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Sam Neill

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Born in Northern Ireland to army parents, his family returned to the South Island of New Zealand in 1954. He went to boarding schools and then attended the universities at Canterbury and Victoria. He has a BA in English Literature. Following his graduation, he worked with the New Zealand Players and other theater groups... See full bio »

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Nigel Neill
in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
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???? Drylands (pre-production)
Jim
 
2013 The Ordained (TV movie) (filming)
Governer Michael Thomas Riley
 
2013 A Long Way Down (post-production)
 
2013 The Tomb (post-production)
Dr. Emil Kaikev
 
2013 Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box (post-production)
Otto Luger
 
2013 Peaky Blinders (TV series)
Chester Campbell
– Episode #1.1
– Episode #1.2
– Episode #1.3
– Episode #1.4
– Episode #1.5
See all 6 episodes »
 
2013 Harry (TV series)
Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
– Deja Vu … Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
– Demons … Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
– Found … Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
– Game Face … Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
– Lost … Jim 'Stocks' Stockton
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series)
Emerson Hauser
– Garrett Stillman (2012) … Emerson Hauser
– Tommy Madsen (2012) … Emerson Hauser
– Webb Porter (2012) … Emerson Hauser
– Sonny Burnett (2012) … Emerson Hauser
– The Ames Bros. (2012) … Emerson Hauser
See all 13 episodes »
 
2012 The Vow
Bill Thornton
 
2011/IV The Hunter
Jack
 
2011 The Dragon Pearl
Chris Chase
 
2011 Ice (TV mini-series)
Anthony Kavanagh
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Anthony Kavanagh
 
2010 Rake (TV series)
Dr. Bruce Chandler
– R vs Chandler (2010) … Dr. Bruce Chandler
 
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Allomere (voice)
 
2010 Happy Town (TV series)
Merritt Grieves
– Blame It on Rio Bravo (2010) … Merritt Grieves
– Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2010) … Merritt Grieves
– Questions and Antlers (2010) … Merritt Grieves
– This Is Why We Stay (2010) … Merritt Grieves
– Slight of Hand (2010) … Merritt Grieves
See all 8 episodes »
 
2008-2010 Crusoe (TV series)
Jeremiah Blackthorn
– The Making of ... (2010) … Jeremiah Blackthorn
– The Return (2009) … Jeremiah Blackthorn
– The Traveler (2009) … Jeremiah Blackthorn (uncredited)
– The Hunting Party (2009) … Jeremiah Blackthorn (uncredited)
– Smoke and Mirrors (2009) … Jeremiah Blackthorn
See all 14 episodes »
 
2009 Daybreakers
Charles Bromley
 
2009 Iron Road (TV mini-series)
Alfred Nichol
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Alfred Nichol
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Alfred Nichol
 
2009 Under the Mountain
Mr. Jones
 
2009 In Her Skin
Mr. Reid
 
2008/I Skin
Abraham Laing
 
2008 My Talks with Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
 
2007 The Tudors (TV series)
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
– The Death of Wolsey (2007) … Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
– Look to God First (2007) … Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
– Truth and Justice (2007) … Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
– Message to the Emperor (2007) … Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
– True Love (2007) … Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
See all 10 episodes »
 
2007/I Angel
Théo
 
2006 Two Twisted (TV series)
Mick
– Von Stauffenberg's Stamp (2006) … Mick
 
2006 Irresistible
Craig
 
2006 Merlin's Apprentice (TV mini-series)
Merlin
 
2005 The Triangle (TV mini-series)
Eric Benerall
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Eric Benerall
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Eric Benerall
– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Eric Benerall
 
2005 Sci Fi Inside: 'The Triangle' (TV movie)
Eric Benerall
 
2005 To the Ends of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Mr. Prettiman
– Fire Down Below (2005) … Mr. Prettiman
– Close Quarters (2005) … Mr. Prettiman
– Rites of Passage (2005) … Mr. Prettiman
 
