“Jurassic World Dominion” director Colin Trevorrow paid tribute to Sam Neill after it was introduced that the “Jurassic Park” and “Peaky Blinders” star died Monday on the age of 78.
“Sam Neill was a good looking and deeply transferring man,” Trevorrow wrote on Instagram. “He was a good friend and collaborator in a tough time, and his energy gave us all energy. I’ll keep in mind him for his tranquility, his love of wine and for the calm and assurance he dropped at his characters. It isn’t each lifetime that you just get to befriend a legend. At all times grateful.”
Neill’s New Zealand actor Karl City paid tribute to the actor within the feedback part of the household’s Instagram announcement as “an inspiration to many who adopted in his footsteps. An impressive man, a nationwide treasure who gave a lot to New Zealand and the world. God bless Sam.”
“The Traitors” host Alan Cumming added: “Ahhh Sam, what a good looking, wonderful man. We miss you. Sorry to the household in your immense loss.” Pop star Kylie Minogue wrote: “Vale Sam 💔. » Vale is a time period for farewell or goodbye in Australia.
“Relaxation in peace to our Jurassic legend, Sam Neill,” Common Footage posted on X.
“Muriel’s Marriage ceremony” star Rachel Griffiths, who directed Neill in 2019’s “Trip Like a Woman”, wrote: “Such a shocker – beloved by so many – I will break two paddocks tonight”, a reference to Two Paddocks, Neill’s vineyard in Central Otago.
“I knew @samneilltheprop for 3 a long time and eventually labored with him on PALM BEACH in 2018. An officer and a gentleman within the truest sense of the phrase. He guided me and helped me by way of a really tough time in my life,” actor Richard E. Grant posted on Instagram.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon additionally paid tribute on social media. “Sir Sam Neill was one of many best. He began out when there was barely a movie business on this nation. For over fifty years he introduced New Zealand tales to the world and his skills helped make our movie business what it’s in the present day: one in every of our best cultural exports,” Luxon wrote. He added: “Sam made us proud to be Kiwis and we couldn’t have been extra pleased with him.”
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese supplied his personal remembrance. “Wry and dry, considerate and laconic, Sam fought sickness with the identical dignity, humor and conviction that gave energy to every of his performances,” Albanese wrote.