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Born · September 14, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Sir Nigel John Dermot 'Sam' Neill, KNZM OBE (born 14 September 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 and Jurassic Park III. He has also had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin, Captain Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October, Lord Friedrich Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, and Alisdair Stewart in The Piano. He also portayed Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on Showtime's The Tudors.
Narrator
7.0
2024
Dennis Tanner
6.5
2023
Alan Grant
6.7
2022
Frankie Scales (voice)
6.5
2021
Colin
6.4
2020
Narrator (voice)
6.5
2020
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2020
Self
3.0
2019
Paddy Payne
7.3
2019
Tom
6.8
2019
Leo
5.3
2019
Fred Smith
6.6
2018
Captain Hawthorne
6.4
2018
Actor Odin
7.6
2017
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
2017
Self
3.8
2017
Narrator (voice)
7.7
2016
Self
5.0
2013
Chris Chase
4.8
2011
Self
6.6
2011
Self
7.0
2010
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey · (10 episodes)
7.8
2007
Self · (2 episodes)
7.2
2007
Self
7.4
2006
Self
6.0
2006
(1 episode)
6.2
2005
Self
0.0
2005
Narrator
0.0
2004
Victor Komarovsky · (3 episodes)
6.6
2002
Self · (1 episode)
3.1
2001
narrator
6.0
2001
Self (archival footage)
8.0
2000
Prime Minister Gibson
5.9
1999
Citytrans World CEO · (1 episode)
7.0
1998
Mr. Gentleman
0.0
1984
Duncan Connelly
0.0
Charles Overton
10.0
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Stan Delaney · (7 episodes)
6.3
2024
Frank
5.8
2023
Dr. Maybee (voice)
7.0
2023
Caldwell
6.0
2023
Actor Odin
6.4
2022
Brett Colby · (10 episodes)
8.0
2022
Brett Colby QC · (18 episodes)
8.0
2022
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
7.0
2022
Self
6.3
2022
Jim Bell Tyson · (1 episode)
7.2
2021
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
5.0
2021
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2021
Self · (1 episode)
1.0
2021
Tommy Brock (voice)
7.1
2021
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2019
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Duncan Paulson · (2 episodes)
7.0
2019
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
7.0
2018
Self · (13 episodes)
3.0
2018
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
6.7
2018
Alexander Boothby
6.8
2017
Roland “Tiny” Rowland · (2 episodes)
4.0
2017
Lord Carnarvon · (4 episodes)
6.5
2016
Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
9.2
2016
Hec
7.7
2016
General John MacArthur · (3 episodes)
7.6
2015
Walter
6.4
2015
Kreutz
4.4
2015
Duncan Stewart
5.8
2015
Self
0.0
2015
(2 episodes)
5.6
2015
Lang Hancock · (2 episodes)
6.7
2015
Joao Havelange
3.3
2014
Ted McCabe · (8 episodes)
8.1
2014
Chris Crichton
6.2
2014
Otto Luger
5.6
2013
Monogatron Leader (voice) · (1 episode)
8.7
2013
Dr. Kyrie
6.7
2013
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2013
C.I. Chester Campbell · (6 episodes)
8.5
2013
Major Chester Campbell · (6 episodes)
8.5
2013
Governor Michael Thomas Riley
0.0
2013
DSS Jim Stockton · (6 episodes)
6.5
2013
Bill Thornton
7.2
2012
Emerson Hauser
0.0
2012
Emerson Hauser · (13 episodes)
6.4
2012
Jack Mindy
6.6
2011
Self · (1 episode)
7.6
2011
Anthony Kavanagh
5.6
2011
Anthony Kavanagh · (2 episodes)
