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Sam Neill (born September 14, 1947) is an actor
best known for his film and television
performances.

He was born Nigel Neill in Omagh, Northern
Ireland, to an army family, but was brought up in
New Zealand from the age of seven, and is a close
friend of Tim Finn.  After appearing in the
popular television series, The Sullivans, he began
his film career in the New Zealand film Sleeping
Dogs (movie)|Sleeping Dogs.   Following up this he
appeared in the Australian classic, My Brilliant
Career (1979), opposite Judy Davis.  This
appearance led to his being selected to play
Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, one of the
sequels to The Omen.  

He was considered to take over from Roger Moore as
James Bond for The Living Daylights, impressing
everyone with his screen test, and was the
original preferred choice of director John Glen. 
However, Albert R. Broccoli|Cubby Broccoli was not
impressed by Neill, and the role eventually went
to Timothy Dalton instead.

Since then, Neill has played heroes and villains
in a succession of television and film 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.

The film Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by
Sam Neill (1995) was written and directed by Sam
Neill and Judy Rymer.  In it Neill narrated his
personal recollection of New Zealand film history.

==Television==
*Ivanhoe (1982) 
*Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983)
*Kane and Abel (1985)
*Jessica (2004)
*To the Ends of the Earth (2005)

==Films==
*Sleeping Dogs (movie)|Sleeping Dogs (1977)
*My Brilliant Career (1979)
*Omen III: The Final Conflict
*Possession (movie)|Possession (1981)
*Attack Force Z (1982)
*Plenty (movie)|Plenty (1985)
*A Cry in the Dark (1988)
*Dead Calm (1989)
*The Hunt for Red October (1990)
*Until the End of the World (1991)
*The Piano (1993)
*Jurassic Park (1993)
*Sirens (film)|Sirens (1994)
*Event Horizon (1995)
*In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
*Merlin (movie)|Merlin (1998)
*The Horse Whisperer (1998)
*The Dish (2000)
*Jurassic Park III (2001)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000554|name=Sam Neill