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Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78

SCMP Culture 13 July 2026 15h ago
Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78
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Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in Jurassic Park to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in The Piano, has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted
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