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Biography

Sam Neill was born to New Zealand Army parents, Dermot and Priscilla Neill, while they were stationed in Northern Ireland. He has an older…more

Born

9/14/1947, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, U.K.

Birth Name

Nigel Neill

Gender

Male

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Role
- Alcatraz
  Emerson Hauser
  - S 1: Ep 12 Garrett Stillman
    3/26/12
  - S 1: Ep 13 Tommy Madsen
    3/26/12
  - S 1: Ep 11 Webb Porter
    3/19/12
  - S 1: Ep 10 Clarence Montgomery
    3/12/12
  - S 1: Ep 9 Sonny Burnett
    3/5/12
  - + 8 More Credits
- Happy Town
  Merritt Grieves
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dallas Alice Doesn't Live here Anymore
    7/1/10
  - S 1: Ep 8 Blame It on Rio Bravo
    7/1/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Questions and Antlers
    6/16/10
  - S 1: Ep 5 This Is Why We Stay
    6/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 4 Slight of Hand
    6/2/10
  - + 3 More Credits
- Crusoe
  Jeremiah Blackthorn
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Return
    1/31/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Traveler
    1/24/09
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Hunting Party
    1/17/09
  - S 1: Ep 9 Smoke and Mirrors
    1/10/09
  - S 1: Ep 8 Name of the Game
    12/20/08
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Tudors
  Cardinal Wolsey
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Death of Wolsey
    6/10/07
  - S 1: Ep 9 Look to God First
    6/3/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Truth and Justice
    5/20/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 Message to the Emperor
    5/13/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 True Love
    5/6/07
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Triangle
  Eric Benirall
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    12/7/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    12/6/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    12/5/05
- Space (2001)
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 6 Boldy Go
    8/26/01
  - S 1: Ep 5 New Worlds
    8/19/01
  - S 1: Ep 4 Are We Alone?
    8/12/01
  - S 1: Ep 3 Black Holes
    8/5/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 Staying Alive
    7/29/01
  - + 1 More Credits
- Kane & Abel
  William Lowell Kane
  - S 1: Ep 3 Kane & Abel Part 3
    1/1/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 Kane & Abel Part 2
    1/1/85
  - S 1: Ep 1 Kane & Abel Part 1
    1/1/85
- Reilly: Ace of Spies
  Sidney Reilly/Sigmund Rosenblum
  - S 1: Ep 12 Shutdown
    11/16/83
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Last Journey
    11/9/83
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Trust
    11/2/83
  - S 1: Ep 9 After Moscow
    10/26/83
  - S 1: Ep 8 Endgame
    10/19/83
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (16)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 136 Episode #4.136
    2/10/11
- bro'Town
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 To Sam With Love
    5/3/09
- Two Twisted
  Stamp Trader
  - S 1: Ep 5 Von Stauffenberg's Stamp
    8/28/06
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 21 Monday 17th July
    7/17/06
- The Triangle
  Winston Benirall
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    12/7/05
- The Triangle
  Himself/Eric Benirall
  - S 1: Ep 0 Sci Fi Inside: The Triangle
    11/27/05
- At The Movies
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 31 7th September, 2005
    9/7/05
- A Current Affair
  Sam Neill
  - S 2: Ep 17 Sam Neill
    9/4/01
- Rove Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 28 August 28, 2001
    8/28/01
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 79 Show #0518
    1/8/96
- The Simpsons
  Molloy
  - S 5: Ep 11 Homer the Vigilante
    1/6/94
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode 61
    1/20/92
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Major James Leggatt
  - S 41: Ep 1 One Against the Wind
    12/1/91
- Mystery!
  Sidney Reilly
  - S 4: Ep 4 Reilly, Ace of Spies (4) Anna
    2/12/84
  - S 4: Ep 3 Reilly, Ace of Spies (3) The Visiting Fireman
    2/5/84
  - S 4: Ep 2 Reilly, Ace Of Spies (2) Prelude to War
    1/29/84
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 22 Film 80 Episode 22
    12/1/80
- Young Ramsey
  Crossland
  - S 1: Ep 1 Do or Die

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Alcatraz: The Next FlashForward, Not the Next Lost

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- Sam played the title role in the 1998 TV mini-series Merlin. He reprised the role in Merlin's Apprentice.
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- In 1998 Sam was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Merlin.
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- Sam wrote, directed and edited the movies "Four Shorts on Architecture" and "Telephone Etiquette".
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- Sam Neill: I'd like the vineyard to support me but I'm afraid it is the other way round. It is not a very economic business. It is a ridiculously time and money-consuming business. I would not do it if it was not so satisfying and fun - and it gets me pissed once in awhile.
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- Sam Neill: I enjoy being a winemaker of sorts, even if my choice of wine means cultivating a very tricky and elusive grape. More and more of my friends at home and on film locations are after the Two Paddocks label, so I need this third vineyard. But I really do enjoy the commitment away from my real job, the one that pays all the bills - it's good for your soul to balance your work and life.
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- Sam Neill: (on kissing Hugo Weaving in the movie Little Fish) Kissing blokes is deeply unappealing. A bit like kissing an alsatian's arse. Horribly hairy. It gives me a new respect for women.
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