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