Overview
- Neill's family announced his death on Monday and said he was surrounded by family and died with 'the dignity that characterised his life.'
- He had publicly disclosed a stage‑3 non‑Hodgkin lymphoma in 2023, said conventional chemotherapy stopped working, and announced in April 2026 that gene therapy had put him into remission.
- His entourage reported he was receiving care at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney when he died.
- Neill built a five‑decade international career that ranged from blockbuster roles as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park to acclaimed work in films such as The Piano and TV series including Peaky Blinders.
- Colleagues and New Zealand officials paid tribute to his talent and to his role in raising the profile of New Zealand film, and his Two Paddocks vineyard in Central Otago was noted as a major part of his life off screen.