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==Acting career==
==Acting career==
===New Zealand===
After working at the New Zealand [[National Film Unit]] as a director, Neill was cast for the lead role in the 1977 New Zealand film ''[[Sleeping Dogs (film)|Sleeping Dogs]]''. Following this, he appeared in Australian romance ''[[My Brilliant Career (film)|My Brilliant Career]]'' (1979), opposite [[Judy Davis]].
Neil's first film was a New Zealand TV movie ''[[The City of No]]'' (1971). He followed it with a short, ''The Water Cycle'' (1972) and the TV movie ''[[Hunt's Duffer]]'' (1973).


Neill wrote and directed a film for the New Zealand [[National Film Unit]], ''Telephone Etiquette'' (1974). He was in ''[[Landfall (film)|Landfall]]'' (1976).
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In the late 1970s, his mentor was [[James Mason]]. In 1981 he won his first big international role, as [[Damien Thorn]], son of the devil, in ''[[Omen III: The Final Conflict]]'';<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame">[http://www.fangoria.com/new/for-your-consideration-sam-neill-for-the-fangoria-hall-of-fame/ For Your Consideration: Sam Neill for the FANGORIA Hall of Fame!], Fangoria.com, 11 January 2015.</ref> also in that year, he played an outstanding main role in [[Andrzej Żuławski]]'s cult film, ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]''.<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/> Later, he was one of the leading candidates to succeed [[Roger Moore]] in the role of [[James Bond]], but lost out to [[Timothy Dalton]]. Among his many Australian roles is playing [[Michael Chamberlain]] in ''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' (1988) (released as ''A Cry in the Dark'' outside of Australia and New Zealand)<ref name = "A Cry in the Dark">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/releaseinfo#akas|title=''A Cry in the Dark'' (1988) – Release dates |publisher= IMDb.com|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref>, a film about the case of [[Death of Azaria Chamberlain|Azaria Chamberlain]].

Neill's breakthrough performance in New Zealand was the film ''[[Sleeping Dogs (film)|Sleeping Dogs]]'' (1977), the first local movie to be widely seen abroad.
===Australia===
Neill went to Australia where he had a guest role on the TV show ''The Sullivans''. He was the romantic male lead in ''[[My Brilliant Career (film)|My Brilliant Career]]'' (1979), opposite [[Judy Davis]]; this film was a big international success.

He made some Australian films that were less widely seen - ''[[The Journalist (1979 film)|The Journalist]]'' (1979), ''[[Just Out of Reach]]'' (1979) and ''[[Attack Force Z]]'' (1981), and appeared in television productions like ''[[Young Ramsay]]'' and ''[[Lucinda Brayford]].
===International Career===
In 1981 he won his first big international role, as [[Damien Thorn]], son of the devil, in ''[[Omen III: The Final Conflict]]'';<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame">[http://www.fangoria.com/new/for-your-consideration-sam-neill-for-the-fangoria-hall-of-fame/ For Your Consideration: Sam Neill for the FANGORIA Hall of Fame!], Fangoria.com, 11 January 2015.</ref> also in that year, he played an outstanding main role in [[Andrzej Żuławski]]'s cult film, ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]''.<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/>

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Later, he was one of the leading candidates to succeed [[Roger Moore]] in the role of [[James Bond]], but lost out to [[Timothy Dalton]]. Among his many Australian roles is playing [[Michael Chamberlain]] in ''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' (1988) (released as ''A Cry in the Dark'' outside of Australia and New Zealand)<ref name = "A Cry in the Dark">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/releaseinfo#akas|title=''A Cry in the Dark'' (1988) – Release dates |publisher= IMDb.com|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref>, a film about the case of [[Death of Azaria Chamberlain|Azaria Chamberlain]].


