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Sam Neill Dies as Extra Publishes Texts Showing His On-Set Support

Public tributes focus on a filmed moment in Western Australia that colleagues say shows his decency.

Mr Neill’s extraordinary kindness and sense of decency was evident in the way he comforted Perth-based actor Chris Thomas on the set of a locally filmed court-room drama The Twelve.
Sam Neill reached out to an extra on the set of The Twelve after they were “unfairly” shouted at while filming the series. Supplied.
An extra who worked alongside Sam Neill has opened up on the heartfelt moment he was comforted by the leading man, who died suddenly aged 78 on Monday.

Overview

  • Sam Neill’s family announced his sudden death on Monday and said he was surrounded by family and remained cancer free.
  • Perth-based extra Chris Thomas says he walked off the set of The Twelve after being scolded during a long shoot and that Neill followed him, comforted him and urged him to return.
  • Thomas says Neill later tracked down his number and sent two private texts that praised Thomas’s work and told him he had been treated unfairly.
  • Thomas published the messages as a tribute after Neill’s death and said the exchange deepened his respect for the actor.
  • The episode occurred on the Western Australia shoot for the TV drama The Twelve and has become part of wider coverage about Neill’s character and conversations about treatment of junior cast and crew on set.