Actor Sam Neill died aged 78 earlier this week and his final interview revealed what he really thought about playing a villain in Peaky Blinders and what it was like to go through chemotherapy

New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television

The acclaimed New Zealand actor built a five-decade career spanning blockbusters, dramas and television, with roles in ‘The Piano,’ ‘Dead Calm’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’