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Sam Neill 14.09.1947

Birth name: Nigel Neill

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. He also was a film director, editor and scriptwriter for the New Zealand National Film Unit for 6 years. His first feature film was Sleeping Dogs (1977). He then moved to Australia and his performance in My Brilliant Career (1979) was noticed in London by British actor James Mason who lobbied for Neill to get the lead role in The Final Conflict (1981). Because of this, Neill moved to England where he also became famous as the title character in "Reilly: The Ace of Spies" (1983) (mini). After his Great Britain stint, he moved back to Australia in the late 1980s. He now makes films all over the world. In 1993, he achieved "commercial and critical success" with Jurassic Park (1993) and The Piano (1993).

Filmography

# Telepathy (2008)

# How to Change in 9 Weeks

# Daybreakers (2008) .... Bromley

# "Iron Road" (2008) .... Alfred Nichol

# "The Tudors" .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (10 episodes, 2007)

- Episode #1.10 (2007) TV Episode .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

- Episode #1.9 (2007) TV Episode .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

- Episode #1.8 (2007) TV Episode .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

- Episode #1.7 (2007) TV Episode .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

- Episode #1.6 (2007) TV Episode .... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

(5 more)

# Angel (2007/I) .... Théo

... aka The Real Life of Angel Deverell (UK)

# "Two Twisted" .... Mick (1 episode, 2006)

- Von Stauffenberg's Stamp (2006) TV Episode .... Mick

# Irresistible (2006) .... Craig

# Merlin's Apprentice (2006) (TV) .... Merlin

... aka Merlin (Australia)

# "The Triangle" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Eric Benerall

# "Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Governor Arthur Phillip

... aka The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Australia: long title)

# Little Fish (2005) .... The Jockey

# "To the Ends of the Earth" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Mr. Prettiman

... aka To the Ends of the Earth: Close Quarters (UK: second part title)

... aka To the Ends of the Earth: Fire Down Below (UK: third part title)

... aka To the Ends of the Earth: Rites of Passage (UK: first part title)

# Wimbledon (2004) .... Dennis Bradbury

... aka Plus belle victoire, La (France)

# Yes (2004/I) .... Anthony

# Jessica (2004/I) (TV) .... Richard Runche

# Stiff (2004) (TV) .... Lionel Merricks

# Perfect Strangers (2003) .... The Man

# Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV) .... Victor Komarovsky

# Leunig Animated (2002) (V) (voice) .... Narrator

# Leunig: How Democracy Actually Works (2002) (voice) .... Narrator

# Dirty Deeds (2002) .... Ray

... aka Sacré boulot (Canada: French title)

# Framed (2002) (TV) .... Eddie Meyers

# The Zookeeper (2001) .... Ludovic

... aka Clovek v zoo (Czech Republic)

# Jurassic Park III (2001) .... Dr. Alan Grant

... aka JP3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)

# Submerged (2001) (TV) .... Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen

# The Magic Pudding (2000) (voice) .... Sam Sawnoff

# The Dish (2000) .... Cliff Buxton

# My Mother Frank (2000) .... Professor Mortlock

# Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) (TV) .... Thomas Jefferson



# Bicentennial Man (1999) .... Sir

... aka 200 Jahre Mann, Der (Germany)

# Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) .... Walter Murray Gibson

... aka Damiaan (Belgium: Flemish title)

... aka Father Damien

... aka Molokai: The Forbidden Island (UK: DVD title)

# "The Games" .... Citytrans CEO (1 episode, 1998)

- Transport! (1998) TV Episode .... Citytrans CEO

# The Revengers' Comedies (1998) .... Henry Bell

... aka Amour, vengeance et trahison (France)

... aka Sweet Revenge (USA: cable TV title)

# The Horse Whisperer (1998) .... Robert MacLean

# Merlin (1998/II) (TV) .... Merlin

# Event Horizon (1997) .... Dr. William Weir

# Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) .... Lord Friedrich Hoffman

... aka Snow White (USA: short title)

... aka Snow White in the Black Forest

... aka Snow White in the Dark Forest

... aka Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Canada: English title)

