The beloved actor's career ranged from box office blockbusters to thrillers and award-winning dramas.

Neill starred in the original Jurassic Park film alongside Laura Dern and Richard Attenborough Actor Sam Neill, who has died at the age of 78, was best known for starring in the Jurassic Park movies - which were the tip of the iceberg of a long and varied career that ranged from Hollywood blockbusters to acclaimed arthouse films. His big early acting roles included the adult antichrist Damien in The Omen III in 1981. He went on to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the 1989 psychological thriller Dead Calm. Neill appeared opposite Sir Sean Connery in 1990 submarine thriller The Hunt For Red October. Neill will be best remembered, though, for playing Dr Alan Grant in US director Steven Spielberg's 1993 sci-fi adventure Jurassic Park. Jeff Goldblum and Martin Ferrero also appeared alongside Neill, Dern and Attenborough - as well as lots of dinosaurs. After a long gap, the franchise returned with different actors for a modern trilogy of Jurassic World movies from 2015 onwards, but the original stars returned for one last hurrah in 2022's Jurassic World Dominion.