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Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Acting

Born: June 7, 1952Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Liam Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the United States, where the wide acclaim for his performance in Schindler's List led to more high-profile work. He is widowed and lives in New York with his two sons. He has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey, Ras Al Ghul in Batman Begins and the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. He has also starred in several other notable films, from major Hollywood studio releases (ie. Excalibur, The Dead Pool, Nell, Rob Roy, The Haunting, Love Actually, Kingdom of Heaven, Taken, Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, Unknown) to smaller arthouse films (ie. Deception, Breakfast on Pluto, Chloe).

Known For
Filmography
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

Danny

2026
Cold Storage

Cold Storage

Robert Quinn

2026
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Narrator

2025
The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

Frank Drebin Jr.

2025
Ice Road: Vengeance

Ice Road: Vengeance

Mike McCann

2025
Absolution

Absolution

Thug

2024
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey

Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey

Narrator

2024
In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Finbar Murphy

2023
Wildcat

Wildcat

Father Flynn

2023
Retribution

Retribution

Matt Turner

2023
Marlowe

Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

2023
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

Self

2022
Bonnie

Bonnie

Self

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Self - Qui-Gon Jinn

2022
Memory

Memory

Alex Lewis

2022
Ireland

Ireland

2022
Blacklight

Blacklight

Travis Block

2022
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Self

2022
The Ice Road

The Ice Road

Mike McCann

2021
The Marksman

The Marksman

Jim

2021

WAMEGO: Addendum

2020
Honest Thief

Honest Thief

Tom Dolan

2020
Made in Italy

Made in Italy

Robert

2020
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)

2019
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis

Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis

Narrator

2019
Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

Tom

2019
Lost Lives

Lost Lives

2019
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

Agent High T

2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Self - Actor

2019
Cold Pursuit

Cold Pursuit

Nels Coxman

2019

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

Self (archive footage)

2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

2018
Widows

Widows

Harry Rawlings

2018
Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

Self

2018
The Last Horsemen of New York

The Last Horsemen of New York

2018
The Commuter

The Commuter

Michael MacCauley

2018
And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

Self

2017
Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)

2017
Spielberg

Spielberg

Self - Segment "Schindler's List"

2017
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Mark Felt

2017
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America

In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America

Narrator

2017
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Self

2017
Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

Daniel

2017
Karenina & I

Karenina & I

Leo Tolstoy

2017
Silence

Silence

Ferreira

2016
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

The Monster (voice)

2016
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story

How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story

Narrator (voice)

2016
Operation Chromite

Operation Chromite

Douglas MacArthur

2016
Love Thy Nature

Love Thy Nature

Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Self

2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2016
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

Self

2016
A Christmas Star

A Christmas Star

Narrator / Radio DJ

2015
Ted 2

Ted 2

Customer

2015
Entourage

Entourage

Liam Neeson

2015
Run All Night

Run All Night

Jimmy Conlon

2015
Manny

Manny

Narrator

2014
Taken 3

Taken 3

Bryan Mills

2014
A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Matthew Scudder

2014
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Mustafa (voice)

2014
Third Person

Third Person

Michael

2014
Road

Road

Narrator (voice)

2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Clinch

2014
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys

Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys

Self - Narrator

2014
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

Bill Marks

2014
The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)

2014
The Nut Job

The Nut Job

Raccoon (voice)

2014
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Self

2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

History Channel Host (uncredited)

2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

Self (archive footage)

2013
Khumba

Khumba

Phango (voice)

2013
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!

The Journalist

2013
Girl Rising

Girl Rising

Narrator (voice)

2013
Taken 2

Taken 2

Bryan Mills

2012
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Ra's Al Ghul

2012
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine

Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine

Narrator (voice)

2012
Battleship

Battleship

Admiral Shane

2012
Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

Zeus

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

2012
The Grey

The Grey

John Ottway

2012
A Child's Garden of Poetry

A Child's Garden of Poetry

Self (voice)

2011
Unknown

Unknown

Dr. Martin Harris

2011
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Aslan (voice)

