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.
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Mystery Ride | Duncan Connelly | |
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The Last Resort | Gerard | |
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2027-03-25 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova | |
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2026-10-29 | The Fox | The Magpie (voice) |
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2023-11-02 | Bring Him to Me | Frank |
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2023-10-05 | Scarygirl | Dr. Maybee (voice) |
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2023-03-23 | The Portable Door | Dennis Tanner |
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2023-02-24 | Assassin Club | Caldwell |
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2022-07-06 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Odin |
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2022-06-01 | Jurassic World Dominion | Alan Grant |
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2021-03-25 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Tommy Brock (voice) |
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2021-02-04 | Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal | Frankie Scales (voice) |
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2020-10-15 | Rams | Colin |
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2019-09-26 | Ride Like a Girl | Paddy Payne |
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2019-09-06 | Blackbird | Tom |
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2019-08-08 | Palm Beach | Leo |
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2018-02-07 | Peter Rabbit | Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice) |
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2018-01-25 | Sweet Country | Fred Smith |
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2018-01-11 | The Commuter | Captain Hawthorne |
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2017-10-02 | Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Odin |
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2017-07-07 | Tommy's Honour | Alexander Boothby |
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2016-01-22 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Hec |
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2015-10-09 | The Daughter | Walter |
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2015-10-04 | MindGamers | Kreutz |
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2015-07-25 | Backtrack | Duncan Stewart |
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2015-07-11 | Odyssey sur les traces de Sam Neill | God |
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2014-06-19 | United Passions | Joao Havelange |
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2014-03-20 | A Long Way Down | Chris Crichton |
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2013-12-05 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Otto Luger |
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2013-10-09 | Escape Plan | Dr. Kyrie |
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2013-06-01 | The Ordained | Governor Michael Thomas Riley |
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2012-02-05 | The Vow | Bill Thornton |
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2011-10-06 | The Hunter | Jack Mindy |
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2011-03-11 | The Dragon Pearl | Chris Chase |
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2011-01-02 | Ice | Anthony Kavanagh |
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2010-07-10 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Allomere (voice) |
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2010-01-06 | Daybreakers | Charles Bromley |
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2009-12-10 | Under the Mountain | Mr. Jones |
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2009-07-24 | Skin | Abraham Laing |
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2009-06-24 | Iron Road | Alfred Nichol |
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2009-03-14 | In Her Skin | Mr. Reid |
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2009-01-01 | The Man in the Hat | Reader of Correspondence |
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2008-12-12 | Dean Spanley | Dean Spanley |
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2007-02-17 | Angel | Théo |
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2006-04-18 | Irresistible | Craig |
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2006-02-25 | Voyage of the Nautilus | Hubert Wilkins |
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2005-08-05 | Yes | Anthony |
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2005-07-19 | Little Fish | The Jockey |
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2004-09-13 | Wimbledon | Dennis Bradbury |
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2004-07-18 | Jessica | Richard Runche |
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2004-06-19 | Stiff | Lionel Merricks |
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2003-10-09 | Perfect Strangers | Man |
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2002-07-18 | Dirty Deeds | Ray |
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2002-02-13 | Framed | Eddie Meyers |
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2001-11-22 | The Zookeeper | Ludovic |
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2001-10-25 | SuperCroc | narrator |
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2001-07-18 | Jurassic Park III | Dr. Alan Grant |
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2001-05-20 | Submerged | Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen |
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2000-12-14 | The Magic Pudding | Sam Sawnoff (voice) |
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2000-10-19 | The Dish | Cliff Buxton - Dish Master |
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2000-08-16 | My Mother Frank | Professor Mortlock |
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2000-02-13 | Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Thomas Jefferson |
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1999-12-17 | Bicentennial Man | Sir |
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1999-03-17 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Prime Minister Gibson |
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1998-06-09 | The Revengers' Comedies | Henry Bell |
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1998-02-01 | The Horse Whisperer | Robert MacLean |
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1997-08-15 | Event Horizon | Weir |
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1997-07-18 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Lord Friedrich Hoffman |
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1997-03-28 | The Rainbow Warrior | Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith |
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1996-12-26 | Children of the Revolution | David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine' |
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1996-12-13 | Victory | Mr. Jones |
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1995-12-29 | Restoration | King Charles II |
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1995-02-03 | In the Mouth of Madness | John Trent |
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1994-12-23 | The Jungle Book | Colonel Geofferey Brydon |
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1994-10-27 | Country Life | Dr. Max Askey |
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1994-03-04 | Sirens | Norman Lindsay |
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1993-06-11 | Jurassic Park | Grant |
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1993-05-18 | The Piano | Alisdair Stewart |
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1992-05-10 | Hostage | John Rennie |
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1992-02-28 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | David Jenkins |
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1991-12-01 | One Against the Wind | Major James Leggatt, The Guards |
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1991-09-12 | Until the End of the World | Eugene Fitzpatrick |
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1991-05-11 | Fever | Elliot |
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1991-04-24 | Death in Brunswick | Carl |
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1990-05-12 | Shadow of China | TV Reporter |
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1990-03-02 | The Hunt for Red October | Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin |
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1989-05-10 | The French Revolution | Marquis de Lafayette |
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1989-04-07 | Dead Calm | John Ingram |
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1988-11-03 | Evil Angels | Michael Chamberlain |
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1988-10-06 | Question of Faith | Oscar Ogg |
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1987-05-14 | The Good Wife | Neville Gifford |
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1986-05-22 | For Love Alone | James Quick |
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1986-01-01 | Strong Medicine | Vince Lord |
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1985-09-20 | Plenty | Lazar |
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1985-03-28 | Robbery Under Arms | Capt. Starlight |
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1984-08-25 | The Blood of Others | Bergman |
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1983-11-24 | The Country Girls | Mr. Gentleman |
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1982-10-15 | Enigma | Dimitri Vasilikov |
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1982-06-01 | Attack Force Z | Sergeant Costello |
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1982-02-23 | Ivanhoe | Brian de Bois-Guilbert |
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1981-09-15 | From a Far Country | Marian |
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1981-05-27 | Possession | Mark |
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1981-03-20 | The Final Conflict | Damien Thorn |
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1979-11-15 | The Journalist | Rex |
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1979-10-01 | Just Out Of Reach | Mike |
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1979-08-17 | My Brilliant Career | Harry Beecham |
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1978-07-13 | Sleeping Dogs | Smith |
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1975-03-17 | Ashes | Priest |
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1975-01-01 | Landfall | Eric |
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1973-01-01 | Hunt's Duffer | Bradley |
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1972-09-09 | The Water Cycle | Hydro enthusiast |
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1971-01-01 | The City of No | The neighbour |