Sam Neill
Biography
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill, KNZM OBE (born September 14, 1947) is an Ireland-born New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
T. REX
As: Narrator
- 2024
Apples Never Fall
As: Stan Delaney
- 2023
Bring Him to Me
As: Frank
- 2023
Scarygirl
As: Dr. Maybee (voice)
- 2023
The Portable Door
As: Dennis Tanner
- 2023
Assassin Club
As: Caldwell
- 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
As: Actor Odin
- 2022
The Twelve
As: Brett Colby
- 2022
The Twelve
As: Brett Colby QC
- 2022
Voice Activated
As: Audiobook Narrator (voice)
- 2022
Jurassic World Dominion
As: Alan Grant
- 2021
Invasion
As: Jim Bell Tyson
- 2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
As: Tommy Brock (voice)
- 2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
As: Frankie Scales (voice)
- 2020
Rams
As: Colin
- 2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2019
Ride Like a Girl
As: Paddy Payne
- 2019
Blackbird
As: Tom
- 2019
Palm Beach
As: Leo
- 2019
Flack
As: Duncan Paulson
- 2018
Peter Rabbit
As: Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
- 2018
Sweet Country
As: Fred Smith
- 2018
The Commuter
As: Captain Hawthorne
- 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
As: Actor Odin
- 2017
Tommy's Honour
As: Alexander Boothby
- 2017
House of Bond
As: Roland “Tiny” Rowland
- 2016
Tutankhamun
As: Lord Carnarvon
- 2016
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2016
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
As: Hec
- 2015
And Then There Were None
As: General John MacArthur
- 2015
The Daughter
As: Walter
- 2015
MindGamers
As: Kreutz
- 2015
Backtrack
As: Duncan Stewart
- 2015
House of Hancock
As: Lang Hancock
- 2014
United Passions
As: Joao Havelange
- 2014
Old School
As: Ted McCabe
- 2014
A Long Way Down
As: Chris Crichton
- 2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
As: Otto Luger
- 2013
Rick and Morty
As: Monogatron Leader (voice)
- 2013
Escape Plan
As: Dr. Kyrie
- 2013
Peaky Blinders
As: C.I. Chester Campbell
- 2013
Peaky Blinders
As: Major Chester Campbell
- 2013
Harry
As: DSS Jim Stockton
- 2012
The Vow
As: Bill Thornton
- 2012
Alcatraz
As: Emerson Hauser
- 2012
Alcatraz
As: Emerson Hauser
- 2011
The Hunter
As: Jack Mindy
- 2011
The Dragon Pearl
As: Chris Chase
- 2011
Ice
As: Anthony Kavanagh
- 2011
Ice
As: Anthony Kavanagh
- 2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
As: Allomere (voice)
- 2010
Happy Town
As: Merritt Grieves
- 2010
Daybreakers
As: Charles Bromley
- 2009
Under the Mountain
As: Mr. Jones
- 2009
Iron Road
As: Alfred Nichol
- 2009
Iron Road
As: Alfred Nichol
- 2009
In Her Skin
As: Mr. Reid
- 2009
The Man in the Hat
As: Reader of Correspondence
- 2008
Dean Spanley
As: Dean Spanley
- 2008
Crusoe
As: Jeremiah Blackthorn
- 2008
Skin
As: Abraham Laing
- 2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
As: Narrator
- 2007
The Tudors
As: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
- 2007
Angel
As: Théo
- 2006
Two Twisted
As: Mick
- 2006
Irresistible
As: Craig
- 2006
Merlin's Apprentice
As: Merlin
- 2005
The Triangle
As: Eric Benerall
- 2005
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
As: Governor Arthur Phillip
- 2005
Yes
As: Anthony
- 2005
Little Fish
As: The Jockey
- 2005
To the Ends of the Earth
As: Mr. Prettiman
- 2005
Gallipoli
As: Narrator
- 2004
Wimbledon
As: Dennis Bradbury
- 2004
Jessica
As: Richard Runche
- 2004
Stiff
As: Lionel Merricks
- 2003
Perfect Strangers
As: Man
- 2002
Doctor Zhivago
As: Victor Komarovsky
