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 E ... nglish 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Sullivans
as Ben Dawson
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Nov 15, 1976
The Twelve
as Brett Colby QC
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jun 21, 2022
Two Twisted
as Mick
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Alcatraz
as Emerson Hauser
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 16, 2012
Crusoe
as Jeremiah Blackthorn
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 17, 2008
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Sidney Reilly
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 05, 1983
The Tudors
as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 01, 2007
The Twelve
as Brett Colby
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jun 21, 2022
Happy Town
as Merritt Grieves
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 28, 2010
Old School
as Ted McCabe
Episodes: 8
First Aired: May 23, 2014
Amerika
as Colonel Andrei Denisov
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 15, 1987
Apples Never Fall
as Stan Delaney
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Mar 14, 2024
Harry
as DSS Jim Stockton
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 08, 2013
Peaky Blinders
as C.I. Chester Campbell
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 12, 2013
Peaky Blinders
as Major Chester Campbell
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 12, 2013
Tutankhamun
as Lord Carnarvon
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 16, 2016
Lucinda Brayford
as Tony Duff
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 15, 1980
Doctor Zhivago
as Victor Komarovsky
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 24, 2002
Kane & Abel
as William Lowell Kane
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 17, 1985
To the Ends of the Earth
as Mr. Prettiman
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 06, 2005
And Then There Were None
as General John MacArthur
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 26, 2015
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 19, 2016
The Triangle
as Eric Benerall
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 05, 2005
Merlin's Apprentice
as Merlin
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 14, 2006
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
as Governor Arthur Phillip
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 30, 2005
In Cold Blood
as Agent Alvin Dewey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 24, 1996
Merlin
as Merlin
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 26, 1998
Ice
as Anthony Kavanagh
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 02, 2011
House of Hancock
as Lang Hancock
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 08, 2015
House of Bond
as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 24, 2017
Flack
as Duncan Paulson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 21, 2019
Iron Road
as Alfred Nichol
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 09, 2009
Strong Medicine
as Vince Lord
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 26, 1986
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Thomas Jefferson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 13, 2000
The Simpsons
as Molloy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The Games
as Citytrans World CEO
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 17, 1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as British Flier
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Rick and Morty
as Monogatron Leader (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
Invasion
as Jim Bell Tyson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 2021
The Governor
as Colonial Bachelor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1977
UNTAMED
as Paul Souter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Anika Moa Unleashed
as Self
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Mar 28, 2018
Space
as Himself
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 22, 2001
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
as Self - Host
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 27, 2018
Jessica
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 18, 2004
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
as Self - Host
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 16, 2021
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Real Hunt for Red October
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 13, 2021
The Dovekeepers
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 31, 2015
Richard & Judy
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 26, 2001
Get Krack!n
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 30, 2017
The Triangle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 05, 2005
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 2019
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2011
Australian Story
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 29, 1996
Rove
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 31, 2021
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 2013
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Assembly
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 20, 2024
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