am Neil said he has “never felt better” after revealing he has been in remission from blood cancer for several months.
The 75-year-old New Zealand actor, born in County Tyrone, Northern Irelandis best known for his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the science fiction film series Jurassic Park.
In an interview about his book, Did I Ever Tell You This?, he reported that he first experienced swollen glands during publicity for Jurassic World Dominion in March last year.
This is the third film in the series, about the cloning of dinosaurs, in which he played a leading role after the first films Jurassic Park in 1993 and Jurassic Park III in 2001.
Neill retired from acting after his diagnosis of stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the Guardian said Friday.
He was asked on Sunday on Radio 2’s The Michael Ball Show how he’s doing and said: “Well I’m great, you know, I’ve been in remission for about seven or eight months and I’m back to work.” , and I have never felt better.”
He added: “I actually approached the year as a bit of an adventure… (because) I didn’t know what was (going to) happen.
“A bit of a dark adventure, but here we are on the other side, and I’m very optimistic and full of life and I’m so happy to be back to work, I can’t tell you.”
In his memoir, he reportedly discusses receiving chemotherapy, which began to fail, before taking a new chemotherapy drug that he will take monthly for the rest of his life, despite now being cancer-free.
However, Neill has said it is not a cancer book, but a collection of stories about his life.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the 1980s series Reilly, Ace Of Spies and an Emmy as the titular wizard in 1998’s Merlin opposite Fight Club actress Helena Bonham Carter and Star Wars voice actor James Earl Jones, known for playing Darth Vader. .
Neill also starred in period drama The Piano, which won Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars in 1993, and as Major Chester Campbell in BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders alongside Cillian Murphy.
The Hollywood actor said his career was a “big surprise” that continued as he landed his most recent role in the upcoming series Apples Never Fall, based on a novel by Liane Moriarty and starring American beauty actress Annette Bening.
“I think I’m extremely blessed because it wasn’t something I was looking for,” he added. “It just happened gradually and surprise followed surprise.”
He also said the seven-part show “could be really, really nice,” but he never counts his chickens before they hatch.
Australian author Moriarty, 56, also wrote Big little lies which was adapted into a popular HBO series starring the actress The Hours Nicole Kidman and Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon.
Did I ever tell you this? by Neill will be on sale from March 23, according to Waterstones.