Sam Neill

Nigel Neill
1948 -
New Zealander

Height 6' (1.83 m). 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). Spouse Noriko Watanabe (September 1989 - present) 1 child.

Telepathy (2007) , The Real Life of Angel Deverell (2007) , "The Tudors" (2007) , "Two Twisted" (2006) , Irresistible (2006) , "Merlin's Apprentice" (2006) , "The Triangle" (2005) , "Mary Bryant" (2005) , Little Fish (2005) , "To the Ends of the Earth" (2005) , Wimbledon (2004) , Yes (2004/I), Jessica (2004/I) , Stiff (2004) , Perfect Strangers (2003) , "Doctor Zhivago" (2002) , Leunig Animated (2002) , Leunig: How Democracy Actually Works (2002) , Dirty Deeds (2002) , Framed (2002) , The Zookeeper (2001) , Jurassic Park III (2001) , Submerged (2001) , The Magic Pudding (2000) , The Dish (2000) , My Mother Frank (2000) , Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) , Bicentennial Man (1999) , Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) , "The Games" (1998) , The Revengers' Comedies (1998) , The Horse Whisperer (1998) , Merlin (1998/II) , Event Horizon (1997) , Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) , "In Cold Blood" (1996) , Children of the Revolution (1996) , Restoration (1995) , In the Mouth of Madness (1995) , Victory (1995) , The Jungle Book (1994) , Sirens (1994) , "The Simpsons" (1994) , Country Life (1994) , Jurassic Park (1993) , Family Pictures (1993) , Hostage (1993) , The Piano (1993) , Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) , The Rainbow Warrior (1992) , One Against the Wind (1991) , Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) , Fever (1991) , Death in Brunswick (1991) , Shadow of China (1990) , The Hunt for Red October (1990) , Révolution française, La (1989), Dead Calm (1989) , Evil Angels (1988) , Leap of Faith (1988) , The Good Wife (1987) , "Amerika" (1987) , For Love Alone (1986) , Strong Medicine (1986) , "Kane & Abel" (1985) , Plenty (1985) , Robbery Under Arms (1985) , Sang des autres, Le (1984), The Country Girls (1984) , "Reilly: The Ace of Spies" (1983) , Enigma (1983) , Ivanhoe (1982) ,Attack Force Z (1982) , From a Far Country (1981) , Possession (1981) , The Final Conflict (1981) , "The Sullivans" (1976) , "Young Ramsay" (1980) , Lucinda Brayford (1980) , My Brilliant Career (1979) , Just Out of Reach (1979) , The Journalist (1979) , Sleeping Dogs (1977) , Ashes (1975) , Landfall (1975)