- 2002
Dirty Deeds
As: Ray
- 2002
Framed
As: Eddie Meyers
- 2001
The Zookeeper
As: Ludovic
- 2001
Jurassic Park III
As: Dr. Alan Grant
- 2001
Submerged
As: Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
- 2000
The Magic Pudding
As: Sam Sawnoff (voice)
- 2000
The Dish
As: Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
- 2000
My Mother Frank
As: Professor Mortlock
- 2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
As: Thomas Jefferson
- 2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
As: Thomas Jefferson
- 1999
Bicentennial Man
As: Sir
- 1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
As: Prime Minister Gibson
- 1998
The Games
As: Citytrans World CEO
- 1998
The Revengers' Comedies
As: Henry Bell
- 1998
Merlin
As: Merlin
- 1998
The Horse Whisperer
As: Robert MacLean
- 1997
Event Horizon
As: Weir
- 1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
As: Lord Friedrich Hoffman
- 1997
The Rainbow Warrior
As: Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
- 1996
Children of the Revolution
As: David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
- 1996
Victory
As: Mr. Jones
- 1996
In Cold Blood
As: Agent Alvin Dewey
- 1995
Restoration
As: King Charles II
- 1995
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
As: Narrator / Host
- 1995
In the Mouth of Madness
As: John Trent
- 1994
The Jungle Book
As: Colonel Geofferey Brydon
- 1994
Country Life
As: Dr. Max Askey
- 1994
Sirens
As: Norman Lindsay
- 1993
Jurassic Park
As: Grant
- 1993
The Piano
As: Alisdair Stewart
- 1993
Family Pictures
As: David Eberlin
- 1992
Hostage
As: John Rennie
- 1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
As: David Jenkins
- 1991
One Against the Wind
As: Major James Leggatt, The Guards
- 1991
Until the End of the World
As: Eugene Fitzpatrick
- 1991
Fever
As: Elliot
- 1991
Death in Brunswick
As: Carl
- 1990
Shadow of China
As: TV Reporter
- 1990
The Hunt for Red October
As: Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
- 1989
The Simpsons
As: Molloy (voice)
- 1989
The French Revolution: Years of Rage
As: Marquis de Lafayette
- 1989
The French Revolution: Years of Hope
As: Marquis de Lafayette
- 1989
Dead Calm
As: John Ingram
- 1988
Evil Angels
As: Michael Chamberlain
- 1988
Question of Faith
As: Oscar Ogg
- 1987
The Good Wife
As: Neville Gifford
- 1987
Amerika
As: Colonel Andrei Denisov
- 1986
For Love Alone
As: James Quick
- 1986
Strong Medicine
As: Vince Lord
- 1986
Strong Medicine
As: Vince Lord
- 1985
Kane & Abel
As: William Lowell Kane
- 1985
Plenty
As: Lazar
- 1985
Robbery Under Arms
As: Capt. Starlight
- 1984
The Blood of Others
As: Bergman
- 1984
The Country Girls
As: Mr. Gentleman
- 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
As: Sidney Reilly
- 1982
Enigma
As: Dimitri Vasilikov
- 1982
Attack Force Z
As: Sergeant Costello
- 1982
Ivanhoe
As: Brian de Bois-Guilbert
- 1981
From a Far Country
As: Marian
- 1981
Possession
As: Mark
- 1981
The Final Conflict
As: Damien Thorn
- 1980
Lucinda Brayford
As: Tony Duff
- 1979
The Journalist
As: Rex
- 1979
Just Out Of Reach
As: Mike
- 1979
My Brilliant Career
As: Harry Beecham
- 1978
Surf Sail
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1977
Sleeping Dogs
As: Smith
- 1977
Architect Athfield
As: Narrator
- 1976
The Sullivans
As: Ben Dawson
- 1975
Four Shorts on Architecture
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1975
Ashes
As: Priest
- 1975
Landfall
As: Eric
- 1973
Hunt's Duffer
As: Bradley
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: British Flier