Sam Neill

**Sir Nigel John Dermot** "**Sam**" **Neill** (lahir 14 September 1947) adalah seorang aktor Selandia Baru. Kariernya mencakup peran utama dalam drama dan film blockbuster. Dianggap sebagai "pemeran utama internasional", ia dianggap sebagai salah satu aktor paling serba bisa di generasinya.

Lahir di Irlandia Utara dari ibu berkebangsaan Inggris dan ayah berkebangsaan Selandia Baru, Neill pindah ke Christchurch bersama keluarganya pada tahun 1954. Ia pertama kali mendapat pengakuan dengan penampilannya dalam film *[[Sleeping Dogs (film 1977)|Sleeping Dogs]]* (1977), yang diikuti dengan peran utama dalam *[[My Brilliant Career (film)|My Brilliant Career]]* (1979), *[[Omen III: The Final Conflict]]*, *[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]* (keduanya tahun 1981), *[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]* (juga dikenal sebagai *A Cry in the Dark*) (1988), *[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]* (1989), *[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt For Red October]]* (1990), *[[The Piano]]* (1993), dan *[[In the Mouth of Madness]]* (1994). Ia menjadi terkenal secara internasional sebagai Dr. Alan Grant di *[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]* (1993), mengulang peran di *[[Jurassic Park III]]* (2001) dan *[[Jurassic World Dominion]]* (2022).

Di luar film, Neill telah muncul di banyak serial televisi sebagai peran tamu dan berulang, termasuk *[[Reilly, Ace of Spies]]* (1983), *[[The Simpsons]]* (1994), *[[The Tudors]]* (2007), *[[Crusoe (seri televisi)|Crusoe]]* (2008–2010), *[[Happy Town (seri televisi)|Happy Town]]* (2010), *[[Alcatraz (seri televisi)|Alcatraz]]* (2012), dan *[[Rick and Morty]]* (2019). Ia juga berperan sebagai karakter utama Merlin di *[[Merlin (miniseri)|Merlin]]* (1998) dan *[[Merlin's Apprentice]]* (2006), dan sebagai Mayor Chester Campbell dalam dua seri pertama *[[Peaky Blinders (seri televisi)|Peaky Blinders]]* (2013–2014). Dia telah mempresentasikan dan menarasikan beberapa film dokumenter.

Neill adalah penerima AACTA Award untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Peran Utama, Longford Lyell Award, New Zealand Film Award, dan Logie Award untuk Aktor Paling Berprestasi. Dia juga memiliki tiga nominasi Golden Globe dan dua Primetime Emmy Award. Dia memenangkan Silver Logie untuk Aktor Paling Populer di Logies 2023.

## Filmografi
### Televisi

* *[[Ivanhoe (1982 film)|Ivanhoe]]* (1982)
* *[[Reilly, Ace of Spies]]* (1983)
* *[[Kane & Abel (miniseries)|Kane and Abel]]* (1985)
* *[[Amerika (TV miniseries)]]* (1987)
* *[[Simpsons]] episode 1F09 - "[[Homer the Vigilante]]" as Molloy the Cat Burglar (1994)
* *In Cold Blood* (1996)
* *Space* (2001)
* *Doctor Zhivago* (2002)
* *Framed* (2002)
* *Stiff* (2004)
* *Jessica* (2004)
* *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005)
* *The Triangle* (2005)
* *Two Twisted* (2006)
* *The Tudors* (2007)

