Sam Neill

'Sam Neill' (qv) was born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, to army parents, an English-born mother, Priscilla Beatrice (Ingham), and a New Zealand-born father, Dermot Neill. His family moved to the South Island of New Zealand in 1954. He went to boarding schools and then attended the universities at Canterbury and Victoria. He has a BA in English Literature. Following his graduation, he worked with the New Zealand Players and other theater groups. He also was a film director, editor and scriptwriter for the New Zealand National Film Unit for 6 years.'Sam Neill' (qv) is internationally recognised for his contribution to film and television. He is well known for his roles in 'Steven Spielberg' (qv)'s _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) and 'Jane Campion' (qv)'s Academy Award Winning film _The Piano (1993)_ (qv). Other film roles include _The Daughter (2015)_ (qv), _Backtrack (2015)_ (qv) opposite 'Adrien Brody' (qv), _MindGamers (2015)_ (qv), _United Passions (2014)_ (qv), _A Long Way Down (2014)_ (qv), _Escape Plan (2013)_ (qv), _The Hunter (2011)_ (qv) with 'Willem Dafoe' (qv), _Daybreakers (2009)_ (qv), _Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)_ (qv), _Little Fish (2005)_ (qv) opposite 'Cate Blanchett' (qv), _Skin (2008)_ (qv), _Dean Spanley (2008)_ (qv), _Wimbledon (2004)_ (qv), _Yes (2004)_ (qv), _Perfect Strangers (2003)_ (qv), _Dirty Deeds (2002)_ (qv), _The Zookeeper (2001)_ (qv), _Bicentennial Man (1999)_ (qv) opposite 'Robin Williams' (qv), _The Horse Whisperer (1998)_ (qv) alongside 'Kristin Scott Thomas' (qv), _Sleeping Dogs (1977)_ (qv), and _My Brilliant Career (1979)_ (qv).He received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the NBC miniseries _Merlin (1998)_ (qv). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for _Allein gegen den Wind (1991)_ (qv), and for _Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)_ (qv). The British Academy of Film and Television honoured Sam's work in Reilly by naming him Best Actor. Sam received an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in _Jessica (2004)_ (qv).Other television includes _House of Hancock (2015)_ (qv), _Rake (2010)_ (qv), _Doctor Zhivago (2002)_ (qv), _To the Ends of the Earth (2005)_ (qv), _The Tudors (2007)_ (qv) with 'Jonathan Rhys Meyers' (qv), _Crusoe (2008)_ (qv), _Alcatraz (2012)_ (qv) and recently in _Old School (2014)_ (qv) opposite 'Bryan Brown' (qv), _Peaky Blinders (2013)_ (qv) alongside 'Cillian Murphy' (qv) and _The Dovekeepers (2015)_ (qv) for CBS Studios.::Shanahan Management