Sam Neill(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
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. The 6-foot tall star 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.
Sam Neill is internationally recognised for his contribution to film and television. He is well known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Công Viên Kỷ Jura (1993) and Jane Campion's Academy Award Winning film Chiếc Dương Cầm (1993). Other film roles include The Daughter (2015), Truy Lùng Ký Ức (2015) opposite Adrien Brody, Trò Chơi Hủy Diệt (2015), United Passions (2014), Còn Lâu Mới Chết (2014), Kế Hoạch Đào Tẩu (2013), Thợ Săn (2011) with Willem Dafoe, Tử Chiến Ma Cà Rồng (2009), Hộ Vệ Xứ Ga'Hoole (2010), Little Fish (2005) opposite Cate Blanchett, Skin (2008), Dean Spanley (2008), Mũi Tên Gãy (2004), Yes (2004), Perfect Strangers (2003), Dirty Deeds (2002), The Zookeeper (2001), Người Máy 200 Tuổi (1999) opposite Robin Williams, Lời Thì Thầm Với Ngựa (1998) alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, Sleeping Dogs (1977), and My Brilliant Career (1979).
He received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for One Against the Wind (1991), and for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). The British Academy of Film and Television honoured Sam's work in Reilly by naming him Best Actor. Sam received an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in Jessica (2004).
Other television includes House of Hancock (2015), Rake (2010), Doctor Zhivago (2002), To the Ends of the Earth (2005), The Tudors (2007) with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Crusoe (2008), Alcatraz (2012) and recently in Old School (2014) opposite Bryan Brown, Bóng Ma Anh Quốc (2013) alongside Cillian Murphy and The Dovekeepers (2015) for CBS Studios.
Sam Neill is internationally recognised for his contribution to film and television. He is well known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Công Viên Kỷ Jura (1993) and Jane Campion's Academy Award Winning film Chiếc Dương Cầm (1993). Other film roles include The Daughter (2015), Truy Lùng Ký Ức (2015) opposite Adrien Brody, Trò Chơi Hủy Diệt (2015), United Passions (2014), Còn Lâu Mới Chết (2014), Kế Hoạch Đào Tẩu (2013), Thợ Săn (2011) with Willem Dafoe, Tử Chiến Ma Cà Rồng (2009), Hộ Vệ Xứ Ga'Hoole (2010), Little Fish (2005) opposite Cate Blanchett, Skin (2008), Dean Spanley (2008), Mũi Tên Gãy (2004), Yes (2004), Perfect Strangers (2003), Dirty Deeds (2002), The Zookeeper (2001), Người Máy 200 Tuổi (1999) opposite Robin Williams, Lời Thì Thầm Với Ngựa (1998) alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, Sleeping Dogs (1977), and My Brilliant Career (1979).
He received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for One Against the Wind (1991), and for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). The British Academy of Film and Television honoured Sam's work in Reilly by naming him Best Actor. Sam received an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in Jessica (2004).
Other television includes House of Hancock (2015), Rake (2010), Doctor Zhivago (2002), To the Ends of the Earth (2005), The Tudors (2007) with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Crusoe (2008), Alcatraz (2012) and recently in Old School (2014) opposite Bryan Brown, Bóng Ma Anh Quốc (2013) alongside Cillian Murphy and The Dovekeepers (2015) for CBS Studios.
