Sam Neill has died

山姆·尼尔去世

Sam Neill has died aged 78. The actor is pictured at his home and vineyard, Two Paddocks, in Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand, in 2022. 山姆·尼尔（Sam Neill）去世，享年78岁。图为2022年，这位演员在新西兰中奥塔哥亚历山德拉的家中及其葡萄园“Two Paddocks”留影。

Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78. New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television. 曾主演《侏罗纪公园》系列、《浴血黑帮》和《钢琴课》的明星山姆·尼尔去世，享年78岁。这位新西兰演员在电影和电视界以饰演风度翩翩的浪漫主角和极具魅力的反派角色而闻名。

Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. 山姆·尼尔是一位多才多艺的新西兰演员，其演艺生涯横跨奥斯卡获奖影片及《钢琴课》、《侏罗纪公园》等大片，现已去世，享年78岁。

The actor’s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022. 周一，其Instagram账号发布声明宣布了这位演员的死讯。声明未说明死因，但尼尔近期曾透露，他在2022年被诊断出患有三期血管免疫母细胞性T细胞淋巴瘤（一种血癌）后，目前已处于无癌状态。

“It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free. They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.” “山姆·尼尔的家人怀着无比悲痛的心情宣布，他于7月13日周一在澳大利亚悉尼去世。山姆在亲人的陪伴下，带着他一生所秉持的尊严离世。这次离别虽突然且出乎意料，但令人欣慰的是，山姆离世时并未受癌症困扰。家人衷心感谢圣文森特私立医院工作人员提供的卓越护理。更多细节稍后公布，目前代表家属恳请大家尊重隐私，让我们共同度过这难以言喻的悲痛时刻。”

Neill was born Nigel John Dermot Neill in 1947 in Omagh, Northern Ireland to an English mother, and a New Zealander father who was serving in the British army. The Neills moved to New Zealand in 1954. He took the name Sam when he was 12 because there were several Nigels at his school, and: “I found I moved more easily in the world as a Sam. Nigel is an awkward fit in most circumstances. Imagine being a movie actor called Nigel Neill.” 尼尔于1947年出生在北爱尔兰奥马，原名奈杰尔·约翰·德莫特·尼尔（Nigel John Dermot Neill），母亲是英国人，父亲是服役于英国军队的新西兰人。1954年，尼尔一家搬到了新西兰。他在12岁时改名为“山姆”，因为学校里有几个叫奈杰尔的人，他说：“我发现以‘山姆’的名字在世间行走更容易。在大多数情况下，‘奈杰尔’这个名字显得格格不入。试想一下，如果一个电影演员叫奈杰尔·尼尔（Nigel Neill）会是什么样。”

Neill attended school and university in Christchurch, but didn’t settle on acting until after he failed a “catastrophic” year of studying law. He began appearing in Canterbury University productions, and moved to Wellington to join the Downstage Theatre as a professional actor, where he was paid $35 a week and any leftover food from the kitchen from meals served to the audience before the show. 尼尔在基督城完成了中学和大学学业，但在经历了一年“灾难性”的法律学习并挂科后，他才决定投身演艺事业。他开始参加坎特伯雷大学的剧目演出，随后搬到惠灵顿，加入Downstage剧院成为一名职业演员。当时他每周的薪水是35美元，外加演出前供应给观众的餐食中剩下的厨房食物。

After some small roles on local television, his breakout role was in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, the first New Zealand film to open in the US. Soon after that he landed a leading role in My Brilliant Career (1979); played the son of the devil in Omen III (1981); appeared in Andrzej Żuławski‘s cult film Possession (1981); in the 1988 biopic Evil Angels (also known as A Cry in the Dark), as Lindy Chamberlain’s husband, Michael, opposite Meryl Streep; and in The Hunt for Red October (1990). 在出演了一些当地电视小角色后，他凭借1977年的电影《睡狗》（Sleeping Dogs）一举成名，这是第一部在美国上映的新西兰电影。此后不久，他获得了1979年电影《我的灿烂生涯》的主角；在1981年的《凶兆3》中饰演魔鬼之子；出演了安德烈·祖拉斯基的邪典电影《着魔》（1981）；在1988年的传记片《暗夜哭声》（又名《邪恶天使》）中与梅丽尔·斯特里普搭档，饰演林迪·张伯伦的丈夫迈克尔；并出演了1990年的《猎杀红色十月》。

Neill came to widespread international attention in 1993 with two performances: as New Zealand settler Alisdair Stewart in Jane Campion’s Oscar-winner The Piano; and as Dr Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, a role originally offered to Harrison Ford. Neill played Alan Grant again in sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World Dominion. 1993年，尼尔凭借两部作品获得了广泛的国际关注：在简·坎皮恩的奥斯卡获奖影片《钢琴课》中饰演新西兰定居者阿利斯泰尔·斯图尔特；以及在史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格的《侏罗纪公园》中饰演艾伦·格兰特博士（该角色最初曾邀请哈里森·福特出演）。尼尔随后在续集《侏罗纪公园3》和《侏罗纪世界3》中再次饰演了艾伦·格兰特。

Neill shaped a career playing memorable romantic leads and charismatic villains. He had more than 150 credits over five decades, including Dead Calm, The Jungle Book, In the Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, Bicentennial Man, The Dish and Peter Rabbit. 尼尔的演艺生涯塑造了许多令人难忘的浪漫主角和魅力反派。在五十年的职业生涯中，他拥有超过150部作品，包括《死亡平静》、《丛林奇谭》、《战栗黑洞》、《黑洞表面》、《机器管家》、《天线》和《比得兔》。

In 2016 he starred in Taika Waititi’s breakout hit Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which led to small cameos in Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder. 2016年，他主演了塔伊加·维迪提的爆款电影《追捕野蛮人》，这使他在维迪提执导的《雷神3：诸神黄昏》和《雷神4：爱与雷霆》中获得了客串机会。

Neill also worked in television, playing the corrupt Maj Chester Campbell in Peaky Blinders, The Twelve, The Tudors, and episodes of The Simpsons and Rick and Morty. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of spy Sidney Reilly in the 1983 miniseries Reilly, Ace of Spies. 尼尔也活跃于电视荧屏，在《浴血黑帮》中饰演腐败的切斯特·坎贝尔少校，并出演了《十二怒汉》、《都铎王朝》以及《辛普森一家》和《瑞克和莫蒂》的剧集。他凭借在1983年迷你剧《王牌间谍》中饰演间谍西德尼·赖利，获得了金球奖提名。

Neill lived on a farm and winery called Two Paddocks, in the Central Otago wine region. He described it as “a ridiculously time- and money-consuming business. I would not do it if it was not so satisfying and fun, and it gets me pissed once in a while.” 尼尔居住在位于中奥塔哥葡萄酒产区的一个名为“Two Paddocks”的农场和酒庄。他将其描述为“一项极其耗时耗钱的生意。如果不是因为它如此令人满足且有趣，而且偶尔能让我喝个痛快，我绝不会做这件事。”

In 2023, Neill revealed in his memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This? that he had been undergoing chemotherapy for a year after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. By the time his book was published his cancer was in remission, but he underwent monthly chemotherapy for the rest of his life. 2023年，尼尔在回忆录《我告诉过你吗？》（Did I Ever Tell You This?）中透露，他在被诊断出患有三期血管免疫母细胞性T细胞淋巴瘤后，已经接受了一年的化疗。在书出版时，他的癌症已处于缓解期，但他余生仍需每月接受化疗。