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Sam Neill

Date of Birth:

14 September 1947, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Birth Name:

Nigel Neill

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography:

Born in Northern Ireland to army parents, his family returned 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. His first feature film was Sleeping Dogs (1977). He then moved to Australia and his performance in My Brilliant Career (1979) was noticed in London by British actor James Mason who lobbied for Neill to get the lead role in Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981). Because of this, Neill moved to England where he also became famous as the title character in "Reilly: Ace of Spies" (1983). After his Great Britain stint, he moved back to Australia in the late 1980s. He now makes films all over the world. In 1993, he achieved "commercial and critical success" with Jurassic Park (1993) and The Piano (1993).

Spouse:

Noriko Watanabe (2 September 1989 - present) 1 child

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Buck IMDB Logo

7.3 / 10 (1,310 votes)
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UK Cinema Release Date:

Friday 27th April 2012

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English

Runtime:

1 hour 28 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.

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Jurassic Park 3D 3D IMDB Logo

7.9 / 10 (179,477 votes)
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Estimated UK Release Date:

2013

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English

Runtime:

2 hours 7 minutes (approx.)

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Huge advancements in scientific technology have been able to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond have invited four individuals, plus his two grandchildren to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go to plan? Especially when one of the parks own workers attempt to steal the dinosaurs embryos, and have to shut down all the electricity in the process. It's now a race for survival with everyone located all over the island.

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