Sam Neill Beats Cancer After 5-Year Battle

Jurassic Park star Sam Neill, who’s been battling lymphoma, has spoken out that he’s cancer free and that now he’s eager to participate in acting again.

The international A-lister from New Zealand was diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, and immediately started chemotherapy as early as March, 2022. The cancer had already progressed, and he said that it had likely been there since 2021. His chemotherapy was “pretty miserable business” but it was keeping him alive, he told Australia’s 7 News.

“Then the chemo stopped working. I was at a loss and it looked like I was on the way out, which wasn’t ideal obviously.” That’s when Neill switched from chemotherapy drugs to Car T-cell therapy, a Nobel-Prize winning therapy that has changed the game for the treatment of several cancers.

Neill says it’s “beautiful” he gets to watch his grandchildren grow up, but as regards the fans of his many fantastic films, he also said he’s eyeing up a Hollywood return. He added that though the opportunity to work again was exciting, his battle with cancer changed his outlook on what remains of his life.