Sam Neill

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Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill closely observe dinosaur eggs in a nest in a scene from Jurassic Park (1993).

Sam Neill

New Zealand actor

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New Zealand
The arts
The work of actors Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Lucy Lawless, and New Zealand-born Australian Russell Crowe has been recognized internationally.
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The work of actors Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Lucy Lawless, and New Zealand-born Australian Russell Crowe has been recognized internationally.
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Taika Waititi
Flight of the Conchords and What We Do in the Shadows
…by his foster father (Sam Neill), and then both are pursued by child welfare authorities. It was a critical hit and a blockbuster in New Zealand.
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…by his foster father (Sam Neill), and then both are pursued by child welfare authorities. It was a critical hit and a blockbuster in New Zealand.
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Jurassic Park
Original film
…in paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill), paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and chaotician (chaos theorist) Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). Hammond’s grandchildren also join the group for a tour of the park. The tour is interrupted by a tropical storm, which causes most of the park’s staff to leave the…
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…in paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill), paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and chaotician (chaos theorist) Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). Hammond’s grandchildren also join the group for a tour of the park. The tour is interrupted by a tropical storm, which causes most of the park’s staff to leave the…
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