Neill, 76, who plays Dr. Alan Grant in Stephen Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” films, is selling cast-autographed Funko Pops! figurines from various Jurassic Park films through Propstore, one of the world’s leading vendors of entertainment memorabilia.
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The auction closes on 17 August with all proceeds going to SaveTheKids’ work supporting children living in refugee camps.
In a video to promote the auction, the New Zealand actor shows each of the items up for grabs for movie buffs everywhere. Funko Pops are small body, big-headed vinyl figures of characters from movies, video games, and other pop culture:
“They’re all signed. They’re unopened. No one else has this set in the world. They’re absolutely invaluable. And you will want to go for the auction and get these.
“Look here’s me, rather cruelly with a grey beard and a hat of course… you won’t want to miss out on this, will you?”
The set includes five unboxed Funko Pops! of No. 39 Park Vehicle, which comes with an Ellie Sattler figure; No. 547 Dr. Ian Malcolm; No. 585 Owen Grady; No. 590 Claire Dearing; and No. 1221 Dr. Alan Grant. Each figure features an autograph by their respective actors—Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Sam Neill—on the plastic windows of the box.
SaveTheKids New Zealand Chief Executive Heidi Coetzee said:
“Latest figures show that at least 117 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution, and at a time when half of the world's refugees are children, Sir Sam’s generous contribution for child refugees is more important than ever.”
Neill's donation will go towards helping the nearly one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, the largest refugee settlement in the world. SaveTheKids is providing services including primary health care, learning centres, and child protection programmes for refugees and the local host community in Cox’s Bazar.
Neill is the recipient of the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Longford Lyell Award, the New Zealand Film Award, and the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He also has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies.
