Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
14 9月 1947
Died
13 7月 2026
Place of birth
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Also known as
山姆·尼尔 · 萨姆·尼尔 · سم نیل · Nigel Neill
Biography
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.
代表作
7.6
Film
Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Odin
2017
6.6
Film
Jurassic World Dominion
Alan Grant
2022
7.2
Series
UNTAMED
Paul Souter
2025–
7.4
Film
The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
1990
8.0
Film
Jurassic Park
Grant
1993
6.7
Film
Peter Rabbit
Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
2018
7.3
Film
Possession
Mark
1981
6.6
Film
Event Horizon
Weir
1997
7.0
Film
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Tommy Brock (voice)
2021
7.2
Film
The Vow
Bill Thornton
2012
6.3
Series
Alcatraz
Emerson Hauser
2012
7.2
Series
The Twelve
Brett Colby
2022–
7.0
Series
Merlin
Merlin
1998
7.3
Film
Bicentennial Man
Sir
1999
7.5
Series
And Then There Were None
General John MacArthur
2015
6.2
Film
Wimbledon
Dennis Bradbury
2004
7.4
Film
The Piano
Alisdair Stewart
1993
7.0
Series
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sidney Reilly
1983
6.2
Series
The Triangle
Eric Benerall
2005
7.6
Film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hec
2016
7.2
Film
In the Mouth of Madness
John Trent
1995
6.6
Film
Dead Calm
John Ingram
1989
6.6
Film
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2011
6.7
Film
Escape Plan
Dr. Kyrie
2013
6.3
Film
Daybreakers
Charles Bromley
2010
6.4
Film
The Commuter
Captain Hawthorne
2018
6.1
Film
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Lord Friedrich Hoffman
1997
7.7
Series
Kane & Abel
William Lowell Kane
1985
5.9
Film
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
David Jenkins
1992
3.5
Film
United Passions
Joao Havelange
2014
6.0
Film
The Jungle Book
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
1994
6.7
Film
The Hunter
Jack Mindy
2011
6.2
Film
My Brilliant Career
Harry Beecham
1979
6.2
Film
A Long Way Down
Chris Crichton
2014
6.1
Film
Restoration
King Charles II
1995
6.8
Series
Crusoe
Jeremiah Blackthorn
2008–2009
5.9
Film
Yes
Anthony
2005
6.7
Film
Until the End of the World
Eugene Fitzpatrick
1991
0.0
Film
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
0.0
Film
The Legend of Zelda
2027
5.6
Film
Sirens
Norman Lindsay
1994
6.8
Film
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Allomere (voice)
2010
6.9
Film
The Horse Whisperer
Robert MacLean
1998
6.5
Film
The Portable Door
Dennis Tanner
2023
9.0
Film
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
4.9
Series
Merlin's Apprentice
Merlin
2006
6.0
Series
Apples Never Fall
Stan Delaney
2024
5.7
Series
Amerika
Colonel Andrei Denisov
1987
5.5
Film
Dirty Deeds
Ray
2002
6.8
Film
Blackbird
Tom
2019
6.4
Series
Tutankhamun
Lord Carnarvon
2016
6.7
Series
Doctor Zhivago
Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
2002
5.8
Film
The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn
1981
6.1
Series
To the Ends of the Earth
Mr. Prettiman
2005
6.4
Film
Ivanhoe
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1982
5.7
Film
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Otto Luger
2013
6.1
Series
In Cold Blood
Agent Alvin Dewey
1996
7.6
Series
Old School
Ted McCabe
2014
6.1
Series
Happy Town
Merritt Grieves
2010
6.8
Film
The Dish
Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
2000
7.7
Series
Space
Himself
2001
8.0
Series
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Thomas Jefferson
2000
10.0
Series
Family Pictures
David Eberlin
1993
6.0
Film
Assassin Club
Caldwell
2023
7.1
Series
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Governor Arthur Phillip
2005
5.7
Film
Bring Him to Me
Frank
2023
6.9
Film
Scarygirl
Dr. Maybee (voice)
2023
6.3
Series
The Dovekeepers
2015
8.4
Series
Ice
Anthony Kavanagh
2011
7.3
Film
Ride Like a Girl
Paddy Payne
2019
8.2
Series
Iron Road
Alfred Nichol
2009
5.3
Film
Palm Beach
Leo
2019
6.3
Film
Rams
Colin
2020
9.4
Series
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
2016
5.5
Series
The Real Hunt for Red October
Self
2021
5.4
Series
Jessica
2004
6.7
Series
House of Hancock
Lang Hancock
2015
6.5
Series
Harry
DSS Jim Stockton
2013
7.0
Series
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
Self - Host
2018
6.2
Film
T. REX
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
6.4
Film
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
Frankie Scales (voice)
2021
6.6
Film
Tommy's Honour
Alexander Boothby
2017
6.6
Film
Sweet Country
Fred Smith
2018
7.0
Series
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Self - Narrator
2020
4.0
Series
House of Bond
Roland “Tiny” Rowland
2017
7.0
Film
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
2022
7.0
Series
Lucinda Brayford
Tony Duff
1980
4.3
Film
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
5.0
Series
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Self - Host
2021
9.0
Film
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
Self
2025
7.8
Film
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