Neill has played heroes and occasionally villains in a succession of film and television dramas and comedies. In the UK, he won early fame and was Golden Globe nominated after portraying real-life spy, Sidney Reilly, in the mini-series ''[[Reilly, Ace of Spies]]'' (1983). An early American starring role was in 1987's [[Amerika (miniseries)|''Amerika'']], playing a senior KGB officer leading the occupation and division of a defeated United States. His leading and co-starring roles in films include the thriller ''[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]'' (1989),<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/>, the two-part historical epic ''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' (1989) (as [[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de Lafayette]]), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Death in Brunswick]]'' (1990),<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/> ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1993), ''[[Sirens (1994 film)|Sirens]]'' (1994), ''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1994), [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]'' (1995), ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' (1997), ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]'' (1999), and the comedy ''[[The Dish]]'' (2000).<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/>
Neill has played heroes and occasionally villains in a succession of film and television dramas and comedies. In the UK, he won early fame and was Golden Globe nominated after portraying real-life spy, Sidney Reilly, in the mini-series ''[[Reilly, Ace of Spies]]'' (1983). An early American starring role was in 1987's [[Amerika (miniseries)|''Amerika'']], playing a senior KGB officer leading the occupation and division of a defeated United States. His leading and co-starring roles in films include the thriller ''[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]'' (1989),<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/>, the two-part historical epic ''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' (1989) (as [[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de Lafayette]]), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Death in Brunswick]]'' (1990),<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/> ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1993), ''[[Sirens (1994 film)|Sirens]]'' (1994), ''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1994), [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]'' (1995), ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' (1997), ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]'' (1999), and the comedy ''[[The Dish]]'' (2000).<ref name="Fango-HallOfFame"/>

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Sam Neill
DCNZM OBE
Neill in 2010
Born
Nigel John Dermot Neill

(1947-09-14) 14 September 1947 (age 76)
Omagh, Northern Ireland
Nationality
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
EducationChrist's College, Christchurch
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
Victoria University of Wellington
Occupation(s)Actor, vineyard proprietor
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)Lisa Harrow (c.1980–1989)
Noriko Watanabe (1989–2017)
Children4 (including one stepdaughter, one son given up for adoption)
Websitetwopaddocks.com

Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill DCNZM OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor, writer, producer, director, and vineyard owner. Born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, he moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954.[1] Neill first achieved recognition with his appearance in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Dead Calm (1989), and The Piano (1993). He came to international prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), reprising the role in 2001's Jurassic Park III.

Neill's other films include The Hunt for Red October (1990), Sirens; In the Mouth of Madness; The Jungle Book (all 1994), Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Event Horizon (both 1997), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Bicentennial Man (1999), The Dish (2000), Yes, Wimbledon (both 2004), Daybreakers (2009), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), The Hunter (2011), The Vow (2012), Escape Plan (2013), The Daughter (2015), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), The Commuter, and Peter Rabbit (both 2018).

Outside of film, Neill has appeared in numerous television series, such as Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), Merlin (1998), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–10), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Peaky Blinders (2013–14). He has also presented and narrated several documentaries.

Neill is the recipient of a New Zealand Film Award and a Logie Award, as well as three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.[2] He lives in Queenstown and has three children and one stepchild.

Early life

Northern Ireland

Neill was born in 1947 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, to Priscilla Beatrice (born Ingham) and Dermot Neill. His father, an army officer, was a third-generation New Zealander, while his mother was born in England.[3] His great-grandfather Percy Neill left Belfast in Northern Ireland for New Zealand in 1860, settling in Dunedin. He was the son of a wine merchant importing wine from France.[4][5]

At the time of Neill's birth, his father was stationed in Northern Ireland, serving with the Irish Guards.[6] His father's family owned Neill and Co. (later part of the listed hospitality group Wilson Neill[7][8]), the largest liquor retailers in New Zealand at the time.[when?] Neill holds British and Irish citizenship through his place of birth, but identifies primarily as a New Zealander.[9][better source needed]

New Zealand

In 1954, Neill moved with his family to New Zealand, where he attended the Anglican boys' boarding school Christ's College, Christchurch. He went on to study English literature at the University of Canterbury, where he had his first exposure to acting. He moved to Wellington to continue his tertiary education at Victoria University, where he graduated with a BA in English literature.

In 2004, on the Australian talk show Enough Rope, interviewer Andrew Denton briefly touched on the issue of Neill's stuttering. It affected most of his childhood and as a result he was "hoping that people wouldn't talk to [him]" so he would not have to answer back. He also stated, "I kind of outgrew it. I can still ... you can still detect me as a stammerer."[10]

He first took to calling himself "Sam" at school because there were several other students named Nigel, and because he felt the name Nigel was "a little effete for ... a New Zealand playground".[10][11][12]

Acting career

New Zealand

Neil's first film was a New Zealand TV movie The City of No (1971). He followed it with a short, The Water Cycle (1972) and the TV movie Hunt's Duffer (1973).

Neill wrote and directed a film for the New Zealand National Film Unit, Telephone Etiquette (1974). He was in Landfall (1976).

Neill's breakthrough performance in New Zealand was the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), the first local movie to be widely seen abroad.

Australia

Neill went to Australia where he had a guest role on the TV show The Sullivans. He was the romantic male lead in My Brilliant Career (1979), opposite Judy Davis; this film was a big international success.

