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Sam Neill is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Néo-Zélandais born on 14 september 1947
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies. He won a broad international audience in 1993 for his roles as Alisdair Stewart in The Piano and Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, a role he reprised in 2001's Jurassic Park III. Neill also had notable roles in Merlin, The Hunt for Red October, and The Tudors. He holds New Zealand, British and Irish nationality, but identifies primarily as a New Zealander.
Neill lives in Queenstown and owns a winery called Two Paddocks made up of a vineyard at Gibbston and two near Alexandra, all in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. Neill's hobby is running Two Paddocks. "I’d like the vineyard to support me but I’m afraid it is the other way round. It is not a very economic business", said Neill, "It is a ridiculously time- and money-consuming business. I would not do it if it was not so satisfying and fun, and it gets me pissed once in a while."
Neill also has homes in Wellington, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia. He is a supporter of the Australian Speak Easy Association and the British Stammering Association (BSA). He supports the New Zealand Labour Party and the Australian Labor Party. He is a patron of the National Performance Conference and donated a pair of jeans to the Jeans for Genes auction; they were painted by artist Merv Moriarty and auctioned in August 1998.
Neill is friends with New Zealand musicians Neil Finn and Tim Finn, of Crowded House and Split Enz, and with Australian musician Jimmy Barnes.
Neill has been appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM). When knighthoods were returned to the New Zealand Honours System in 2009, those with DCNZM or higher honours were given the option of converting them into knighthoods. Neill chose not to do this, saying the title of Sir was "just far too grand, by far". Neill was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Canterbury in 2002.
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Sam Neill
Birth name Nigel John Dermot Neill
Nationality Nouvelle zelande
Birth 14 september 1947 (76 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality Nouvelle zelande
Birth 14 september 1947 (76 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies. He won a broad international audience in 1993 for his roles as Alisdair Stewart in The Piano and Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, a role he reprised in 2001's Jurassic Park III. Neill also had notable roles in Merlin, The Hunt for Red October, and The Tudors. He holds New Zealand, British and Irish nationality, but identifies primarily as a New Zealander.
Biography
Neill has one son, Tim (born in 1983), by New Zealand actress Lisa Harrow. He married makeup artist Noriko Watanabe in 1989 and they have one daughter, Elena (born in 1991). He also has a stepdaughter, Maiko Spencer (born 1982), from Noriko's first marriage.Neill lives in Queenstown and owns a winery called Two Paddocks made up of a vineyard at Gibbston and two near Alexandra, all in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. Neill's hobby is running Two Paddocks. "I’d like the vineyard to support me but I’m afraid it is the other way round. It is not a very economic business", said Neill, "It is a ridiculously time- and money-consuming business. I would not do it if it was not so satisfying and fun, and it gets me pissed once in a while."
Neill also has homes in Wellington, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia. He is a supporter of the Australian Speak Easy Association and the British Stammering Association (BSA). He supports the New Zealand Labour Party and the Australian Labor Party. He is a patron of the National Performance Conference and donated a pair of jeans to the Jeans for Genes auction; they were painted by artist Merv Moriarty and auctioned in August 1998.
Neill is friends with New Zealand musicians Neil Finn and Tim Finn, of Crowded House and Split Enz, and with Australian musician Jimmy Barnes.
Neill has been appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM). When knighthoods were returned to the New Zealand Honours System in 2009, those with DCNZM or higher honours were given the option of converting them into knighthoods. Neill chose not to do this, saying the title of Sir was "just far too grand, by far". Neill was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Canterbury in 2002.
