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Sam Neill


Sam Neill was born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, to army parents, an English-born mother, Priscilla Beatrice (Ingham), and a New Zealand-born father, Dermot Neill. His family moved 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 ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 22 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Jurassic Park
(1993)
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III Dr. Alan Grant
(2001)
Event Horizon
Event Horizon Dr. William Weir
(1997)
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October Captain Borodin
(1990)

Filmography

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  Freedom Flight (announced)
Istvan Kolta
  Mystery Ride (announced)
Duncan Connelly
 2016 Tutankhamun (TV Mini-Series)
Lord Carnarvon
- Episode #1.4 (2016) ... Lord Carnarvon
- Episode #1.2 (2016) ... Lord Carnarvon
- Episode #1.1 (2016) ... Lord Carnarvon
- Episode #1.3 (2016) ... Lord Carnarvon
 2016 Tommy's Honour
Alexander Boothby
 2015 DxM
Kreutz
 2015 The Daughter
Walter
 2015/I Backtrack
Duncan Stewart
 2015 The Dovekeepers (TV Mini-Series)
Josephus
- Night Two (2015) ... Josephus
- Night One (2015) ... Josephus
 2015 House of Hancock (TV Mini-Series)
Lang Hancock
- Episode #1.2 (2015) ... Lang Hancock
- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... Lang Hancock
 2014 Short Poppies (TV Series)
Mr. Neal
- Louise Cooper (2014) ... Mr. Neal
 2014 A Long Way Down
Chris
 2011/IV The Hunter
Jack
 2011 The Dragon Pearl
Chris Chase
 2011 Ice (TV Mini-Series)
Anthony Kavanagh
 2010 Rake (TV Series)
Dr. Bruce Chandler
 2009 Iron Road (TV Mini-Series)
Alfred Nichol
 2009 In Her Skin
David Reid
 2008/I Skin
Abraham Laing
 2007 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
- Episode #1.2 (2006) ... Merlin
- Episode #1.1 (2006) ... Merlin
 2005 The Triangle (TV Mini-Series)
Eric Benerall
 2004/I Yes
Anthony
 2004/I Jessica (TV Movie)
Richard Runche
 2004 Stiff (TV Movie)
Lionel Merricks
 2003 Perfect Strangers
The Man
 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
 2000 My Mother Frank
Professor Mortlock
 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 Merlin (TV Mini-Series)
Merlin
- Part 3 (1998) ... Merlin
- Part 2 (1998) ... Merlin
- Part 1 (1998) ... Merlin
 1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Frederick Hoffman
 1994 Country Life
Dr. Max Askey
 1994 The Simpsons (TV Series)
Molloy
- Homer the Vigilante (1994) ... Molloy (voice)
 1993 Sirens
Norman Lindsay
 1993 Family Pictures (TV Movie)
David Eberlin
 1992 Hostage
John Rennie
 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
 1989 Shadow of China
TV reporter (as John Dermot)
 1988 Leap of Faith (TV Movie)
Oscar Ogg
 1987 Peter Kenna's The Good Wife
Neville Gifford
 1986 Strong Medicine (TV Movie)
Vince Lord
 1986 For Love Alone
James Quick
 1985 Plenty
Lazar
 1984 The Blood of Others
Bergman
 1984 The Country Girls (TV Movie)
Mr. Gentleman
 1982 Enigma
Dimitri Vasilikov
 1982 Ivanhoe (TV Movie)
Brian de Bois-Guilbert
 1981 From a Far Country
Marian
 1981 Possession
Mark
 1981 Attack Force Z
Sergeant D.J. (Danny) Costello
 1980 Lucinda Brayford (TV Mini-Series)
Tony Duff
 1980 Young Ramsay (TV Series)
Crossland
- Do or Die (1980) ... Crossland
 1979 Just Out of Reach
Mike
 1979 The Journalist
Rex
 1977 Sleeping Dogs
Smith
 1976 The Sullivans (TV Series)
Ben Dawson (1980)
 1975 Ashes
Priest
 1975 Landfall
Eric
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Other Works:

TV commercial for MCI (1998) See more »

Publicity Listings:

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

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Alternate Names:

John Dermot

Height:

5' 11¾" (1.82 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 (1983) referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick (1990). Who Weekly (NZ) 8/23/93. See more »

Trivia:

One of the original candidates for the fourth and fifth actor to portray James Bond - 007 in The Living Daylights (1987) and GoldenEye (1995). Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan ended up as James Bond, respectively. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo

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