2005 Little Fish
The Jockey
 
2005 Mary Bryant (TV mini-series)
Governor Arthur Phillip
– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Governor Arthur Phillip
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Governor Arthur Phillip
 
2004 Wimbledon
Dennis Bradbury
 
2004/I Yes
Anthony
 
2004/I Jessica (TV movie)
Richard Runche
 
2004 Stiff (TV movie)
Lionel Merricks
 
2003 Perfect Strangers
The Man
 
2002 Doctor Zhivago (TV movie)
Victor Komarovsky
 
2002 Leunig Animated (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 Leunig: How Democracy Actually Works (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 Dirty Deeds
Detective Sergeant Ray Murphy
 
2002 Framed (TV movie)
Eddie Meyers
 
2001 The Zookeeper
Ludovic
 
2001 Jurassic Park III
Dr. Alan Grant
 
2001 Submerged (TV movie)
Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
 
2000 The Magic Pudding
Sam Sawnoff (voice)
 
2000 The Dish
Cliff Buxton
 
2000 My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
 
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (TV movie)
Thomas Jefferson
 
1999 Bicentennial Man
'Sir' Richard Martin
 
1999 Molokai
Walter Murray Gibson
 
1998 The Games (TV series)
Citytrans World CEO
– Transport! (1998) … Citytrans World CEO
 
1998 The Revengers' Comedies
Henry Bell
 
1998 The Horse Whisperer
Robert MacLean
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Merlin
– Part 1 (1998) … Merlin
– Part 2 (1998) … Merlin
– Part 3 (1998) … Merlin
 
1997 Event Horizon
Dr. William Weir
 
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Frederick Hoffman
 
1996 Victory
Mr. Jones
 
1996 In Cold Blood (TV movie)
Agent Alvin Dewey
 
1996 Children of the Revolution
Nine
 
1995 Restoration
King Charles II
 
1994 In the Mouth of Madness
John Trent
 
1994 The Jungle Book
Colonel Geofferey Brydon
 
1994 Country Life
Dr. Max Askey
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
Malloy
– Homer the Vigilante (1994) … Malloy (voice)
 
1993 Sirens
Norman Lindsay
 
1993 Jurassic Park
Dr. Alan Grant
 
1993 The Rainbow Warrior (TV movie)
Alan Galbraith
 
1993 The Piano
Alisdair Stewart
 
1993 Family Pictures (TV movie)
David Eberlin
 
1992 Hostage
John Rennie
 
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
David Jenkins
 
1991 One Against the Wind (TV movie)
Major James Leggatt, The Guards
 
1991 Until the End of the World
Eugene Fitzpatrick
 
1991 Fever (TV movie)
Elliott
 
1990 Death in Brunswick
Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald
 
1990 Shadow of China
TV reporter (as John Dermot)
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
Captain Vasili Borodin
 
1989 La révolution française
Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Motier, marquis De La Fayette
 
1989 Dead Calm
John Ingram
 
1988 A Cry in the Dark
Michael Chamberlain
 
1988 Leap of Faith (TV movie)
Oscar Ogg
 
1987 Amerika (TV mini-series)
Colonel Andrei Denisov
– Part VII (1987) … Colonel Andrei Denisov
– Part I (1987) … Colonel Andrei Denisov
 
1987 Peter Kenna's The Good Wife
Neville Gifford
 
1986 For Love Alone
James Quick
 
1986 Strong Medicine (TV movie)
Vince Lord
 
1985 Kane & Abel (TV mini-series)
William Lowell Kane
 
1985 Plenty
Lazar
 
1985 Robbery Under Arms
Capt. Starlight
 
1984 The Blood of Others
Bergman
 
1984 The Country Girls (TV movie)
Mr. Gentleman
 
1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV mini-series)
Sidney Reilly
– Shutdown (1983) … Sidney Reilly
– The Last Journey (1983) … Sidney Reilly
– The Trust (1983) … Sidney Reilly
– After Moscow (1983) … Sidney Reilly
– Endgame (1983) … Sidney Reilly
See all 12 episodes »
 