10.0
2011
Allomere (voice)
6.8
2010
Merritt Grieves · (8 episodes)
5.9
2010
Charles Bromley
6.3
2010
Mr. Jones
4.5
2009
Alfred Nichol · (2 episodes)
8.7
2009
Alfred Nichol
6.3
2009
Mr. Reid
6.0
2009
Reader of Correspondence
0.0
2009
Dean Spanley
7.5
2008
Jeremiah Blackthorn · (13 episodes)
6.7
2008
Abraham Laing
6.4
2008
Alan Grant (archive footage)
7.5
2007
Théo
5.5
2007
Mick · (14 episodes)
6.0
2006
Craig
5.5
2006
Merlin · (2 episodes)
4.8
2006
Hubert Wilkins
5.5
2006
Eric Benerall · (3 episodes)
6.2
2005
Governor Arthur Phillip · (2 episodes)
7.2
2005
Anthony
5.8
2005
The Jockey
5.8
2005
Mr. Prettiman · (3 episodes)
6.1
2005
Narrator
7.0
2005
Dennis Bradbury
6.2
2004
Richard Runche
7.0
2004
(3 episodes)
5.6
2004
Lionel Merricks
7.2
2004
Self
0.0
2004
Man
4.2
2003
Ray
5.7
2002
Eddie Meyers
5.2
2002
Self
0.0
2001
Ludovic
6.5
2001
Himself · (6 episodes)
7.6
2001
Dr. Alan Grant
6.1
2001
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
4.6
2001
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
5.4
2000
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
6.7
2000
Professor Mortlock
4.0
2000
Thomas Jefferson
7.6
2000
Thomas Jefferson · (2 episodes)
0.0
2000
Self
0.0
2000
Sir
7.3
1999
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1999
Henry Bell
5.8
1998
Merlin · (2 episodes)
6.8
1998
Robert MacLean
6.9
1998
Himself
7.2
1997
Weir
6.5
1997
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
6.1
1997
Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
5.3
1997
David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
5.6
1996
Mr. Jones
5.1
1996
Agent Alvin Dewey · (2 episodes)
6.0
1996
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
1996
King Charles II
6.0
1995
Narrator / Host
5.0
1995
Self / Alan Grant
7.1
1995
John Trent
7.2
1995
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
5.9
1994
Dr. Max Askey
6.3
1994
Self
0.0
1994
Norman Lindsay
5.6
1994
Narrator
0.0
1993
Grant
8.0
1993
Alisdair Stewart
7.4
1993
David Eberlin
7.0
1993
John Rennie
3.2
1992
David Jenkins
5.9
1992
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
7.0
1991
Eugene Fitzpatrick
6.8
1991
Elliot
3.6
1991
Carl
6.0
1991
TV Reporter
7.0
1990
Captain Borodin
7.4
1990
Self
0.0
1990
Molloy (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Marquis de Lafayette
7.5
1989
Marquis de Lafayette
8.0
1989
John Ingram
6.6
1989
Michael Chamberlain
6.7
1988
Oscar Ogg
0.0
1988
Neville Gifford
4.8
1987
Colonel Andrei Denisov · (7 episodes)
5.4
1987
James Quick
3.1
1986
Vince Lord · (2 episodes)
0.0
1986
Vince Lord
7.0
1986
William Lowell Kane · (3 episodes)
7.6
1985
Lazar
5.7
1985
Capt. Starlight
6.4
1985
Bergman
5.0
1984
Sidney Reilly · (12 episodes)
7.1
1983
Dimitri Vasilikov
5.6
1982
Sergeant Costello
6.2
1982
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
6.2
1982
Marian
3.9
1981
Mark
7.3
1981
Damien Thorn
5.8
1981
Tony Duff · (4 episodes)
0.0
1980
Rex
4.0
1979
Mike
0.0
1979
Harry Beecham
6.2
1979
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1978
Smith
5.7
1977
Colonial Bachelor · (1 episode)
0.0
1977
Narrator
0.0
1977
Ben Dawson · (40 episodes)
4.8
1976
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1975
Priest
0.0
1975
Eric
0.0
1975
Bradley
7.0
1973
0.0
1972
7.0
1971
British Flier · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Paul Souter · (1 episode)
0.0