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Filmography of Sam Neill (91 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Blackbird | Actor | Tom |
| 2018 | Sweet Country | Actor | Fred Smith |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Actor | Captain Hawthorne |
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Actor | Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice) |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Actor | Actor Odin |
| 2016 | The Daughter | Actor | Walter |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Actor | Hec Faulkner |
| 2015 | Backtrack | Actor | Duncan Stewart |
| 2014 | A Long Way Down | Actor | Chris Crichton |
| 2014 | United Passions | Actor | Joao Havelange |
| 2013 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Actor | Otto Luger |
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Actor | Dr. Kyrie |
| 2012 | The Vow | Actor | Bill Thornton |
| 2011 | Buck | Actor | |
| 2011 | The Hunter | Actor | Jack Mindy |
| 2011 | The Dragon Pearl | Actor | Chris Chase |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Actor | Self |
| 2011 | Ice | Actor | Anthony Kavanagh |
| 2010 | Daybreakers | Actor | Charles Bromley |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Actor | Allomere (voice) |
| 2009 | The Loved Ones | Actor | Johnny Hallyday (cameo) |
| 2009 | Skin | Actor | Abraham Laing |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Actor | Mr. Reid |
| 2009 | Under the Mountain | Actor | Mr. Jones |
| 2008 | Dean Spanley | Actor | Dean Spanley |
| 2007 | Angel | Actor | Théo |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Actor | Alan Grant (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Irresistible | Actor | Craig |
| 2006 | Merlin's Apprentice | Actor | Merlin |
| 2005 | Yes | Actor | Anthony |
| 2005 | Gallipoli | Actor | Narrator |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Actor | The Jockey |
| 2005 | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Actor | |
| 2005 | The Triangle | Actor | Eric Benerall |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Actor | Dennis Bradbury |
| 2004 | Jessica | Actor | Richard Runche |
| 2003 | Perfect Strangers | Actor | Man |
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds | Actor | Ray |
| 2002 | Framed | Actor | Eddie Meyers |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivago (TV miniseries) | Actor | Victor Komarovsky |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Actor | Dr. Alan Grant |
| 2000 | The Dish | Actor | Cliff Buxton - Dish Master |
| 2000 | Forgotten Silver | Actor | Himself |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | Actor | Professor Mortlock |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Actor | Sam Sawnoff (voice) |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Actor | Sir |
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Actor | Prime Minister Gibson |
| 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Actor | Robert MacLean |
| 1998 | The Revengers' Comedies | Actor | Henry Bell |
| 1998 | Merlin | Actor | |
| 1997 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Actor | Lord Friedrich Hoffman |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Actor | Weir |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Actor | Alan Grant (unreleased archive footage) |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Actor | David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine' |
| 1996 | Victory | Actor | Mr. Jones |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood (miniseries) | Actor | Agent Alvin Dewey |
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Actor | John Trent |
| 1995 | Restoration | Actor | King Charles II |
| 1995 | Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill | Actor, Director, Writer | Narrator / Host |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Actor | Colonel Geofferey Brydon |
| 1994 | Sirens | Actor | Norman Lindsay |
| 1994 | Country Life | Actor | Dr. Max Askey |
| 1994 | Amerika (TV miniseries) | Actor | |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Actor | Grant |
| 1993 | The Piano | Actor | Alisdair Stewart |
| 1993 | The Rainbow Warrior | Actor | Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith |
| 1993 | Family Pictures | Actor | David Eberlin |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Actor | David Jenkins |
| 1991 | Death in Brunswick | Actor | Carl |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Actor | Eugene Fitzpatrick |
| 1991 | One Against the Wind | Actor | Major James Leggatt, The Guards |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Actor | Captain Vasily Borodin |
| 1989 | The French Revolution | Actor | Marquis de Lafayette |
| 1989 | Dead Calm | Actor | John Ingram |
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Actor | Michael Chamberlain |
| 1987 | The Good Wife | Actor | Neville Gifford |
| 1986 | For Love Alone | Actor | James Quick |
| 1985 | Plenty | Actor | Lazar |
| 1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Actor | Capt. Starlight |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Actor | Bergman |
| 1983 | Reilly, Ace of Spies | Actor | Sidney Reilly |
| 1982 | Attack Force Z | Actor | Sergeant Costello |
| 1982 | Enigma | Actor | Dimitri Vasilikov |
| 1982 | Ivanhoe | Actor | Brian de Bois-Guilbert |
| 1981 | The Final Conflict | Actor | Damien Thorn |
| 1981 | Possession | Actor | Mark |
| 1979 | My Brilliant Career | Actor | Harry Beecham |
| 1979 | The Journalist | Actor | Rex |
| 1979 | Just Out Of Reach | Actor | Mike |
| 1977 | Sleeping Dogs | Actor | Smith |
| - | Elite Force | Actor |