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Sam Neill

Sam Neill

70 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sam Neill was a New Zealand actor who became a leading man in film and television. Born in Northern Ireland and raised in Christchurch from 1954, he first drew notice with Sleeping Dogs (1977) and starred in My Brilliant Career (1979). Roles in The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), Event Horizon (1997) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) followed, and he reached international prominence as Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), a part he returned to in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). On television he played Sidney Reilly in Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983) and Merlin in Merlin (1998), both earning Golden Globe nominations, and later appeared as Thomas Wolsey in The Tudors and Chester Campbell in Peaky Blinders. He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy and three Golden Globe Awards and was appointed an OBE in 1991.

78years old at death

  • Born Omagh
  • Died Sydney
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Nigel John Dermot Neill (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
70
Career span
46 years1977 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Neill was among the leading candidates to take over as James Bond from Roger Moore, but Timothy Dalton ended up with the part.

  2. Behind the camera

    For the New Zealand National Film Unit, Neill both wrote and directed several films, among them Phone, Flare - A Ski Trip and Architect Athfield.

  3. Behind the camera

    Neill went back to directing with the documentary Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill, released in 1995. He wrote and directed the film together with Judy Rymer.

  4. Big break

    Neill had his breakthrough performance in New Zealand with Sleeping Dogs in 1977. It was the first film from that country to be widely shown overseas.

Sam Neill movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Jurassic Park1993 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Grant

    IMDb rating 8.21.2M votes

  2. Jurassic Park III2001 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Dr. Alan Grant

    IMDb rating 6.0376K votes

  3. Event Horizon1997as Dr. William Weir

    IMDb rating 6.6218K votes

  4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople2016as Hec

    IMDb rating 7.8156K votes

  5. The Vow2012as Bill Thornton

    IMDb rating 6.8216K votes

  6. Daybreakers2009as Charles Bromley

    IMDb rating 6.4142K votes

  7. Jurassic World Dominion2022as Alan Grant

    IMDb rating 5.6252K votes

  8. The Hunt for Red October1990as Captain Borodin

    IMDb rating 7.5234K votes

Most often with

Taika Waititi directed three of these films, John Carpenter two and Will Gluck two. Bryan Brown appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bryan Brown, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Bryan BrownEwen Leslie, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ewen LeslieJeff Goldblum, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jeff GoldblumLaura Dern, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Laura DernDavid Wenham, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with David WenhamMiranda Otto, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Miranda OttoTaika WaititiDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Taika WaititiJohn CarpenterDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John CarpenterWill GluckDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Will Gluck

Films together

Box office

What Sam Neill's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$6.0 billion

40 of the 70 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 70 films: 40 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.

  • 40Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 17Figure not found

Top grosser

Jurassic Park1993as Grant$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Jurassic Park1993as Grant
    $1.1B17.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Jurassic World Dominion2022as Alan Grant
    $1.0B16.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Thor: Ragnarok2017as Actor Odin
    $855M14.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Thor: Love and Thunder2022as Actor Odin
    $761M12.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Jurassic Park III2001as Dr. Alan Grant
    $369M6.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Peter Rabbit2018as Old Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock
    $351M5.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The Hunt for Red October1990as Captain Borodin
    $201M3.4% of the total
  8. 8
    The Vow2012as Bill Thornton
    $196M3.3% of the total
The Horse Whisperer (1998), $187 millionPeter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), $153 millionLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), $140 millionEscape Plan (2013), $137 millionThe Commuter (2018), $120 millionBicentennial Man (1999), $87.4 millionThe Jungle Book (1994), $53.5 millionDaybreakers (2009), $51.4 millionWimbledon (2004), $41.5 millionThe Piano (1993), $40.2 millionEvent Horizon (1997), $26.7 millionHunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), $23.9 millionOmen III: The Final Conflict (1981), $20.5 millionMemoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), $14.4 millionIn the Mouth of Madness (1994), $8.9 millionDead Calm (1989), $7.8 million

$1.2 billionfrom the other 32 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1989 to 2022.

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Sam Neill's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2022Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎Won
2019Sitges Grand Honorary AwardHonorary
2007Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritWon
2002Honorary degreeHonorary
2002Honorary doctor of the University of CanterburyHonorary
1991Officer of the Order of the British EmpireWon
1989AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleEvil AngelsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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