Sam Neill Biography

Birthday: 1947-09-14
Place of Birth: Omagh, Co. Tyrone
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: 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 Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981). Because of this, Neill moved to England where he also became famous as the title character in "Reilly: Ace of Spies" (1983). 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).
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Reilly: Ace of Spies | Sidney Reilly | 1983 | Crime |
Sirens | 1993 | Comedy | |
The Dish | Cliff Buxton | 2000 | Comedy |
The Triangle (2005) | Eric Benerall | 2005 - 2005 | |
Crusoe | Jeremiah Blackthorn | 2008 | Adventure |
Skin | Abraham Laing | 2008 | Drama |
Iron Road | Alfred Nichol | 2009 | Adventure |
Happy Town | Merritt Grieves | 2010 | Drama |
Jersey Couture | Emerson Hauser | 2010 | Reality Tv |
Possession | 2012 | Horror |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Framed | Eddie Meyers | 1975 | Comedy, Game Show |
My Brilliant Career | Harry Beecham | 1979 | Drama, Romance |
Omen III: The Final Conflict | Damien | 1981 | |
The Omen Iii: the Final Conflict | Damien | 1981 | |
Attack Force Z | 1982 | Romance, 0, 0 | |
Robbery Under Arms | Capt. Starlight | 1985 | Action, Adventure, Crime |
Plenty | 1985 | Drama | |
For Love Alone | James Quick | 1986 | History, Romance |
Peter Kenna's The Good Wife | Neville Gifford | 1987 | Drama |
A Cry in the Dark | Michael Chamberlain | 1988 | Drama |
Dead Calm | John Ingram | 1989 | Comedy, Game Show, Reality Tv |
La révolution française | Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Motier, marquis De La Fayette | 1989 | Drama, History, Thriller |
The Hunt for Red October | Captain Vasili Borodin | 1990 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Death in Brunswick | 1991 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | |
Memoirs of an Invisible Man | David Jenkins | 1992 | 0, 0 |
Hostage | John Rennie | 1992 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
The Rainbow Warrior | 1993 | ||
Jurassic Park | Dr. Alan Grant | 1993 | 0, Sport |
The Piano | Alisdair Stewart | 1993 | Biography, 0 |
Sirens | 1994 | Comedy, Drama | |
The Jungle Book | Colonel Geofferey Brydon | 1994 | Adventure, Romance |
In the Mouth of Madness | John Trent | 1995 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Country Life | 1995 | Drama, Romance | |
Event Horizon | Dr. William Weir | 1997 | Game Show, Reality Tv, Sport |
Snow White: A Tale of Terror | 1997 | 0 | |
Children of the Revolution | 1997 | Comedy, Drama | |
Victory | Mr. Jones | 1997 | Drama, Romance |
Forgotten Silver | 1997 | Comedy | |
The Horse Whisperer | Robert MacLean | 1998 | Drama, Romance |
Bicentennial Man | 'Sir' Richard Martin | 1999 | 0, 0, Sport, 0 |
The Revengers' Comedies | Henry Bell | 1999 | Comedy |
Molokai | Walter Murray Gibson | 1999 | Biography, Drama |
The Dish | Cliff Buxton | 2000 | 0, 0 |
My Mother Frank | 2000 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | |
The Magic Pudding | Sam Sawnoff | 2000 | Animation, Family |
Jurassic Park III | Dr. Alan Grant | 2001 | Sport, 0, Game Show |
The Zookeeper | Ludovic | 2001 | Drama |
Dirty Deeds | 2002 | Comedy, Crime | |
Perfect Strangers | The Man | 2004 | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Jessica | Richard Runche | 2004 | Drama |
Yes | Anthony | 2004 | |
Wimbledon | Dennis Bradbury | 2004 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Little Fish | 2005 | Crime, Drama, Romance | |
Merlin's Apprentice | Merlin | 2006 | |
Irresistible | Craig | 2006 | Game Show |
Dean Spanley | Dean Spanley | 2008 | Comedy, Drama |
Daybreakers | Charles Bromley | 2009 | 0, 0, Reality Tv |
Possession | 2009 | ||
Skin | Abraham Laing | 2009 | |
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Allomere | 2010 | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy |
In Her Skin | 2011 | ||
Restoration | King Charles II | 2011 | |
The Dragon Pearl | Chris Chase | 2011 | Adventure, Family, Mystery |
The Hunter | 2011 | ||
The Vow | Bill Thornton | 2012 | 0 |
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Otto Luger | 2013 | 0, 0 |
Escape Plan | Dr. Emil Kaikev | 2013 | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
United Passions | Joao Havelange | 2014 | |
The Daughter | Walter | 2015 | Drama |
Backtrack | Duncan Stewart | 2015 | Mystery, Thriller |
Why Anzac with Sam Neill | Himself - Presenter | 2015 | History |
Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Uncle Hec | 2016 | 0, 0 |