Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has 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 (also known as A Cry in the Dark) (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 Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Outside of film, Neill has 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 Merlin 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 receives 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 has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies.
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
But Also John Clarke
Self
2025
UNTAMED
Paul Souter · (6 episodes)
2025
The Assembly
Self · (1 episode)
2024
T. REX
Narrator
2024
Apples Never Fall
Stan Delaney · (7 episodes)
2024
Bring Him to Me
Frank
2023
Scarygirl
Dr. Maybee (voice)
2023
The Portable Door
Dennis Tanner
2023
Assassin Club
Caldwell
2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Odin
2022
The Twelve
Brett Colby · (18 episodes)
2022
Voice Activated
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2022
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
2022
Jurassic World Dominion
Alan Grant
2022
Invasion
Jim Bell Tyson · (1 episode)
2021
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
2021
The Real Hunt for Red October
Self · (2 episodes)
2021
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Tommy Brock (voice)
2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Frankie Scales (voice)
2021
Rams
Colin
2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Self - Narrator · (3 episodes)
2020
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Show Must Go On
Self
2019
Ride Like a Girl
Paddy Payne
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Blackbird
Tom
2019
Palm Beach
Leo
2019
Flack
Duncan Paulson · (2 episodes)
2019
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
2018
Anika Moa Unleashed
Self · (13 episodes)
2018
Peter Rabbit
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
2018
Sweet Country
Fred Smith
2018
The Commuter
Captain Hawthorne
2018
Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Odin
2017
Get Krack!n
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Tommy's Honour
Alexander Boothby
2017
House of Bond
Roland “Tiny” Rowland · (2 episodes)
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
Tutankhamun
Lord Carnarvon · (4 episodes)
2016
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
2016
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hec
2016
And Then There Were None
General John MacArthur · (3 episodes)
2015
The Daughter
Walter
2015
MindGamers
Kreutz
2015
Backtrack
Duncan Stewart
2015
Why Anzac with Sam Neill
Self
2015
The Dovekeepers
(2 episodes)
2015
House of Hancock
Lang Hancock · (2 episodes)
2015
United Passions
Joao Havelange
2014
Old School
Ted McCabe · (8 episodes)
2014
A Long Way Down
Chris Crichton
2014
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Self
2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Otto Luger
2013
Rick and Morty
Monogatron Leader (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
Escape Plan
Dr. Kyrie
2013
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Peaky Blinders
C.I. Chester Campbell · (6 episodes)
2013
Peaky Blinders
Major Chester Campbell · (6 episodes)
2013
The Ordained
Governor Michael Thomas Riley
2013
Harry
DSS Jim Stockton · (6 episodes)
2013
The Vow
Bill Thornton
2012
Alcatraz
Emerson Hauser · (13 episodes)
2012
The Hunter
Jack Mindy
2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · (1 episode)
2011
The Dragon Pearl
Chris Chase
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2011
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
2011
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh · (2 episodes)
2011
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Allomere (voice)
2010
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
2010
Happy Town
Merritt Grieves · (8 episodes)
2010
Daybreakers
Charles Bromley
2010
Under the Mountain
Mr. Jones
2009
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol · (2 episodes)
2009
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
2009
In Her Skin
Mr. Reid
2009
The Man in the Hat
Reader of Correspondence
2009
Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
2008
Crusoe
Jeremiah Blackthorn · (13 episodes)
2008
Skin
Abraham Laing
2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Narrator
2008
The Pixar Story
Alan Grant (archive footage)
2007
The Tudors
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey · (10 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Angel
Théo
2007
Two Twisted
Mick · (14 episodes)
2006
Irresistible
Craig
2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Self
2006