... aka The Grimm Brothers' Snow White

# In Cold Blood (1996) (TV) .... Agent Alvin Dewey

# Children of the Revolution (1996) .... David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

# Restoration (1995) .... King Charles II

# In the Mouth of Madness (1995) .... John Trent

... aka John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (USA: complete title)

# Victory (1995) .... Mr. Jones

... aka Victory (France)

# The Jungle Book (1994) .... Colonel Geofferey Brydon

... aka Libro de la selva, El (USA: Spanish title)

... aka Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (USA: complete title)

# Sirens (1994) .... Norman Lindsay

# "The Simpsons" .... Malloy (1 episode, 1994)

- Homer the Vigilante (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Malloy

# Country Life (1994) .... Dr. Max Askey

# Jurassic Park (1993) .... Dr. Alan Grant

... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)

# Family Pictures (1993) (TV) .... David Eberlin

# Hostage (1993) .... John Rennie

... aka Próximo enemigo, El (Argentina)

# The Piano (1993) .... Alisdair Stewart

... aka Leçon de piano, La (France)

# Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) .... David Jenkins

... aka Aventures d'un homme invisible, Les (France)

# The Rainbow Warrior (1992) .... Alan Galbraith

... aka The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

# One Against the Wind (1991) (TV) .... Major James Leggatt, The Guards

# Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) .... Eugene Fitzpatrick

... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)

... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France)

# Fever (1991) (TV) .... Elliott

# Death in Brunswick (1991) .... Carl Fitzgerald aka cookie

... aka Nothing to Lose

# Shadow of China (1990) (as John Dermot) .... TV reporter

... aka China Shadow (Japan: English title)

# The Hunt for Red October (1990) .... Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin



# Révolution française, La (1989) .... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Motier, marquis De La Fayette

... aka Französische Revolution, Die (West Germany)

... aka The French Revolution

# Dead Calm (1989) .... John Ingram

... aka Dead Calm: A Voyage Into Fear (USA: poster title)

# Evil Angels (1988) .... Michael Chamberlain

... aka A Cry in the Dark (International: English title) (USA)

# Leap of Faith (1988) (TV) .... Oscar Ogg

... aka Question of Faith

# The Good Wife (1987) .... Neville Gifford

... aka Peter Kenna's The Good Wife

... aka The Umbrella Woman

... aka Who's Zoomin Who (USA)

# "Amerika" (1987) (mini) TV Series .... Colonel Andrei Denisov

# For Love Alone (1986) .... James Quick

# Strong Medicine (1986) (TV) .... Vince Lord

... aka Arthur Hailey's 'Strong Medicine'

# "Kane & Abel" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... William Lowell Kane

# Plenty (1985) .... Lazar

# Robbery Under Arms (1985) (TV) .... Capt. Starlight

... aka Robo a Mano Armado

# Sang des autres, Le (1984) .... Bergman

... aka The Blood of Others (USA)

# The Country Girls (1984) (TV) .... Mr. Gentleman

# "Reilly: The Ace of Spies" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Sidney Reilly (Sigmund Rosenblum)

... aka Reilly: Ace of Spies (USA)

# Enigma (1983) .... Dimitri Vasilikov

# Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Brian de Bois-Guilbert

# Attack Force Z (1982) .... Sergeant D.J. (Danny) Costello

... aka The Z Men

... aka Z-tzu te kung tui (Taiwan)

# From a Far Country (1981) .... Marian

... aka Da un paese lontano (Italy)

... aka From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II

... aka Z dalekiego kraju (Poland)

# Possession (1981) .... Mark

... aka The Night the Screaming Stops (USA: reissue title)

# The Final Conflict (1981) .... Damien Thorn

... aka Omen III: The Final Conflict

# "The Sullivans" (1976) TV Series .... Ben Dawson (1980)

# "Young Ramsay" .... Crossland (1 episode, 1980)

- Do or Die (1980) TV Episode .... Crossland

# Lucinda Brayford (1980) .... Tony Duff



# My Brilliant Career (1979) .... Harry Beecham

# Just Out of Reach (1979) .... Mike

# The Journalist (1979) .... Rex

# Sleeping Dogs (1977) .... Smith

# Landfall (1975) .... Eric

# Ashes (1975) .... Priest