Sam Neill, the actor who brought Jurassic Park's quietly heroic Dr Alan Grant to life, has died in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78 on Monday 13 July, his family has confirmed in a statement describing his death as 'sudden and unexpected.'
The news came after years in which Sam Neill had been unusually open with fans about his health, revealing in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with stage-three blood cancer and had undergone aggressive treatment. His family said he remained cancer free at the time of his death, and there is no suggestion in their statement that the illness had returned. They have not disclosed a cause of death.
