“Jurassic Park” actor Sam Neill undergoes experimental treatment for rare blood cancer

Sam Neill, actor of the Jurassic Park saga, announced in an interview with the newspaper The Guardian, on the subject of the launch of his memoirs, which is being treated for a rare blood cancer, already in the terminal phase. The New Zealand actor, 75, born in Northern Ireland, said he was diagnosed with the disease – cutaneous T-cell lymphoma – a year ago during a promotional tour for the movie “Jurassic World: Dominion”.

“I’m finished. Possibly dying”, announces Sam Neill in the first chapter of the book “Did I ever tell you this?” (“Did I ever tell you this?”), to be published next Thursday, the 23rd, in which he reviews his long career in cinema, life as a Hollywood star and fifth life in New Zealand, where he is currently lives. Neill started out on chemotherapy, but when that started to fail, he decided to treat himself with a new anticancer drug, which he will receive monthly for the rest of his life, although he now claims to be cancer-free, reports the report. the country.

The actor has announced that he will return to work in a week’s time to film the adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s novel “Apples Never Fall” in Australia. “I cannot say that the last year has not had its dark moments. But these moments always bring a light that has made me grateful for each day. And I am immensely grateful for all my friends. I am happy to be alive”, he said. the actor, quoted by El País.

Sam Neill began acting in the 1970s, in a long career in which he played more than 150 roles, in films such as “The Hunt for Red October” and “The Horse Whisperer”, although his most recognized role is that of paleontologist Alan Grant , in Jurassic Park.