Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot Sam Neill September 14 1947 July 13 2026 was a New Zealand actor His career 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 English 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 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 Dominion 2022 Outside of film Neill appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles including Reilly Ace of Spies 1983 The Simpsons 1994 The Tudors 2007 Crusoe 20082010 Happy Town 2010 Alcatraz 2012 and Rick and Morty 2019 He also starred as the titular character in Merlin 1998 and Merlins Apprentice 2006 and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders 20132014 He has presented and narrated several documentaries Neill received 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 had three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy nominations He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies Neill passed away at age 78 on 13 July 2026 in Sydney Australia The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that he remained cancer free Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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