Actor Sam Neill, best known for his roles in the Jurassic Park franchise and Peaky Blinders, has died at the age of 78.
According to a statement shared on his official social media accounts, Neill passed away Monday in Sydney, Australia, surrounded by family.
“Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life,” the statement read. “The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free.”
Neill was diagnosed with stage 3 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer, in 2022. He later revealed that his cancer had gone into remission, and his family confirmed he was cancer-free at the time of his death.
Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, Neill appeared in dozens of films and television series, earning international recognition for his portrayal of Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films.