1983 Enigma
Dimitri Vasilikov
 
1982 Ivanhoe (TV movie)
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
 
1982 Attack Force Z
Sergeant D.J. (Danny) Costello
 
1981 From a Far Country
Marian
 
1981 Possession
Mark
 
1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn
 
1980 The Sullivans (TV series)
Ben Dawson
 
1980 Young Ramsay (TV series)
Crossland
– Do or Die (1980) … Crossland
 
1980 Lucinda Brayford (TV series)
Tony Duff
 
1979 My Brilliant Career
Harry Beecham
 
1979 Just Out of Reach
Mike
 
1979 The Journalist
Rex
 
1977 Sleeping Dogs
Smith
 
1975 Landfall
Eric
 
1975 Ashes
Priest
 
Show ShowDirector (8 titles)
2004 The Brush-Off (TV movie)
 
1995 Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (documentary)
 
1978 Surf Sail (documentary short)
 
1977 Flare: A Ski Trip (documentary short)
 
1977 Architect Athfield (documentary)
 
1977 On the Road with Red Mole (documentary)
 
1975 Four Shorts on Architecture (documentary short)
 
1974 Telephone Etiquette (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1995 Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (documentary)
 
1975 Four Shorts on Architecture (documentary short)
 
1974 Telephone Etiquette (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2004 The Brush-Off (TV movie) (producer)
 
2004 Stiff (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1975 Four Shorts on Architecture (documentary short)
 
1974 Telephone Etiquette (documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1995 Forgotten Silver (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2011-2012 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.140 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #8.7 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.10 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Audience Member
– Round Five: Results (2010) … Himself - Audience Member
 
2009 Bro'Town (TV series)
Himself
– To Sam with Love (2009) … Himself (voice)
 
2009 Beached Az (TV series)
Himself
– The Making of Beached Az: The Auditions (2009) … Himself
 
2008 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Timothy Spall (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2006 3 News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Working with a Master: John Carpenter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Voyage of the Nautilus (TV documentary)
Hubert Wilkins (voice)
 
2005 Gallipoli (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Tem Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Colin McCahon: I Am (documentary)
Colin McCahon (voice)
 
2004 Making of 'Wimbledon: The Movie' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2004 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.14 (2004) … Himself
 
2001-2003 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.36 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #2.28 (2001) … Himself
 
2002 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Julian Fellowes (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Special Effects of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 SuperCroc (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Hyperspace (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Boldly Go (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– New Worlds (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Are We Alone? (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Black Holes (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Staying Alive (2001) … Himself - Presenter
See all 6 episodes »
 
2001 Live Lunch (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 11 May 2001 (2001) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2001 Numero Bruno (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Beyond Jurassic Park (video)
Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Laura Dern (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Forgotten Silver (TV movie)
Himself - Actor/Director
 
1995 Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (documentary)
Himself - Narrator/Host
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Making of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' (TV documentary)
Himself - 'Colonel Brydon'
 
1993 Entertainment UK (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 4 November 1993 (1993) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself - 'Jurassic Park'
– Episode #2.116 (1993) … Himself - 'Jurassic Park'
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1974 Telephone Etiquette (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2011 Buck (documentary)
Robert MacLean (uncredited)
 
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Tudors (TV series)
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie)
Michael Chamberlain
 
2008 Reinventando Hollywood (TV documentary)
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
 
2007 Maquillando entre monstruos (TV documentary)
Dr. Alan Grant
 
2006 The Making of 'Event Horizon' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
 
2002 Before Stardom (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Time Team (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights' (video documentary short)
James Bond
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

[1973] Edited "The Seal Hunters" See more »

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4 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Appreciation Society | Huntaway Films- Production Company (co-founder) | See more »

Alternate Names:

John Dermot

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Of all the characters I've played, I think I have more in common with that guy than with Reilly: Ace of Spies referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick. Who Weekly (NZ) 8/23/93. See more »

Trivia:

Moved to New Zealand at age 7. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo