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