He made some Australian films that were less widely seen - The Journalist (1979), Just Out of Reach (1979) and Attack Force Z (1981), and appeared in television productions like Young Ramsay and Lucinda Brayford.

International Career

In 1981 he won his first big international role, as Damien Thorn, son of the devil, in Omen III: The Final Conflict;[13] also in that year, he played an outstanding main role in Andrzej Żuławski's cult film, Possession.[13]

Later, he was one of the leading candidates to succeed Roger Moore in the role of James Bond, but lost out to Timothy Dalton. Among his many Australian roles is playing Michael Chamberlain in Evil Angels (1988) (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand)[14], a film about the case of Azaria Chamberlain.

Neill has played heroes and occasionally villains in a succession of film and television dramas and comedies. In the UK, he won early fame and was Golden Globe nominated after portraying real-life spy, Sidney Reilly, in the mini-series Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983). An early American starring role was in 1987's Amerika, playing a senior KGB officer leading the occupation and division of a defeated United States. His leading and co-starring roles in films include the thriller Dead Calm (1989),[13], the two-part historical epic La Révolution française (1989) (as Marquis de Lafayette), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Death in Brunswick (1990),[13] Jurassic Park (1993), Sirens (1994), The Jungle Book (1994), John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995), Event Horizon (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), and the comedy The Dish (2000).[13]

Neill at the première of Daybreakers during the Toronto International Film Festival, 2009

Neill has occasionally acted in New Zealand films, including The Piano (1993), Perfect Strangers (2003), Under the Mountain (2009), and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016). He returned to directing in 1995 with the documentary Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995) which he wrote and directed with Judy Rymer.

In 1993, he co-starred with Anne Archer in Question of Faith, an independent drama based on a true story about one woman's fight to beat cancer and have a baby. In 2000, he provided the voice of Sam Sawnoff in The Magic Pudding. In 2001, he hosted and narrated a documentary series for the BBC entitled Space (Hyperspace in the United States).

He portrayed the eponymous wizard in Merlin (1998), a miniseries based on the legends of King Arthur. He reprised his role in the sequel, Merlin's Apprentice (2006).

Neill starred in the historical drama The Tudors, playing Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. "I have to say I really enjoyed making The Tudors", he said,[15] "It was six months with a character that I found immensely intriguing, with a cast that I liked very much and with a story I found very compelling. It has elements that are hard to beat: revenge and betrayal, lust and treason, all the things that make for good stories."[15]

He acted in the short-lived Fox TV series Alcatraz (2012) as Emerson Hauser. He played the role of Otto Luger in the fantasy adventure movie The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box[16] (2014). He had a role in the BBC series Peaky Blinders, set in post-World War I Birmingham. He played the role of Chief Inspector Chester Campbell, a sadistic corrupt policeman, who came to clean up the town on Churchill's orders. In the 2015 BBC TV miniseries And Then There Were None, based on Agatha Christie's thriller, he played the role of General MacArthur.

In 2016, he starred in the New Zealand-made film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, directed by Taika Waititi, as well as the ITV miniseries Tutankhamun. In 2017 Neill appeared in a comedic scene in the fantasy sequel Thor: Ragnarok, in which he portrays an actor playing Odin (as depicted by Anthony Hopkins) alongside Luke Hemsworth and Matt Damon playing Thor and Loki respectively.

In 2018, he portrayed Mr. McGregor and also the voice of Tommy Brock in Peter Rabbit.

Personal life

From about 1980 to 1989, Neill was in a relationship with actress Lisa Harrow.[17] They have a son, Tim, born in 1983. Neill subsequently married make-up artist Noriko Watanabe in 1989 and they have one daughter, Elena (born in 1991). Neill separated from Watanabe in 2017,[18][19] and as of early 2018 is dating Australian political journalist Laura Tingle.[20][21][22][23]

He is also stepfather to Maiko Spencer, a daughter from Watanabe's first marriage.[24] In his early 20s he fathered a son, Andrew, who was adopted by someone else. In 2014, Neill said the two "went looking for [one another]" and that their reunion was "much more grown-up" than expected.[25]

Neill at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Neill lives in Queenstown and owns a winery called Two Paddocks, consisting of a vineyard at Gibbston and two near Alexandra, all in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island.[26] His avocation is running Two Paddocks. "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", said Neill,[15] "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 a while."[15] He enjoys sharing his exploits on the farm through social media.[27] He names his farm animals after film-industry colleagues. His farming exploits can be seen on his Twitter account @TwoPaddocks.[28]

Neill also has homes in Wellington, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia. He is a supporter of the Australian Speak Easy Association and the British Stammering Association (BSA). He supports the New Zealand Labour Party[29] and the Australian Labor Party.

