One of the few actors who comes off as both sexy and grown-up on screen, Sam Neill gravitated slowly to an acting career despite his onstage theatrical experiences following college. Born on September 14, 1947 in Omagh, Ireland (County Tyrone in British-occupied Northern Ireland), Neill moved with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand when he was three. After attending boarding school at Christ’s College in Christchurch, Neill studied English literature at the University of Canterbury. Emerging from university, he became a member of the New Zealand National Film Unit and began directing