Merlin's Apprentice
Merlin · (2 episodes)
2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
2006
Voyage of the Nautilus
Hubert Wilkins
2006
The Triangle
(1 episode)
2005
The Triangle
Eric Benerall · (3 episodes)
2005
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Governor Arthur Phillip · (2 episodes)
2005
Yes
Anthony
2005
Little Fish
The Jockey
2005
To the Ends of the Earth
Mr. Prettiman · (3 episodes)
2005
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
Self
2005
Gallipoli
Narrator
2005
Jessica
(3 episodes)
2004
Doctor Zhivago
Victor Komarovsky · (3 episodes)
2002
Space
Himself · (6 episodes)
2001
Inside The Living Daylights
Self (archival footage)
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson · (2 episodes)
2000
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Prime Minister Gibson
1999
The Games
Citytrans World CEO · (1 episode)
1998
Merlin
Merlin
1998
Merlin
Merlin · (2 episodes)
1998
In Cold Blood
Agent Alvin Dewey · (2 episodes)
1996
Australian Story
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Narrator / Host
1995
Question of Faith
Oscar Ogg
1988
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord · (2 episodes)
1986
Kane & Abel
William Lowell Kane · (3 episodes)
1985
The Country Girls
Mr. Gentleman
1984
Mystery Ride
Duncan Connelly
The Guinea Pig Club
Charles Overton
Colin McCahon: I Am
Narrator
2004
Wimbledon
Dennis Bradbury
2004
Jessica
Richard Runche
2004
Stiff
Lionel Merricks
2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Self
2004
Perfect Strangers
Man
2003
Dirty Deeds
Ray
2002
Framed
Eddie Meyers
2002
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
Self
2001
Richard & Judy
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The Zookeeper
Ludovic
2001
SuperCroc
narrator
2001
Jurassic Park III
Dr. Alan Grant
2001
Submerged
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
2001
The Magic Pudding
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
2000
The Dish
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
2000
My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
2000
Numero Bruno
Self
2000
Bicentennial Man
Sir
1999
The Revengers' Comedies
Henry Bell
1998
The Horse Whisperer
Robert MacLean
1998
Forgotten Silver
Self
1997
Event Horizon
Weir
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
1997
The Rainbow Warrior
Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
1997
Children of the Revolution
David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
1996
Victory
Mr. Jones
1996
Restoration
King Charles II
1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / Alan Grant
1995
In the Mouth of Madness
John Trent
1995
The Jungle Book
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
1994
Country Life
Dr. Max Askey
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Sirens
Norman Lindsay
1994
Split Enz: Spellbound
Narrator
1993
Jurassic Park
Grant
1993
The Piano
Alisdair Stewart
1993
Family Pictures
David Eberlin
1993
Inside 'The Piano'
Self
1993
Hostage
John Rennie
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
David Jenkins
1992
One Against the Wind
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
1991
Until the End of the World
Eugene Fitzpatrick
1991
Fever
Elliot
1991
Death in Brunswick
Carl
1991
Shadow of China
TV Reporter
1990
The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
1990
Cowboys of Culture
Self
1990
The Simpsons
Molloy (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
The French Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette
1989
Dead Calm
John Ingram
1989
Evil Angels
Michael Chamberlain
1988
The Good Wife
Neville Gifford
1987
Amerika
Colonel Andrei Denisov · (7 episodes)
1987
For Love Alone
James Quick
1986
Strong Medicine
Vince Lord
1986
Plenty
Lazar
1985
Robbery Under Arms
Capt. Starlight
1985
The Blood of Others
Bergman
1984
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly · (12 episodes)
1983
Enigma
Dimitri Vasilikov
1982
Attack Force Z
Sergeant Costello
1982
Ivanhoe
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1982
From a Far Country
Marian
1981
Possession
Mark
1981
The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn
1981
Lucinda Brayford
Tony Duff · (4 episodes)
1980
The Journalist
Rex
1979
Just Out Of Reach
Mike
1979
My Brilliant Career
Harry Beecham
1979
Surf Sail
Narrator (voice)
1978
Sleeping Dogs
Smith
1977
The Governor
Colonial Bachelor · (1 episode)
1977
Architect Athfield
Narrator
1977
The Sullivans
Ben Dawson · (40 episodes)
1976
Four Shorts on Architecture
Narrator (voice)
1975
Ashes
Priest
1975
Landfall
Eric
1975
Hunt's Duffer
Bradley
1973
The Water Cycle
1972
The City of No
1971
The Last Resort
Gerard
Hallmark Hall of Fame
British Flier · (1 episode)
1951