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1991 for his work as an actor.[30]

Neill has been appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM). When knighthoods were returned to the New Zealand Honours System in 2009, those with DCNZM or higher honours were given the option of converting them into knighthoods. He chose not to do this, saying the title of Sir was "just far too grand, by far".[31]

He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Canterbury in 2002.[32]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Landfall Eric
Ashes Priest
1977 Sleeping Dogs Smith
1979 Just Out of Reach Mike
The Journalist Rex
My Brilliant Career Harry Beecham
1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict Damien Thorn
Possession Mark
From a Far Country Marian
1982 Ivanhoe Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Attack Force Z Sergeant D. J. (Danny) Costello
Enigma Dimitri Vasilikov
1984 The Blood of Others Bergman
The Country Girls Mr Gentleman
1985 Robbery Under Arms Captain Starlight
Plenty Lazar
1986 For Love Alone James Quick
1987 The Good Wife Neville Gifford
1988 Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)[14] Michael Chamberlain Won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1989 Dead Calm John Ingram
La Révolution française Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette
1990 The Hunt for Red October Captain Vasily Borodin
Shadow of China TV reporter Credited as John Dermot
1991 Death in Brunswick Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Until the End of the World Eugene Fitzpatrick
1992 The Rainbow Warrior Alan Galbraith
Memoirs of an Invisible Man David Jenkins Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hostage John Rennie
1993 The Piano Alisdair Stewart Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jurassic Park Dr. Alan Grant
Sirens Norman Lindsay
1994 Country Life Dr. Max Askey
The Jungle Book Colonel Geofferey Brydon
In the Mouth of Madness John Trent
1995 Restoration King Charles II
1996 Children of the Revolution Nine
Victory Mr. Jones
1997 Event Horizon Dr. William Weir
Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lord Fredric Hoffman
1998 The Horse Whisperer Robert MacLean
Sweet Revenge Henry Bell
1999 Molokai Walter Murray Gibson
Bicentennial Man 'Sir' Richard Martin
2000 My Mother Frank Professor Mortlock Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Dish Cliff Buxton
The Magic Pudding Sam Sawnoff Voice role
2001 Jurassic Park III Dr. Alan Grant
The Zookeeper Ludovic Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
2002 Dirty Deeds Ray
Leunig Animated Narrator
2003 Perfect Strangers The Man
2004 Yes Anthony
Wimbledon Dennis Bradbury
2005 Gallipoli Narrator Voice role
Little Fish The Jockey
2006 Irresistible Craig
2007 Angel Théo
2008 Dean Spanley Dean Spanley
Skin Abraham Laing
2009 In Her Skin Mr. Reid
Iron Road Alfred Nichol
Under the Mountain Mr. Jones
Daybreakers Charles Bromley
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Allomere Voice role
2011 The Dragon Pearl Chris Chase
The Hunter Jack Mindy Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2012 The Vow Bill Thornton
2013 Escape Plan Dr. Kyrie
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Otto Luger
2014 United Passions João Havelange
A Long Way Down Jess's father
2015 Backtrack Duncan Stewart
The Daughter Walter Finch Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople Uncle Hec
Tommy's Honour Alexander Boothby
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Odin actor Cameo
MindGamers Kreutz
Sweet Country Fred Smith
2018 The Commuter Captain David Hawthorne
Peter Rabbit Mr. Joe McGregor / Tommy Brock Voice role (as Tommy Brock)
TBA Blackbird Paul Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Lucinda Brayford Tony Duff Four-part miniseries
ABC Television, Melbourne Australia
1982 Ivanhoe Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Sidney Reilly 12 episodes
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
1985 Kane & Abel William Lowell Kane
1986 Strong Medicine Vince Lord
1987 Amerika Colonel Andrei Denisov
1991 One Against the Wind Sergeant James Liggett
1993 Family Pictures David Eberlin
1994 The Simpsons Malloy Voice role
Episode: "Homer the Vigilante"
1995 Forgotten Silver Himself
1996 In Cold Blood Agent Alvin Dewey
1998 Merlin Merlin Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
The Games Citytrans CEO Episode: "Transport"
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Thomas Jefferson
2001 Submerged Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
2002 Doctor Zhivago Victor Komarovsky
Framed Eddie Meyers
2004 Stiff Lionel Merricks
Jessica Richard Runche Logie Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Governor Arthur Phillip 2 episodes
To the Ends of the Earth Mr. Prettiman 3 episodes
The Triangle Eric Benerall 3 episodes
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
2006 Merlin's Apprentice Merlin
Two Twisted Mick Episode: "Von Stauffenberg's Stamp"
2007 The Tudors Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 10 episodes
Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series
Nominated—Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
2008–2010 Crusoe Jeremiah Blackthorn 14 episodes
2009 Happy Town Merritt Grieves 8 episodes
bro'Town Himself Voice role
Episode: "To Sam with Love"
2010 Rake Dr Bruce Chandler Episode: "R v Chandler"
2011 Ice Anthony Kavanagh
2012 Alcatraz Emerson Hauser 13 episodes
2013 Harry Jim "Stocks" Stockton
2013–2014 Peaky Blinders C. I. Campbell 12 episodes
2014 Old School Ted Macabe
2014 House of Hancock Lang Hancock
2015 And Then There Were None General John Gordon Macarthur
2016 Why Anzac with Sam Neill Himself Documentary, wrote and produced
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands Narrator Documentary series, 3 episodes
Tutankhamun Lord Carnavon
Country Calendar Himself Episode: "Film Noir"