2010
The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

Damon

2010
The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

Narrator

2010
The A-Team

The A-Team

Hannibal

2010
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Zeus

2010
Chloe

Chloe

David Stewart

2010
After.Life

After.Life

Eliot Deacon

2009
Five Minutes of Heaven

Five Minutes of Heaven

Alistair Little

2009
The Other Man

The Other Man

Peter

2008
The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files

The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files

Self

2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Aslan (voice)

2008
Taken

Taken

Bryan Mills

2008
The Birth of Christ

The Birth of Christ

Self - Narrator

2007
Trumbo

Trumbo

Self

2007
Seraphim Falls

Seraphim Falls

Carver

2007
Sergeant York: Of God and Country

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

2006
Home

Home

2006
Xavier

Xavier

Narrator

2006
The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

Self

2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Self

2006
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Narrator

2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Aslan (voice)

2005
Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

Father Liam

2005
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Ducard

2005
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Godfrey de Ibelin

2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Self

2005
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Self

2004
Kinsey

Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey

2004
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)

2004
Patrick

Patrick

Narrator

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Self (archive footage)

2004
Love Actually

Love Actually

Daniel

2003
Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Self - Narrator (voice)

2003
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

Self

2003
Coral Reef Adventure

Coral Reef Adventure

Narrator (voice)

2003
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

'Priest' Vallon

2002
K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

Mikhail Polenin

2002
The Big Bang

The Big Bang

Self

2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)

2002
The Maze

The Maze

Narrator

2002
The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Beginning: Making Episode I

Self

2001

The Mind's Big Bang

Self

2001
Journey into Amazing Caves

Journey into Amazing Caves

Narrator (voice)

2001
Inside The Space Station

Inside The Space Station

Self - Narrator

2000
The Endurance

The Endurance

Narrator (voice)

2000
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Narrator

2000
Gun Shy

Gun Shy

Charles Mayough

2000
The Haunting

The Haunting

Dr. David Marrow

1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Qui-Gon Jinn

1999
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Jean Valjean

1998
Everest

Everest

Narrator

1998

A Leap of Faith

Narrator (voice)

1996
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996
Before and After

Before and After

Ben Ryan

1996
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Host

1996
Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

(segment "John Boorman")

1995
Out of Ireland

Out of Ireland

William Murphy (voice)

1995
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

Robert Roy MacGregor

1995
Miss Sarajevo

Miss Sarajevo

Self

1995
Nell

Nell

Dr. Lovell

1994
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

Oskar Schindler

1993
Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

1993
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Sheriff Will Braverman

1992
Ruby Cairo

Ruby Cairo

Fergus Lamb

1992
Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

Michael Gates

1992
Shining Through

Shining Through

Franze-Otto Dietrich

1992
Revolver

Revolver

Man

1991
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Tony Aaron

1991
The Big Man

The Big Man

Danny Scoular

1990
Darkman

Darkman

Peyton Westlake / Darkman

1990
Next of Kin

Next of Kin

Briar Gates

1989
High Spirits

High Spirits

Martin Brogan

1988
The Good Mother

The Good Mother

Leo Cutter

1988
The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool

Peter Swan

1988
Satisfaction

Satisfaction

Martin Falcon

1988
Sweet as You Are

Sweet as You Are

Martin Perry

1988
Suspect

Suspect

Carl Wayne Anderson

1987
A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

Liam Docherty

1987
Sworn to Silence

Sworn to Silence

Vincent Cauley

1987
Duet for One

Duet for One

Totter

1986
Lamb

Lamb

Michael Lamb

1986
The Mission

The Mission

Father John Fielding

1986
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

Delta Force Member (uncredited)

1986
Arthur the King

Arthur the King

Grak

1985
The Innocent

The Innocent

John Carns

1985
The Bounty

The Bounty

Charles Churchill

1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Self (uncredited)

1984
Krull

Krull

Kegan

1983
Across the Water

Across the Water

Martin

1983
Nailed

Nailed

Young Catholic

1981
Excalibur

Excalibur

Gawain

1981
My Dear Palestrina

My Dear Palestrina

Blacksmith

1980
Christiana

Christiana

Greatheart

1979

The Last Window Cleaner

Self

1979
Dinner at the Sporting Club

Dinner at the Sporting Club

Dermot

1978
Pilgrim's Progress

Pilgrim's Progress

Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ

1978