Jurassic Park Turns 30: Where Are They Now?

News By TooFab Staff | 6/11/2015 1:45 PM PT

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It's been 30 years since we all first ventured into Jurassic Park -- but what happened to the cast of the film? See who returned for sequels and reboots, who retreated from the public eye and who's sadly no longer with us.

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Laura Dern (Dr. Ellie Satler): Laura appeared briefly in "Part III" and reprised her role in "Jurassic World: Dominion." She starred in "Wild" and "The Master" and won a Golden Globe for her work on "Enlightened." She married Ben Harper in 2005. They have two kids, but finalized their divorce in 2013. She most recently appeared in "Little Women," "Twin Peaks: The Return," "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," and "Big Little Lies," for which she won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe.

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Sam Neill (Dr. Alan Grant): Sam would reprise his role in "Jurassic Park III" in 2001 and "Jurassic World Dominion." He also starred in "In the Mouth of Madness" and "Daybreakers." On TV, he starred in the "Merlin" miniseries, "The Tudors," "Invasion" and "Peeky Blinders." He also popped up as a stage actor playing Odin in both "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Thor: Love and Thunder." In 2023, he revealed he was diagnosed with blood cancer, but is in remission. His memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This?, was also released in 2023.

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Jeff Goldblum (Dr. Ian Malcolm): Jeff reprised his role for "The Lost World," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and "Dominion." He also starred in "Independence Day" and its sequel, a number of Wes Anderson movies, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and appeared as Grandmaster in both "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." He has two children with Emilie Livingston.

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Ariana Richards (Lex Murphy): Ariana made a cameo in "The Lost World" and went on to star in "Angus," "Tremors 3" and the music video for "Brick." She got a B.S Degree for Art and Drama at Skidmore College and currently is an artist with her own art gallery.

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Joseph Mazzello (Tim Murphy): Joseph would appear in "The River Wild" and "Simon Birch" before going to college at the University of Southern California. He starred in television shows, such as "The Pacific," and "Justified" and played Mouse in movie "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." The recently appeared in "Bohemian Rhapsody," playing Queen's former guitarist John Deacon and played Bill Clinton campaign strategist Paul Begala on "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

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Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello together in 2023.

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Richard Attenborough (John Hammond): Richard appeared briefly in "The Lost World" and played Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street." He passed away at the age of 90 in 2014.

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Samuel L. Jackson (Ray Arnold): Samuel continues to play Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will front the MCU's upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion. He also did a voice on "The Boondocks," starred in "Snakes on a Plane" and played Mace Windu in the second batch of Star Wars movies. The actor has continued to act in many diverse and versatile roles, such as "The Hateful Eight," "Kong: Skull Island," and "The Legend of Tarzan."

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Wayne Knight (Dennis Nedry): Wayne would play Newman on "Seinfeld" until the show ended in 1998. He also starred on "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Woke Up Dead" and "The Exes." He's done voice work in "Toy Story 2," "Tarzan" and Max's "Haley Quinn" animated series.

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BD Wong (Henry Wu): Wong reprised his role in the three "Jurassic World" films and is best known for his work on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as Dr. George Huang. He also voiced Captain Li Shang in "Mulan" appeared in the "Father of the Bride" movies and "Focus," and earned an Emmy nomination for his work on "Mr. Robot." Currently, he does voice work on "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai" and appears on "Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens." He married Richert John Frederickson Schnorr in 2018 and shares twins with his ex.

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Bob Peck (Robert Muldoon): Bob would star in "Smilla's Sense of Snow" and "FairyTale: A True Story" in 1997. Sadly, he died of cancer in 1999 at the age of 53.

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Martin Ferraro (Lawyer Donald Gennaro): After being eaten by a T-Rex on the toilet, Martin would reprise his role in a College Humor video in 2011. He also appeared on an episode of "The X Files" and in "Get Shorty" and "Gods and Monsters."

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Steven Spielberg (Director): Since releasing "Jurassic Park," Spielberg won an Oscar for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" and earned nominations for "Munich," "Letters from Iwo Jima," "War Horse," "Lincoln," "Bridge of Spies," "The Post," "West Side Story" and the semi-autobiographical "The Fabelmans." He also directed "Minority Report," "Ready Player One," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "War of the Worlds."

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Jurassic Park Turns 30: Where Are They Now?

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