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Sam Neill: Roles
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After Roger Moore made his last James Bond movie in 1985, Neill was seriously considered for the role in The Living Daylights. He impressed people with his screen test and was the preferred choice of director John Glen. However, Cubby Broccoli was not as impressed by Neill, and the role eventually went to Timothy Dalton instead. Since then, Neill has played heroes and villains in a succession of film and television dramas and comedies. In the UK, he became well-known in the early-1980s, starring in dramas such as Ivanhoe and notably in the title role of Reilly, Ace of Spies.
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Neill played the lead role in the classic British television series Reilly: Ace of Spies. His most recent television roles are Granada’s remake of Dr Zhivago and Turner Broadcasting’s Linda La Plante story Framed. He is a three times Golden Globe nominee, including Best Actor in a mini-series for Merlin for which he ... received an Emmy nomination.
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On television, Neill recently received Emmy nominations for his starring role as the title character in the ABC/Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation Merlin. He was named Best Actor on British Television, and received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal in the title role Reilly, Ace of Spies, and earned a second Golden Globe nomination for his work opposite Judy Davis in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of One Against the Wind.
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