Narrator (voice)
2016
3.0
Film
The Show Must Go On
Self
2019
7.0
Film
Voice Activated
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2022
6.0
Film
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
Narrator (voice)
2020
6.5
Film
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
Narrator (voice)
2020
Acting credits 95 titles
The Legend of Zelda
0.0
2027
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
0.0
2027
UNTAMED
as Paul Souter
7.2
2025–
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
as Self
9.0
2025
T. REX
as Self - Narrator (voice)
6.2
2024
Apples Never Fall
as Stan Delaney
6.0
2024
Scarygirl
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
6.9
2023
Bring Him to Me
as Frank
5.7
2023
Assassin Club
as Caldwell
6.0
2023
The Portable Door
as Dennis Tanner
6.5
2023
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
as Self
7.0
2022
The Twelve
as Brett Colby
7.2
2022–
Jurassic World Dominion
as Alan Grant
6.6
2022
Voice Activated
as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
7.0
2022
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
as Self - Host
5.0
2021
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
as Frankie Scales (voice)
6.4
2021
The Real Hunt for Red October
as Self
5.5
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Tommy Brock (voice)
7.0
2021
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
as Narrator (voice)
6.5
2020
Rams
as Colin
6.3
2020
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
as Self - Narrator
7.0
2020
The Show Must Go On
as Self
3.0
2019
Ride Like a Girl
as Paddy Payne
7.3
2019
Palm Beach
as Leo
5.3
2019
Blackbird
as Tom
6.8
2019
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
as Self - Host
7.0
2018
Sweet Country
as Fred Smith
6.6
2018
The Commuter
as Captain Hawthorne
6.4
2018
Peter Rabbit
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
6.7
2018
Tommy's Honour
as Alexander Boothby
6.6
2017
House of Bond
as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
4.0
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
4.3
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Actor Odin
7.6
2017
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
7.8
2016
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
9.4
2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Hec
7.6
2016
Tutankhamun
as Lord Carnarvon
6.4
2016
House of Hancock
as Lang Hancock
6.7
2015
And Then There Were None
as General John MacArthur
7.5
2015
The Dovekeepers
6.3
2015
United Passions
as Joao Havelange
3.5
2014
Old School
as Ted McCabe
7.6
2014
A Long Way Down
as Chris Crichton
6.2
2014
Harry
as DSS Jim Stockton
6.5
2013
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Otto Luger
5.7
2013
Escape Plan
as Dr. Kyrie
6.7
2013
Alcatraz
as Emerson Hauser
6.3
2012
The Vow
as Bill Thornton
7.2
2012
The Hunter
as Jack Mindy
6.7
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
6.6
2011
Ice
as Anthony Kavanagh
8.4
2011
Happy Town
as Merritt Grieves
6.1
2010
Daybreakers
as Charles Bromley
6.3
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Allomere (voice)
6.8
2010
Iron Road
as Alfred Nichol
8.2
2009
Crusoe
as Jeremiah Blackthorn
6.8
2008–2009
Merlin's Apprentice
as Merlin
4.9
2006
Yes
as Anthony
5.9
2005
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
as Governor Arthur Phillip
7.1
2005
To the Ends of the Earth
as Mr. Prettiman
6.1
2005
The Triangle
as Eric Benerall
6.2
2005
Jessica
5.4
2004
Wimbledon
as Dennis Bradbury
6.2
2004
Dirty Deeds
as Ray
5.5
2002
Doctor Zhivago
as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
6.7
2002
Space
as Himself
7.7
2001
The Dish
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
6.8
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Jefferson
8.0
2000
Bicentennial Man
as Sir
7.3
1999
Merlin
as Merlin
7.0
1998
The Horse Whisperer
as Robert MacLean
6.9
1998
Event Horizon
as Weir
6.6
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
6.1
1997
In Cold Blood
as Agent Alvin Dewey
6.1
1996
In the Mouth of Madness
as John Trent
7.2
1995
Restoration
as King Charles II
6.1
1995
Sirens
as Norman Lindsay
5.6
1994
The Jungle Book
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
6.0
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
9.0
1994
Jurassic Park
as Grant
8.0
1993
Family Pictures
as David Eberlin
10.0
1993
The Piano
as Alisdair Stewart
7.4
1993
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as David Jenkins
5.9
1992
Until the End of the World
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
6.7
1991
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
7.4
1990
Dead Calm
as John Ingram
6.6
1989
Amerika
as Colonel Andrei Denisov
5.7
1987
Kane & Abel
as William Lowell Kane
7.7
1985
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Sidney Reilly
7.0
1983
Ivanhoe
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
6.4
1982
The Final Conflict
as Damien Thorn
5.8
1981
Possession
as Mark
7.3
1981
Lucinda Brayford
as Tony Duff
7.0
1980
My Brilliant Career
as Harry Beecham
6.2
1979