RIP Sam Neill

Sad to hear that Sam Neill has lost his battle with cancer, and NZ has lost arguably its greatest actor.

I first saw him as a kid, in Sleeping Dogs – a film which I still regard as one of the Kiwi greats. I was an addict of the Omen books and films (well the first three) and he was a super anti-christ.

The Hunt for Red October, Jurassic Park were also very memorable, and I loved Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

As Jeffery Archer fan, I enjoyed him as William Kane in Kane and Abel. And he was superb in Reilly Ace of Spies. I could go on and on.

I may not have always like his politics, but to me they detracted in no way from his legacy as a great actor. He will be missed.