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sam Neill in Uncharted territory with new series". New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ Awards for Sam Neill at IMDb
  3. ^ Beck, Chris (2 September 2004). "The interview". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
  4. ^ "New cellar door pops up in Neill's life" by Louise Scott, Otago Daily Times, 6 January 2016
  5. ^ "My life: Sam Neill" by Susan Jung, South China Morning Post, 21 April 2013
  6. ^ Condon, Eileen (8 May 2001). "Dishy Sam's got space aspirations; For an actor fascinated by space travel Sam Neill must have thought he'd landed a dream role with his new film, The Dish. The Omagh-born actor talks to Eileen Condon about his latest role". The News Letter. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
  7. ^ James Beech (4 March 2014). "Vineyard named in honour of father". Otago Daily Times.
  8. ^ Annabel Wilson (21 November 2017). "Obituary: Otago businessman Robert Wilson remembered as food industry pioneer". stuff.co.nz.
  9. ^ Interview, Radio Times, 11–17 October 2014
  10. ^ a b "Sam Neill". Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. Australia. 7 June 2004. ABC. Retrieved 22 July 2010. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episode= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Erika Grams. "Sam Neill – FAQ". Ibiblio.org. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Nigel, Neville??". Lexigame.com. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  13. ^ a b c d e For Your Consideration: Sam Neill for the FANGORIA Hall of Fame!, Fangoria.com, 11 January 2015.
  14. ^ a b "A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  15. ^ a b c d Pam Brown. The West. "A glorious romp through history", 5 February 2008. Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Adam Dawtrey (11 April 2012). "Aneurin Barnard tapped for 'Mariah Mundi'". Variety article. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  17. ^ Catherall, Sarah (28 March 2018). "Lisa Harrow reflects on the pivotal moments in her colourful career". The New Zealand Listener.
  18. ^ "Sam Neill's Love Triangle". Woman's Day. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  19. ^ https://www.afr.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/film-and-tv/actor-sam-neill-not-quite-a-wildeyed-crazy-hippy-but-kinda-close-20180403-h0ya9u
  20. ^ Robin, Myriam (4 February 2018). "Actor Sam Neill and AFR political editor Laura Tingle start dating". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  21. ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/sam-neill-i-dont-like-the-idea-of-retiring/news-story/60937fd89dfb8473612987d88894b344
  22. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/hollywood-star-sam-neill-70-finds-love-with-political-journalist-laura-tingle-56---after-the-pair-started-flirting-on-twitter/ar-BBIKuk9
  23. ^ "Sam Neill's Twitter romance gets 'serious'". Spy website, The New Zealand Herald. Auckland. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Sam Neill – Family & Companions". yahoo.com. 10 January 1991. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  25. ^ Wilson, Fiona (11 October 2014). "What I've learnt: Sam Neill". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  26. ^ Scott, Cathy. "Two Paddocks: Our Story".
  27. ^ "Let's take a moment to appreciate Sam Neill's beautiful, perfect, pig-filled Twitter account".
  28. ^ "Meet Taika, the latest Sam Neill's farm animal with a famous name". Stuff. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Sam Neil's Oamaru Speech".
  30. ^ "No. 52564". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1991. p. 30.
  31. ^ "Sir 'just far too grand' for Neill". Otago Daily Times. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  32. ^ "Honorary Graduates" (PDF). University of Canterbury. 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2015.
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