Beloved Jurassic Park star Sam Neill dies aged 78, months after being declared ‘cancer-free’

Sam Neill has died aged 78 (Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images for AFI)

Beloved actor Sam Neill, best known for starring in Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.

His ‘unexpected’ death comes just months after he shared he was ‘cancer-free’ following his blood cancer diagnosis in 2022.

‘It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday, 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,’ a statement from his family read on social media this morning.

‘Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life.’...