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Sam Neill
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Born: Sep 14, 1947
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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 Final Conflict, The (1981). Because of this,
Neill moved to England where he also became famous as the title
character in "Reilly: The 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 Piano, The (1993).
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