Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill reveals he has leukemia

He is best known for his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in equal measure The famous “Jurassic Park” saga. Actor Sam Neill has revealed in his memoir, which will be released next week, that he is being treated for stage 3 leukemia. “The truth is: I’m sick. Maybe dying. I’m going to have to hurry,” he wrote in the first chapter of his book “Have I Told You This Before?” (Have I Told You?) done by?) which he wrote while undergoing chemotherapy.

During an interview with the British daily newspaper The Guardian, the actor specified that he is in remission, but will have to continue this treatment until the end of his life. “I can’t pretend that the past year hasn’t had its share of dark moments,” he said, after being diagnosed with cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, in 2022.

New Zealand winemaker in his spare time

“But those dark times bring out the light,” added the British New Zealander, “glad to be alive.” Sam Neill, 75, is best known for playing One of the heroes of “Jurassic Park” Professor “Alan Grant”includes three installments of the saga, including the first time in 1993 under the direction of Steven Spielberg.

His long career in front of the camera began in the 1970s, until more recent roles such as the hit series “Peaky Blinders” or the final part of “Jurassic Park”, entitled “The World After”, were released in 2022.

New Zealand winemaker in his spare time, preparing for a new role in the TV movie adaptation of novelist Lian Moriarty’s The Apple Never Falls.