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Sam Neill (born Nigel John Dermot Neill), OBE (born 14 September, 1947) is a New Zealand film and television actor, and owner of the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago. He is most widely known for playing paleontologist Doctor Alan Grant in Jurassic Park , Jurassic Park III and Jurassic Park IV . Born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, he was the second son of Dermot, a Harrow and Sandhurst-educated army officer and third generation New Zealander (who was then stationed in Northern Ireland), and his English wife, Priscilla. The family were the owners of Neill and Co., the largest liquor retailers in New
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Sam Neill is a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor. He is most widely known for playing paleontologist Doctor Alan Grant in "Jurassic Park" and "Jurassic Park III". Other leading and co-starring roles include those in "Dead Calm", "The Hunt for Red October", "The Piano", "Sirens", "Event Horizon", and "The Dish".
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Emmy® and Golden Globe nominated actor Sam Neill made his cinematic debut in Sleeping Dogs, the first New Zealand film released in the United States. His American debut was in The Final Conflict: Omen III. His many feature film credits ... include Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, The Piano, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 3, Sirens, The Jungle Book, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man and The Zookeeper.
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As a king, spy, president or even an invisible man, Nigel “Sam” Neill has played them all. Born September 14, 1947 in Omagh, Northern Ireland, Sam is one of three children of New Zealand descent and retains a New Zealand and British citizenship. Nigel took the nickname, Sam, to the movie screen launching a career that has spanned the early 70’s to the new millennium.
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Sam Neill has joined Ethan Hawke on the cast of Lionsgate's upcoming vampire thriller "Daybreakers," which is set to begin filming in Australia in July, report ScreenDaily. Peter and Michael Spierig wrote and will direct the film. New Zealand's Weta Workshop will create the effects on the project.
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Starting out as a documentary maker and travelling player in New Zealand, Sam Neill has come a long way. Moving into Australian film, then being recommended by James Mason to play the AntiChrist in Omen III, he proceeded to star in some of the biggest and best movies ever. Jurassic Park, The Piano, Dead Calm, and cult classics like Possession and In The Mouth Of Madness. The list below is long and very, very impressive.
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