=== Film ===

* *Sleeping Dogs* (1977)
* *My Brilliant Career* (1979)
* *Omen III: The Final Conflict* (1981)
* *Possession* (1981)
* *Attack Force Z* (1982)
* *Enigma* (1983)
* *Plenty* (1985)
* *The Good Wife* (1987)
* *A Cry in the Dark* (1988)
* *Dead Calm* (1989)
* *Blood Oath* (1990; a.k.a. *Prisoners of the Sun*)
* *The Hunt for Red October* (1990)
* *Death in Brunswick* (1991)
* *Until the End of the World* (1991)
* *Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
* *[[The Piano]]* (1993)
* *[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]* (1993)
* *[[Country Life (film)|Country Life]]* (1994)
* *[[Sirens (film)|Sirens]]* (1994)
* *[[Cinema of Unease|Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill]]* (1995)
* *[[In the Mouth of Madness]]* (1995)
* *[[Restoration (film)|Restoration]]* (1995)
* *[[Children of the Revolution (film)|Children of the Revolution]]* (1996)
* *[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]* (1997)
* *[[Merlin (film)|Merlin]]* (1998)
* *[[The Horse Whisperer]]* (1998)
* *[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]* (1999)
* *[[The Dish]]* (2000)
* *[[My Mother Frank]]* (2000)
* *[[Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal]]* (2000)
* *[[Jurassic Park III]]* (2001)
* *[[The Zookeeper]]* (2001)
* *[[Dirty Deeds (2002 film)|Dirty Deeds]]* (2002)
* *[[Perfect Strangers (2003 film)|Perfect Strangers]]* (2003)
* *[[Yes (film)|Yes]]* (2004)
* *[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]* (2004)
* *[[Little Fish (film)|Little Fish]]* (2005)
* *[[Irresistible (film)|Irresistible]]* (2006)
* *[[Merlin's Apprentice]]* (2006)
* *[[Angel (film 2007)|Angel]]* (2007)
* *[[Dean Spanley]]* (2008)
* *[[Iron Road (film)|Iron Road]]* (2008)
* *[[In Her Skin]]* (2009)
* *[[Under The Mountain (film 2009)|Under The Mountain]]* (2009)
* *[[Skin (film 2009)|Skin]]* (2009)
* *[[Daybreakers]]* (2010)
* *[[Legend of the Guardians]]* *suara* (2010)

## Penghargaan
; Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
: 2006 Nominasi Best Supporting Actor on Television (Saturn Award) lewat film The Triangle
: 1993 Nominasi Best Supporting Actor (Saturn Award) lewat film Memoirs of an Invisible Man
; Australian Film Institute
: 2004 Nominasi Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy (AFI Award) lewat film Jessica
: 2004 Nominasi Best Direction in Television (AFI Award) lewat film The Brush-Off
: 2000 Nominasi Best Performance by an an Actor in a Supporting Role (AFI Award) lewat film My Mother Frank
: 1993 Nominasi Best Actor in a Supporting Role (AFI Award) lewat film The Piano
: 1991 Nominasi Best Actor in a Lead Role (AFI Award) lewat film Death in Brunswick
: 1989 Menang Best Actor in a Lead Role (AFI Award) lewat film Evil Angels
; Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
: 1999 Nominasi Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance (Blockbuster Entertainment Award) lewat film The Horse Whisperer
; Emmy Awards
: 1998 Nominasi Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Emmy) lewat film Merlin
; Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
: 2005 Nominasi Best Actor in a Supporting Role (FCCA Award) lewat film Little Fish
: 2001 Nominasi Best Actor - Male (FCCA Award) lewat film The Dish
; Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
: 2001 Menang Best Actor (Jury Award) lewat film The Zookeeper
; Gemini Awards
: 2008 Nominasi Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Gemini) lewat film The Tudors untuk episode 108 dan 110
; Golden Globe Awards
: 1999 Nominasi Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Golden Globe Award) lewat film Merlin
: 1992 Nominasi Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Golden Globe Award) lewat film One Against the Wind
: 1985 Nominasi Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Golden Globe Award) lewat film 
; Logie Awards
: 2005 Menang Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (Silver Logie) lewat film Jessica
; Monte-Carlo TV Festival
: 2008 Nominasi Outstanding Actor - Drama Series (Golden Nymph) lewat film The Tudors
; MovieGuide Awards
: 2002 Nominasi Most Inspirational Movie Acting (Grace Award) lewat film The Dish
; New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
: 2009 Nominasi Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film (Film Award) lewat film Dean Spanley

## Referensi

## Pranala luar

* 
* Biography at Yahoo Movies
* Biography at Tiscali UK 
* Two Paddocks official website