Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Actor (b. 1947)
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The ThumbScore for Sam Neill (74.0%) is the average audience approval rating across 25 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Sam's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

25
Movies
74.0%
Avg ThumbScore
Adventure
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Laura Dern (4)Jeff Goldblum (3)BD Wong (2)Joseph Mazzello (2)Ariana Richards (2)

Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has 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 (also known as A Cry in the Dark) (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 Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Outside of film, Neill has appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles, including Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), The Simpsons (1994), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–2010), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Rick and Morty (2019). He also starred as the titular character Merlin in Merlin (1998) and Merlin's Apprentice (2006) and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders (2013–2014). He has presented and narrated several documentaries. Neill receives 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 has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born 1947-09-14 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK.

On ThumbScore, Sam Neill appears in 25 films with an average audience score of 74.0%, most frequently in the Adventure genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993
👍 91%
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
👍 88%
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990
👍 87%
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer
1998
👍 85%
The Piano
The Piano
1993
👍 83%
Possession
Possession
1981
👍 83%
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
1999
👍 82%
The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict
1981
👍 80%
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001
👍 76%
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down
2014
👍 76%
Escape Plan
Escape Plan
2013
👍 75%
The Vow
The Vow
2012
👍 74%
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
1997
👍 74%
The Hunter
The Hunter
2011
👍 74%
In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
👍 71%
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
1994
👍 71%
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
2004
👍 70%
Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
👍 68%
The Commuter
The Commuter
2018
👍 67%
Return to Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
👍 66%
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit
2018
👍 65%
Dead Calm
Dead Calm
1989
👍 65%
Daybreakers
Daybreakers
2010
👍 64%
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
👍 52%
Assassin Club
Assassin Club
2023
👍 49%
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