Sam Neill made comments about dying three years before his passing at age 78, stating he would be "annoyed" if he died because there were things he still wanted to do. In a 2023 interview with ABC's "Australian Story," Neill said he was not "in any way frightened of dying" and that death has "never worried [him] from the beginning." He expressed a desire to live another decade or two to enjoy his farm and watch his grandchildren grow up. His family announced his passing on Monday, just two months after Neill announced he was cancer-free following treatment for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Neill had undergone chemotherapy and a clinical trial for CAR-T therapy that destroyed his cancer cells. The actor, best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, had acting credits for upcoming 2027 movies at the time of his death.