Jurassic Park’s Sam Neill Cancer Free After “Extraordinary” Treatment

The Memoirs of an Invisible Man actor shared in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma a year earlier after experiencing swollen glands during press for Jurassic World Dominion.

While navigating the throes of his cancer journey, Sam—who shares kids Tim Neill with ex-girlfriend Lisa Harrow, kids Elena Neill and Maiko Spencer with ex-wife Noriko Watanabe—tried to find steady ground in his personal life. 

“I can’t pretend that the last year hasn’t had its dark moments,” he told The Guardian in 2023. “But those dark moments throw the light into sharp relief, you know, and have made me grateful for every day and immensely grateful for all my friends. Just pleased to be alive.”

He did, however, come to terms with his own mortality as he focused on his treatment.

“I’m not afraid to die but it would annoy me,” he admitted. “Because I’d really like another decade or two, you know? We’ve built all these lovely terraces, we’ve got these olive trees and cypresses, and I want to be around to see it all mature.”

“And I’ve got my lovely little grandchildren,” he continued. “I want to see them get big. But as for the dying? I couldn’t care less.”

For a closer look at more stars who’ve detailed their cancer journeys, keep reading.