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Name: Sam Neil
Birthplace: Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Birthdate: September 14, 1947
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 6'

Best Known as: Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park

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. He then moved to Australia and his performance in My Brilliant Career was noticed in London by British actor James Mason who lobbied for Neill to get the lead role in The Final Conflict. Because of this, Neill moved to England where he also became famous as the title character in "Reilly: The Ace of Spies". 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 and The Piano.

Filmography:
"To the Ends of the Earth" (2005) (mini) TV Series (post-production) Prettiman
Irresistible (2005) (post-production)
"Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) TV Series (post-production) Governor Arthur Phillip
Little Fish (2005)
Wimbledon (2004) Dennis Bradbury
Yes (2004/I) Anthony
"Jessica" (2004) (mini) TV Series Richard Runche
Stiff (2004) (TV) Lionel Merricks
Perfect Strangers (2003) The Man
"Doctor Zhivago" (2002) (mini) TV Series Victor Komarovsky
Leunig Animated (2002) (V) (voice) Narrator
Dirty Deeds (2002) Ray
Framed (2002) (TV) Eddie Meyers
The Zookeeper (2001) Ludovic
Jurassic Park III (2001) Dr. Alan Grant
Submerged (2001) (TV) Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
The Magic Pudding (2000) (voice) Sam Sawnoff
The Dish (2000) Cliff Buxton
My Mother Frank (2000) Professor Mortlock
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) (TV) Thomas Jefferson
Bicentennial Man (1999) 'Sir' Richard Martin
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) Walter Murray Gibson
The Revengers' Comedies (1998) Henry Bell
... aka Sweet Revenge (USA: cable TV title)
The Horse Whisperer (1998) Robert MacLean
Merlin (1998/II) (TV) Merlin
Event Horizon (1997) Dr. William Weir
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) Friedrich Hoffman
... aka The Grimm Brothers' Snow White
In Cold Blood (1996) (TV) Agent Alvin Dewey
Children of the Revolution (1996) David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Restoration (1995) King Charles II
Victory (1995) Mr. Jones
The Jungle Book (1994) Colonel Geofferey Brydon
In the Mouth of Madness (1994) John Trent
Sirens (1994) Norman Lindsay
Country Life (1994) Dr. Max Askey
Jurassic Park (1993) Dr. Alan Grant
The Piano (1993) Alisdair Stewart
Family Pictures (1993) (TV) David Eberlin
Hostage (1993) John Rennie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) David Jenkins
The Rainbow Warrior (1992) Alan Galbraith
One Against the Wind (1991) (TV) Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) Eugene Fitzpatrick
... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA) 
Fever (1991/I) (TV) Elliott
Death in Brunswick (1991) Carl Fitzgerald aka cookie
... aka Nothing to Lose
Shadow of China (1990) (as John Dermot) TV reporter
The Hunt for Red October (1990) Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin
La Révolution française (1989) Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Motier, marquis De La Fayette
... aka The French Revolution
Dead Calm (1989) John Ingram
A Cry in the Dark (1988) Michael Chamberlain
Leap of Faith (1988) (TV) Oscar Ogg
The Good Wife (1987) Neville Gifford
... aka Who's Zoomin Who (USA)
"Amerika" (1987) (mini) TV Series Colonel Andrei Denisov
For Love Alone (1986) James Quick
Strong Medicine (1986) (TV) Vince Lord
"Kane & Abel" (1985) (mini) TV Series William Lowell Kane
Plenty (1985) Lazar
Robbery Under Arms (1985) (TV) Capt. Starlight
Le Sang des autres (1984) Bergman
... aka The Blood of Others (USA)
The Country Girls (1984) (TV) Mr. Gentleman
"Reilly: The Ace of Spies" (1983) (mini) TV Series Sidney Reilly (Sigmund Rosenblum)
Enigma (1983) Dimitri Vasilikov
Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Attack Force Z (1982) Sergeant D.J. Costello
From a Far Country (1981) Marian
Possession (1981) Mark
The Final Conflict (1981) Damien Thorn
"The Sullivans" (1976) TV Series Ben Dawson (1980)
Lucinda Brayford (1980) Tony Duff
My Brilliant Career (1979) Harry Beecham
The Journalist (1979) Rex
Just Out of Reach (1979) Mike
Sleeping Dogs (1977) Smith
Ashes (1975) Priest
Landfall (1975) Eric

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