The actor Sam Neill, known for his roles in the Jurassic Park films, has died aged 78.
His family says “the loss was sudden and unexpected”, adding he died in Sydney “surrounded by family, and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life.”
In 2023, Neill said he had been diagnosed with cancer, but in April this year revealed he was cancer free.
Neill was born in Northern Ireland and moved to New Zealand when he was seven – he later played a Belfast police chief in Peaky Blinders.
He played Dr Alan Grant in the first Jurassic Park in 1993, and in later films in the franchise. He was also well known for The Piano, The Hunt For Red October and Event Horizon.
