Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Sam Neill’s itching to get home ‘I LIKE TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY’

It’s lunchbreak on the set of The Twelve and Sam Neill is huddled with other cast and crew, escaping the rain. He picks up his dessert – cake and ice cream on a paper plate – and strolls over for a chat.

The screen legend has had roles in two of the biggest movies in the world this year, Jurassic World Dominion and Thor: Love And Thunder, but in the new TVNZ+ drama series, he’s just one of an ensemble cast and he couldn’t be happier.

“The bigger

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