Sam Neill

Best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, New Zealand-raised actor Sam Neill opens up about the women who have influenced his life.

She was a character, and I loved being with her. I am past my use-by date and would not marry again. I spent a few months with Gaggie in Tenby when I was seven, prior to our family sailing from the UK to New Zealand. I feel lucky to know her. Mum was very warm, but I don’t remember ever being cuddled by her. Yet Gaggie cared for German prisoners of war when they came to her little cafe in Tenby, Wales, for a cup of tea and a meat-free pie.