'Jurassic Park' Cast: Then And Now

'Jurassic Park'

Over 25 years later and the groundbreaking Steven Spielberg film still holds up to this day. Jurassic Park blew the minds of viewers in 1993 and is still one of the most quotable films of all time. What are the actors behind the Jurassic Park guests who were trapped on Isla Nublar up to today?

Sam Neill as "Dr. Alan Grant"

Sam Neill played rigid and logical "Dr. Alan Grant," the celebrated paleontologist recruited by "John Hammond" to ensure the safety and authenticity of his park to investors who have been scared by horror stories coming off of the island... Although at first fascinated by the park, "Dr. Grant" begins to see the flaws in "playing God" and wonders "How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?"

Sam Neill Today

Sam Neill was already a critically acclaimed actor before he had to outsmart T-Rex's.

Nowadays he continues to act in the shows Peaky Blinders, Rick and Morty, and Alcatraz, and the films The Commuter, Blackbird and is even signed on for the latest installment of Jurassic World!

He also runs an incredibly successful New Zealand vineyard that produces the award-winning wine Two Paddocks. His social media is frequently filled with his farm animals and adventures on his vineyard and even produced a series of short "Cinema Quarantino" films with his fellow actor friends like Helena Bonham Carter and Hugo Weaving in for fans during the pandemic.

He has 3 children and one step-child from previous relationships and is now dating Australian political journalist Laura Tingle.

"After careful consideration, I've decided not to endorse your park!"

Laura Dern in 'Jurassic Park'

Laura Dern plays the tough and tenacious paleobotanist "Dr. Ellie Sattler" goes to the park with her partner "Dr. Grant" to check out the park and when sh** hits the fan she takes matters into her own hands when the men can't!

"God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs..."

"Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the Earth."

What is Laura up to today?

Laura Dern Today

Laura Dern has basically inherited the Earth. She has been kicking booty and taking names in Hollywood and landing incredible role after incredible role. She is an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and five-time Golden Globe winner!

She has starred in Big Little Lies, Marriage Story, Certain Women, October Sky, and David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart.

Laura married musician Ben Harper in 2005 and the two had two children but eventually divorced in 2013. Laura also dated rapper and actor Common for years and is most recently dating former NBA player Baron Davis!

Joseph Mazzello in 'Jurassic Park'

Joseph Mazzello played "Tim," "John Hammond's" spunky grandson who is truly fascinated by all things paleontology. "Hammond" thought it was a good idea to bring his grandchildren since they are the park's "target audience"...

Tough and brilliant "Tim" makes it through the T-Rex attack, being thrown into a tree, being electrocuted, and is still brave enough to trap a bloodthirsty velociraptor! What is Joseph up to today?

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello has been busy! He continued to act in The Social Network, The Pacific, Justified, and even portrayed Queen's own John Deacon in 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody! Joseph also graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts with the salary he earned from a small appearance in The Lost World: Jurassic Park that he joked was his graduation present from Spielberg.

Ariana Richards in 'Jurassic Park'

"Hammond's" moody granddaughter "Lex" was played by beautiful Ariana Richards. She is not as obsessed with dinosaurs as her little brother and instead likes to focus on technology and hacking. "It's an interactive CD-Rom!"

She is uber tough and helps keep the group safe with her skills even though she's petrified of the situation. "Are those... meat-eating... uh, meatasauruses?"

The moody teenage girl “Lex“ is not as obsessed with dinosaurs as her little brother “Tim“. Her big passion are computers. Still, when she first sees the dinosaurs, she’s just as overwhelmed as everybody else.

Ariana Richards Today

Ariana had a few other roles after Jurassic Park, like in Tremors, The Golden Girls, Boy Meet World, and a music video for Ben Folds Five but has since retired from acting. Now she is a very successful artist that has even won awards for her work!

She married Irish immigrant and stunt man Mark Bolton in 2013 and the two had a daughter in 2015! She has recently teased that she is considering returning to acting, so fingers crossed!

The adventure movie Jurassic Park was released in 1993. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and immediately became a huge success. See here what the cast is up to these days!

The Jurassic Park Cast: Then And Now

When Jurassic Park debuted in 1993 it became the highest-grossing film and has since been preserved by the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

The film was adapted from critically acclaimed author Michael Crichton's book of the same name into a groundbreaking film that set the standards higher for every sci-fi that followed. Steven Spielberg was already dominating Hollywood and took on the difficult task of making the film "65 million years in the making." Not only were the graphics ahead of its time, the story wildly compelling, and the score was done by legendary composer John Williams, but the actors were also some of the best of the best!

The ensemble cast was led by The Great Escape's Richard Attenborough, The Hunt For The Red October's Sam Neill, Big Little Lies' Laura Dern, and of course The Fly's Jeff Goldblum. Each actor perfectly embodied their character and have wonderful lines memorable to every cinephile like "I really hate that man" and "Life finds a way."

The film spawned 2 sequels, a Jurassic World reboot and countless paleontology fans around the world. What are the original cast member up to today?