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Sam Neill is internationally recognised for his contribution to film and television. He is well known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) and Jane Campion's Academy Award Winning film The Piano (1993).
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He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), [6] a role that he reprises in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
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Sam Neill is the actor who played Dr. Alan Grant.
Based on New Zealand, Northern Irish-born Sam Neill is recognized internationally for his work in film and television. His highly eclectic feature film credits include Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams and Embeth Davidtz, Children of the Revolution with Judy Davis, and Restoration Alongside Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan and Hugh Grant. He had previously starred opposite Grant as controversial Australian artist Norman Lindsey in John Duigan's Sirens. Neill's profile skyrocketed in 1993 with his roles in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and Jane Campions' The Piano. The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Australian Film Institute (A.F.I.) prize as Best Picture. Neill was named New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1993. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for Service to Acting in 1991 and a Distinguished Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009, as well as an A.F.I. nomination.
His film credits also include The Hunt for Red October with Sean Connery, Dead Calm opposite Nicole Kidman, and My Brilliant Career with Judy Davis. He starred in opposite Meryl Streep in two films for director Fred Schepisi, A Cry in the Dark and Plenty. He collected the A.F.I. Awards as best Actor for Plenty.
More Recently, Neill appeared in My Mother Frank, earning another A.F.I. nomination. He lent vocal talents to the animation feature, The Majic Pudding, and also recently starred in The Hunter, The Zookeeper, and The Dish.
Neill has been honored with Golden Globe nominations for his work on television twice, and received both Golden Globes and Emmy Nominations for his performance as the title character in the 1998 miniseries Merlin. He portrayed Thomas Jefferson in the miniseries Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, and also starred in Reilly: Ace of Spies, Kane and Abel, Amerika and One Against the Wind.
When not before the cameras, Neill works as a vinter in Otago, New Zealand, producing a Pinot Noir called Two Paddocks.
Jurassic Park
Sam Neill played the character of Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg had first offered the role to Harrison Ford, who had portrayed the similar character Indiana Jones, but Ford had refused. Because this film had popularised dinosaurs the surnames of its main actors were used to make the species name of the Tianchisaurus genus. The species name has become nedegoapeferima, in which the part ne are the first two letters of Neill.
Jurassic Park III
In 2001 Sam Neill again played Dr. Grant in Jurassic Park III. In the Jurassic Park III Prop Set a picture of Dr. Grant appears with a blue signature of Sam Neill himself.
Jurassic World
On an MTV interview with him on 2011, he was asked if he would appear in a new Jurassic Park. He said that because Stan Winston died a new Jurassic Park couldn't be made. But he said that if Michael Crichton time travels to now and write a new book, he would appear in the new Jurassic Park. During the interview he did a funny Velociraptor impression.
1.Indiana Jones Won't Go To Mars, ign.com.
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Sam Neill is the actor who played Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion. Learn about his biography, filmography, awards and trivia on this fan-made wiki page.
Sam Neill plays Dr. Alan Grant, a paleontologist who visits a theme park with dinosaurs. See his photos, quotes, and scenes from the movie, as well as his role in the sequels.
Jun 11, 1993 · Jurassic Park: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough. An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs.
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Apr 27, 2022 · The actor, who plays Dr. Alan Grant, reveals that director Steven Spielberg asked him to switch between his native New Zealand accent and an American one during the filming of Jurassic Park. He jokes that his accent was "a load of T. rex poo" and that fans noticed the inconsistency.
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Mar 9, 2024 · Sam Neill may be best known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in the megahit Jurassic Park, but the talented actor has more than 150 acting credits to his name.
