Acting
Sam Neill
- Titles
- 151movies60TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2026, busiest in 2004 and 2009 with 6 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 113top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 120 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.8
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.0, average 5.4
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Showbiz0.4, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 18
- Social Commentary 14
- Psychological Thriller 13
- Political Intrigue 8
- Historical Drama 8
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Literary Adaptation 5
- Bleak Atmosphere 5
- Biographical Drama 5
- Class Conflict 4
- Character Study 4
- Australian Cinema 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bryan BrownActorOld School, Dean Spanley, The Good Wife, Sweet Country, Dirty Deeds, +1 more
Lisa HarrowActorThe Final Conflict, Jessica, From a Far Country, Jessica
Miranda OttoActorThe Portable Door, The Fox, In Her Skin, The Daughter
Peter O'TooleActorDean Spanley, Iron Road, Iron Road, Molokai: The Story of Father Damien- JJohn ScottEditorThe Good Wife, Little Fish, Tommy's Honour, Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Charles TingwellActorEvil Angels, Irresistible, The Journalist
Lena HeadeyActorThe Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, Merlin, The Jungle Book
Heather MitchellActorJessica, Palm Beach, The Brush-Off
David WenhamActorThe Brush-Off, Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, Stiff
Laura DernActorJurassic World Dominion, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III
Judy DavisActorMy Brilliant Career, Children of the Revolution, One Against the Wind
Wendy HughesActorAmerika, My Brilliant Career, Lucinda Brayford
Movies and TV shows
172Upcoming
2 titles
as Duncan Connelly
as Gerard
2020s
17 titles · average score 57
as The Magpie (voice)
TV show · as Paul Souter
TV show · as Stan Delaney
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
as Dennis Tanner
as Caldwell
as Frank
TV show · as Brett Colby
as Alan Grant
as Frankie Scales (voice)
as Colin
as Narrator (voice)
2010s
39 titles · average score 61
as Paddy Payne
as Captain Hawthorne
as Fred Smith
as Duncan Stewart
as Joao Havelange
as Dr. Kyrie
TV show · as Emerson Hauser
as Bill Thornton
as Jack Mindy
as Charles Bromley
TV show · as Merritt Grieves
2000s
41 titles · average score 63
as Mr. Reid
as Abraham Laing
TV show · as Jeremiah Blackthorn
as Dean Spanley
TV show · as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
as Théo
TV show · as Merlin
as Craig
as The Jockey
as Anthony
as Dennis Bradbury
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
1990s
30 titles · average score 64
as Robert MacLean
TV show · as Merlin
as Weir
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
TV show · as Agent Alvin Dewey
as John Trent
as Norman Lindsay
as Grant
as Alisdair Stewart
as David Jenkins
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
1980s
23 titles · average score 62
as John Ingram
as Michael Chamberlain
as Neville Gifford
TV show · as William Lowell Kane
as Bergman
TV show · as Sidney Reilly
as Sergeant Costello
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
as Dimitri Vasilikov
as Damien Thorn
as Mark
as Marian
1970s
19 titles · average score 62
as Harry Beecham
as Rex
as Mike
Writer, Director
as Smith
as Narrator
Director
as Eric
as Narrator (voice)
Director, Editor
as Hydro enthusiast
as The neighbour
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as British Flier