Actor Sam Neill dies, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano'

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The New Zealand actor Sam Neill (Omagh, 1947) has died at the age of 78, as reported by the family in a statement collected by the agency Reuters. With a career spanning over five decades and 150 roles, Neill was best known for starring in films such as Jurassic Park (1993), where he played Dr. Alan Grant. Among his most well-known performances, he also played the farmer in the film The Piano (1993) and Major Chester Campbell in the first two seasons of the series Peaky Blinders (2013-2014). Praised especially for his interpretive versatility, throughout his career Neill was globally recognized. The film The Piano , which he starred in, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . Neill was also nominated three times for Golden Globes and once for an Emmy. In 2019 he visited Catalonia to receive the Grand Honorary Prize at the Sitges Film Festival.