack
Duncan Paulson · 2 eps
The Games
Citytrans World CEO · 1 eps
Crusoe
Jeremiah Blackthorn · 13 eps
The Twelve
Brett Colby · 26 eps
Kane & Abel
William Lowell Kane · 3 eps
Apples Never Fall
Stan Delaney · 7 eps
Old School
Ted McCabe · 8 eps
Happy Town
Merritt Grieves · 8 eps
Doctor Zhivago
Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky · 3 eps
To the Ends of the Earth
Mr. Prettiman · 3 eps
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Amerika
Colonel Andrei Denisov · 7 eps
Harry
DSS Jim Stockton · 6 eps
Two Twisted
Mick · 1 eps
Merlin's Apprentice
Merlin · 2 eps
In Cold Blood
Agent Alvin Dewey · 2 eps
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Governor Arthur Phillip · 2 eps
Family Pictures
David Eberlin · 2 eps
Tutankhamun
Lord Carnarvon · 4 eps
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol · 2 eps
The Dovekeepers
2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
British Flier · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord · 2 eps
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh · 2 eps
Jessica
3 eps
Lucinda Brayford
Tony Duff · 4 eps
House of Hancock
Lang Hancock · 2 eps
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson · 2 eps
House of Bond
Roland “Tiny” Rowland · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Australian Story
Self · 2 eps
Richard & Judy
Self · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
Rove
Self · 1 eps
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · 1 eps
The Assembly
Self · 1 eps
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Self · 1 eps
Anika Moa Unleashed
Self · 13 eps
Space
Himself · 6 eps
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / Alan Grant
Numero Bruno
Self
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Self - Host · 3 eps
Get Krack!n
Self · 1 eps
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
Self · 1 eps
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Self - Host · 6 eps
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
Forgotten Silver
Self
The Real Hunt for Red October
Self · 2 eps
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Self
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Self
The Show Must Go On
Self
Inside 'The Piano'
Self
T. REX
Self - Narrator (voice)
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
Inside The Living Daylights
Self (archival footage)
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Self
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Self
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Self
Cowboys of Culture
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (9)
The Brush-Off
Director
Architect Athfield
Director
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Director
Phone
Director
Surf Sail
Director
New Country - New People
Director
Four Shorts on Architecture
Director
Flare - A Ski Trip
Director
On the Road with Red Mole
Director
