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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 as Chuck Bartowski on "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

Best thing about Netflix: the easy access to old movies w/ hunky young versions of known actors. E.g., Sam Neill in "My Brilliant Career."
5 hours ago
"Daybreakers": why don't the vampires just get the damn humans to breed? How hard can it be, creepy corporate undead Sam Neill? FAIL.
12 hours ago
Just watched Daybreakers, really into it! Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas, Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill. Sweet futuristic darkness 4 a Monday night
13 hours ago
@poetisk it a series, older about spying before WWI and WW2 based on real char, with my fav Sam Neill
14 hours ago
@slashfilm T-Rex roaring in the rain at next-gen Sam Neill--with damp plumage. Won't be quite the same, will it?
1 day ago
@alliemon if I remmemeber correctly, it was the adventures of Sam Neill and William H. Macy with a buncho Dinosaurs.
1 day ago
Damn, I'd forgotten how good Sam Neill is in The Tudors. Thanks for putting the idea in my head, @AbbyOhmyGod!
1 day ago
Do you think the Saints' coach a little like Sam Neill back in the Omen days?
1 day ago
Sam Neill claws his eyes out.
1 day ago
Sam Neill nude — wow!
1 day ago
Absoluter Film Tip: Daybreakers - mit Sam Neill von Jurassic Park 1+3
1 day ago
Def tell this is an Aussie movie I think entire underbelly and Sam neill is the cast
2 days ago
Sam Neill as a vampire = HOT.
2 days ago
Watched Dean Spanley & laughed & laughed. Seeing Sam Neill have an orgasm over his Tokaji & remember being a dog was priceless.
2 days ago
'Dead Calm.' 1989. Great movie. Great cast (Sam Neill, and a very young Billy Zane). Great screenplay and cinematography. Filmed nr. Sydney.
3 days ago
dear sam neill. "perfect strangers" sucked. I was disappointed at the lack of a sex scene..COME ON DUDE THROW A GIRL A BONE HERE.
3 days ago