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Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), Evil Angels (also known as A Cry in the Dark) (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), reprising the role in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Outside of film, Neill has appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles, including Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), The Simpsons (1994), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–2010), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Rick and Morty (2019). He also starred as the titular character Merlin in Merlin (1998) and Merlin's Apprentice (2006) and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders (2013–2014). He has presented and narrated several documentaries. Neill receives the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Longford Lyell Award, the New Zealand Film Award, and the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He also has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sam Neill
Dr. Alan Grant (prologue)
for Dr. Alan Grant (prologue) in Jurassic World: Resolution
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Six years after the world learned that magic is real, one corporation has crossed the final line. GenSyn Inc. has created the ultimate weapon — a nightmarish hybrid born from the DNA of the deadliest predator in the Jurassic era and the most ferocious dragon in the wizarding world: the Giga-Tail. Twice the size of the Indominus Rex, this unstoppable monstrosity tanks bullets, shrugs off spells, and terrifies even the mightiest dinosaurs. GenSyn plans to sell living weapons to cartels, mafias, and pure-blood extremists — unless a final team can stop them. Darius Bowman pulls Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, and the Golden Trio (Harry, Ron, and Hermione) back into the nightmare one last time. Their mission leads them to the overgrown ruins of Isla Nublar, where GenSyn’s secret facilities now operate in the shadow of Mount Sibo. But this time the threat isn’t just corporate greed — it’s pure human hubris taken to its most horrifying extreme. The Giga-Tail doesn’t just kill… it represents everything that happens when mankind refuses to learn from the past. In the ultimate showdown between science, magic, and nature’s wrath, the survivors will discover that some monsters aren’t meant to be fought — they’re only meant to be run from.
