Sam Neill Highlights

  • 2005: Starred as Joan Allen's husband in "Yes," a drama directed by Sally Potter
  • 2004: Played the father of Kirsten Dunst's character in the romantic comedy "Wimbledon" also starring Paul Bettany
  • 2002: Cast opposite Keira Knightley in the mini series "Doctor Zhivago"
  • 2001: Had lead role in the based-on-fact NBC movie "Submerged"
  • 2001: Starred in "Jurassic Park III" alongside Tea Leoni and William H Macy
  • 2000: Voiced a character in the animated Australian feature "The Magic Pudding"
  • 2000: Portrayed US President Thomas Jefferson in the CBS miniseries "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal"
  • 2000: Appeared in the Scandinavian drama "The Zoo Keeper"; shown at MIFED in Milan (October-November)
  • 2000: Starred in the Australian comedy "The Dish"; screened at Sundance in 2001
  • 1999: Appeared in supporting role in "Molokai: The Story of Father Damien", a biopic of Jesuit Father Damien who established a leper colony in Hawaii
  • 1999: Cast as a wealthy man who buys a robot for his family in "Bicentennial Man"
  • 1998: Played Scott Thomas' husband in Robert Redford's "The Horse Whisperer"
  • 1998: Had title role in the acclaimed NBC two-part special "Merlin"; received Emmy nomination; reunited on screen with Helena Bonham Carter
  • 1997: Had lead in "The Revengers' Comedies", co-starring Helena Bonham Carter and Kristin Scott Thomas; aired on cable in the USA under title "Sweet Revenge"
  • 1996: Reunited with Davis for the black comedy "Children of the Revolution"
  • 1995: Reteamed with Carpenter for "In the Mouth of Madness", delivering a terrific performance as the investigator hired to find a reclusive horror writer (Jurgen Prochnow)
  • 1995: Portrayed charismatic King Charles II in "Restoration"
  • 1995: Returned to documentary filmmaking with "Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey By Sam Neill"; an autobiographical account of the New Zealand cinema; co-directed and co-scripted (with Julie Rymer), in addition to appearing as himself; commissioned by the British Film Institute as part of its "The Century of Cinema" series
  • 1993: Voiced character of a cat burglar on the Fox animated series "The Simpsons"
  • 1993: Starred as the New Zealand farmer who enters an arranged marriage with a Scottish woman in Jane Campion's "The Piano"; accepted Palme d'Or at Cannes for Campion who could not travel due to her pregnancy
  • 1993: Appeared as a paleontologist who encounters dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg
  • 1993: Starred opposite Anjelica Huston in the ABC miniseries "Family Pictures"
  • 1992: First association with director John Carpenter, "Memoirs of an Invisible Man"
  • 1991: Received second AFI Best Actor nomination for "Death in Brunswick"
  • 1991: Played opposite Judy Davis in CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "One Against the Wind"
  • 1991: Acted in Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World"
  • 1990: Credited as John Dermot for his cameo in "Shadow of China", a Japanese production on which his wife was the make-up artist
  • 1990: Had another crack at Russian military, playing Captain Second Rank Vasily Borodin in "The Hunt for Red October"
  • 1989: Starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Phillip Noyce's "Dead Calm"
  • 1988: Won Australian Film Institute Award as Best Actor in "Evil Angels/A Cry in the Dark"; film reunited him with both Schepisi and Streep
  • 1987: Portrayed Colonel Andrei Denisov in ABC's acclaimed miniseries "Amerika"
  • 1985: Acted opposite Meryl Streep in Fred Schepisi's "Plenty"
  • 1983: Played the title role of Sidney Reilly on the PBS drama series, "Reilly: Ace of Spies"; nominated for a Golden Globe and named Most Popular Actor in the UK for his efforts
  • 1981: First US film, "The Final Conflict", the third film in "The Omen" triology
  • 1978: Breakthrough feature role as the suitor to writer Sybylla Melvin in "My Brilliant Career"; first of three projects (to date) with Judy Davis
  • 1977: Made feature film debut in Roger Donaldson's "Sleeping Dogs", first New Zealand production ever released in the USA
  • 1954: Returned with family to their native New Zealand at age eight (date approximate)
  • Born in Ireland where father was stationed during military service
  • Member of New Zealand's Amamus Repertory Theatre for two years
  • Moved to Australia
  • Joined New Zealand National Film Unit in the early 1970s; was involved with documentary filmmaking as well as acting
  • Will star in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Triangle" (lensed 2005)

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