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Sam Neill on "Happy Town"
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Sam Neill stars as Merritt Grieves on ABC's drama, "Happy Town." Previously, Sam Neill starred as wealthy family friend Jeremiah Blackthorn on NBC's action-and-adventure drama "Crusoe," based on the classic novel by Daniel Defoe.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Sam Neill needs no introduction as one of the most distinguished actors of his generation, having worked around the world on more than seventy feature films for the big screen and TV, alongside some of the world's hottest acting and directing talents including Steven Spielberg and Jane Campion.

Early film credits for Sam Neill include performances opposite Meryl Streep in the Oscar nominated "A Cry in the Dark" for which he won an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for best actor in a leading role, and in the horror thriller "Dead Calm" (1989) opposite Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane.

Sam Neill's further film credits include the Oscar winning "The Hunt for Red October" (1990); "The Piano" (1993), for which he received his second AFI Award nomination for best supporting actor; Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning "Jurassic Park" (1993); "Sirens" (1994) opposite Hugh Grant; Robert Redford's Oscar nominated "The Horse Whisperer" (1998) opposite Robert Redford and Kristin Scott Thomas; Chris Colombus' "Bicentennial Man" (1999) opposite Robin Williams; and Rowan Woods' "Little Fish" (2005) alongside Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving.

Sam Neill's many TV roles include "Reilly Ace of Spies" (1983) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, "Merlin" (1998) for which he received both Golden Globe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV) and Emmy nominations (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie). In 2004 his role in "Jessica" earned Neill his fifth AFI Award nomination (Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy).

Sam Neill can also be seen in the current Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated TV series "The Tudors" (2007) with Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Future film appearances for Sam Neill include "Skin" (2008), "Daybreakers" (2008) with Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, "How to Change in 9 Weeks" (2008) with Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto, and "Dean Spanley" (2008) alongside Jeremy Northam, Bryan Brown and Peter O'Toole.






SAM NEILL: FACTS

How tall is Sam Neill? How old is Sam Neill? Where was Sam Neill born? Find out here.

Age: 62 years old
Birthday: September 14, 1947
Height: 6' 0"
Full Name / Real Name: Nigel Neill
Birthplace: Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Wife: Noriko Watanabe




SAM NEILL: NEWS


Sam Neill on "Happy Town" 'Happy Town' to Premiere in AprilDebuting on Wednesday, April 28, the new ABC drama is about a small town that has its peaceful existence disturbed by a series of bizarre abductions. Read more...
Cast of "Shark Tank" ABC Unveils Primetime Slate for 2009-10New series include "Cougar Town," "The Deep End," "Eastwick," "Flash Forward," "The Forgotten," "Hank," "Happy Town," "The Middle," "Modern Family," "Shark Tank" and "V," while "Better Off Ted," "Castle," "Scrubs" and "True Beauty" also make the cut. Read more...

CRUSOE: NEWS (4)


Philip Winchester and Anna Walton on "Crusoe" Real-Life Robinson Crusoe to Live in New York City Tree House to Promote NBC's Highly Anticipated Two-Hour Premiere of Action-Adventure Series 'Crusoe'"'Crusoe' explores an extraordinary fantasy landscape of a deserted island.  This tree house is our effort to bring a piece of the remote outdoors adventure to the U.S.," said NBC's Adam Stotsky. Read more...
Zachary Levi in "Chuck" NBC Allows Viewers to Get a Jump on New Fall Season with 'The NBC Primetime Preview' Special"Chuck's" Zachary Levi hosts the 30-minute special, which will be conveyed on a full spectrum of NBC Universal media platforms beginning August 30 through September 28. Read more...
Cast of "Heroes" NBC Reveals Fall Series Premiere DatesPlus: "America's Toughest Jobs" gets bumped up to the fall and "Kath & Kim" heads to Thursdays. Read more...
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SAM NEILL: TWEETS

March 13, 2010
@mikesterling Sam Neill improves everything, even OMEN III.
less than an hour ago
I almost started watching a film with Sam Neill, who found out that he was a dog in a past life. Apparently, it's not a bad movie...
less than an hour ago
@neilhimself say hi to Sam Neill while you're in NZ
11 hours ago
There is, I have decided, nothing like enough Sam Neill in the world. Why is this, world? (Stupid world)
12 hours ago
@ashwinpande The Omen Part three wasn't bad...Sam Neill was a cute antichrist...he nailed that reporter and she nailed him right back
18 hours ago
still dun get why Sam Neill is talking to an org utan abt the benefits of eating red meat.
21 hours ago
@scrivenersfancy See the long awaited third part of the Every which way but loose trilogy featuring Sam Neill and the read meat orangutan.
1 day ago
My bro aked me wether he was right to notice that I watch BBC science documentary. Of course! Sam Neill hosts it )
1 day ago
So it looks like this new ABC mystery series Happytown is pretty much Harper's Island with Sam Neill? I'm in.
1 day ago
does anyone else see a problem with sam neill promoting the consumption of red meat whilst dancing with a monkey...
1 day ago
i really wish i could have danced with sam neill and the orangutan in their ad for red meat. is that wrong?
1 day ago
FACT: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum fought the dinosaurs. And one of the dinos ate Newman from Seinfeld. #Redeye
3 days ago
@thatwemightfly But number three has the younger version of Sam Neill. Yum. I only remember him from Mansfield Park.
3 days ago
I wanna watch Sam Neill nude
3 days ago
@BetinaLynn Oh come on! SAM NEILL?!? HOT! Even when I was 10 and it first came out--forget little timmy, it's SAM NEILL!
3 days ago
@simonlittle I recommend "Daybreakers" btw. A little "Louis de Pointe du Lac"-whiney, satirical & Sam Neill as a baddie. & interesting ideas
3 days ago