Sam Neill Height Weight Age Net Worth
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on September 14, 1947, is a New Zealand actor. Young Sam Neill first started performing in school theater productions. He made big screen debut in drama film Landfall (1975) in role as Eric. He got his television debut in Australian period drama series The Sullivans (1979-1980) in role as Ben Dawson. Sam's breakthrough performance came as Smith in dramatic action thriller film Sleeping Dogs (1977). He landed his directorial and screenwriting debut with comedy film Telephone Etiquette (1974).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Sam Neill height is 6' 0" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 183 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 154 іn pоunds or 70 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 77 years old. His net worth is around 18 million dollars.
Birth Date:
September 14, 1947
Age:
77 years old
Nationality:
New Zealand
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
6 ft 0 in | 183 cm
Net Worth:
$18 Million
Weight:
70 kg | 154 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as David Jenkins in comedy drama movie Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992).
He was nominated for the AACTA Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performances in movies:
The Piano (1993) - Alisdair Stewart
My Mother Frank (2000) - Professor Mortlock
The Hunter (2011) - Jack Mindy
The Daughter (2015) - Walter Finch
He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Michael Chamberlain in drama movie Evil Angels (1988).
He was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald in black comedy romance film Death in Brunswick (1991).
He won the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Ludovic in drama film The Zookeeper (2001).
He voiced Allomere in animated fantasy adventure film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).
He played Mr. McGregor and also provided the voice of Tommy Brock in live-action animated comedy films Peter Rabbit (2018) and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Sergeant James Liggett in drama movie One Against the Wind (1991).
He starred as Dr. Alan Grant in science fiction action films Jurassic Park (1993), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
He portrayed an actor playing Odin in superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Possession (1981) - Mark
Dead Calm (1989) - John Ingram
The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Captain Vasily Borodin
In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - John Trent
Event Horizon (1997) - Dr. William Weir
Daybreakers (2009) - Charles Bromley
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) - Uncle Hec
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Sidney Reilly in spy television series Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Merlin in NBC miniseries Merlin (1998).
He won the Logie Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Richard Runche in drama miniseries Jessica (2004).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for his role as Eric Benerall in Sci-Fi Channel science fiction miniseries The Triangle (2005).
He was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series and a Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in historical fiction series The Tudors (2007).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for documentary series New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016).
Crusoe (2008-2010) NBC - Jeremiah Blackthorn
Happy Town (2009) ABC - Merritt Grieves
Alcatraz (2012) Fox - Emerson Hauser
Peaky Blinders (2013-2014) BBC One - Major Chester Campbell
The Twelve (2022-2024) Fox Showcase - Brett Colby SC
Facts
Attended the Anglican boys' boarding school Christ's College, Christchurch.
Studied English literature at the University of Canterbury.
Graduated from Victoria University, with a BA in English literature.
Good friends with musicians Neil Finn, Tim Finn and Jimmy Barnes.
Big fan of The Beach Boys.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1991.
He received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Award in 2020.
Supporter of Australian Speak Easy Association and British Stammering Association (BSA).
Lives in Alexandra a town in the Central Otago district of the South Island of New Zealand.
Relationships
He dated Australian actress Kate Fitzpatrick (1984-1985).
Has been in relationships with actress Lisa Harrow (1980-1984) they have a son, Tim.
He was married to make-up artist Noriko Watanabe (1989-2017), they have one daughter, Elena.
He started dating Australian political journalist Laura Tingle in 2018.