Sam Neill
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. He has also had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin, Captain Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October, Lord Friedrich Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, and Alisdair Stewart in The Piano.
Most recently he played Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in the Peace Arch Entertainment production for Showtime, The Tudors.
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| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II) | Nominee Film Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film (Sam Neill) | Under the Mountain |
| 2006 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor on Television (Sam Neill) | The Triangle |
| 1999 | Golden Globes, USA | Nominee Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sam Neill) | Merlin (1988) |
| 1998 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Nominee Chainsaw Award | Best Actor (Sam Neill) | Event Horizon |
| 1998 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Television Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries (Sam Neill) | Merlin (1988) |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Sam Neill) | Merlin (1988) |
| 1993 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor (Sam Neill) | Memoirs of an Invisible Man |
