Sam Neill

SAM NEILL as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Date of Birth: September 14, 1947 Birth Place: Northern Ireland, UK Real Name: Nigel Neill Eye Color: blue Height: 6' (1,83 m) Family: Dermot Neil (father and New Zealand army officer) Priscilla Neil (mother), (wife) Noriko Watanabe, Lisa Harrow (ex-wife), Tim (son with Harrow), Elena (daughter with Noriko), Maiko (step-daughter from Noriko) Education: BA in English Literature, Univ. of Canterbury and Victoria in Wellington.NZ Actor Bio: <a class="external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Neill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Neill at Wikipedia</a> CALLING ALL TUDORS CAST EXPERTS! Click EasyEdit to add to this profile. ● NEW TO WIKIS? [THE HELP SECTION] FOR TIPS & TRICKS 259px|Sam Neill - The Tudors Wiki

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Non-acting careers: Writer, producer, editor and director. Proprieter of <a class="external" href="http://twopaddocks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Two Paddocks">Two Paddocks</a> vineyard & winery since 1993 located in New Zealand where he lives. He is also a trustee of <a class="external" href="http://www.nationalparks.org.nz/npcf/trustees.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NZ National Parks and Conservation Foundation</a>. Movies: (Just a few listed here) My Brilliant Career (1979) A Cry in the Dark (1988) Dead Calm (1989) The Hunt for Red October (1990) Jurassic Park (1993) The Piano (1993) Sirens (1994) Restoration (1994) The Horse Whisperer (1997) Event Horizon (1997) Merlin (1998) Jurassic Park 3 (2004) Wimbledon (2004) TV Shows: The Tudors (Season 1, 2007, 10 episodes) where he gave an excellent performance. Snow White; A Tale of Terror 1997 Reilly: Ace of Spies: 1983-1987 Stage: Big break: He got his big break leading role in the hit movie of all time, Jurassic Park, the first one, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993 by Universal Studios. Best known for: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park 3. Awards: OBE for Service to Acting (1993) Upcoming projects: "Iron Road" (TV), Skin, How to Change in 9 Weeks Talk about... Sam Neill

MEMORABLE QUOTES The pathetic thing about actors is they don't feel valid unless they're acting.

FUN FACTS He is a fan of the Beach Boys ...come on Sam!!! Architecture is one of his passions. He likes to paint watercolors and he plays the ukelele. He owns a winery in New Zealand (He also won a wine award too)

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SAM NEILL PHOTOS

	with Gabrielle Anwar
Promoting the movie, Dean Spanley	with Jeremy Northam & Bryan Brown
with Hans Matheson	with Jeremy Northam
167px|Sam Neill - The Tudors Wiki	Sam with his wife and daughter
Sam Neil & his wife Noriko Watanabe