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{{Actor Infobox
  
{{Actor Infobox
 
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| Name= William John Neeson
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| Name= William John Neeson
 
| Birthplace= Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  
| Birthplace= Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
 
| Birthdate= June 7, 1952
  
| Birthdate= June 7, 1952
 
| Occupation=Actor
  
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| Active Years=1973-Present}}
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| Notable Films= [[Schindler's List]], [[Batman Begins]], [[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]
  
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'''Liam John Neeson''' OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor, who has been nominated for an [[Oscar]], a [[BAFTA]] and three [[Golden Globe|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]]'', Bryan Mills in ''[[Taken]]'', Qui-Gon Jinn in ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', Alfred Kinsey in ''[[Kinsey]]'', Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman Begins]]'', and the voice of [[Aslan]] in [[The Chronicles of Narnia film series|''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series]].
  
'''Liam John Neeson''' OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor, who has been nominated for an [[Oscar]], a [[BAFTA]] and three [[Golden Globe|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]]'', Bryan Mills in ''[[Taken]]'', Qui-Gon Jinn in ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', Alfred Kinsey in ''[[Kinsey]]'', Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman Begins]]'', and the voice of [[Aslan]] in [[The Chronicles of Narnia film series|''The Chronicles of Narnia'' film series]].
   
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He starred in other notable films such as ''[[Excalibur]]'', ''[[The Dead Pool]]'', ''[[Nell]]'', ''[[Rob Roy]]'', ''[[Les Misérables]]'', ''[[The Haunting]]'', ''[[Love Actually]]'', ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]'', ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'', ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]'', ''[[Unknown]]'', ''[[The Grey]]'', and ''[[Taken 2]]'' as well as smaller arthouse films (e.g. ''[[Deception]]'', ''[[Breakfast on Pluto]]'', and ''[[Chloe]]''). He was ranked at number 69 on Empire magazine's 100 greatest movie stars of all time in 1997.
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He starred in other notable films such as ''[[Excalibur]]'', ''[[The Dead Pool]]'', ''[[Nell]]'', ''[[Rob Roy]]'', ''[[Les Misérables]]'', ''[[The Haunting]]'', ''[[Love Actually]]'', ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]'', ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'', ''[[The A-Team]]'', ''[[Unknown]]'', ''[[The Grey]]'', and ''[[Taken 2]]'' as well as smaller arthouse films (e.g. ''[[Deception]]'', ''[[Breakfast on Pluto]]'', and ''[[Chloe]]''). He was ranked at number 69 on Empire magazine's 100 greatest movie stars of all time in 1997.
   
 
He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim and educated at St Patrick's College (now St Patrick's, Dundonald), Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the Abbey Theatre. After a time in London, he moved 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 was born in Ballymena, County Antrim and educated at St Patrick's College (now St Patrick's, Dundonald), Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the Abbey Theatre. After a time in London, he moved 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.
   
 
==Early Life==
  
==Early Life==
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Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is the son of Katherine "Kitty", a cook, and Bernard "Barney" Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. He was raised Roman Catholic at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. At age nine, Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club, and later became Ulster amateur senior boxing champion.
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Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is the son of Katherine "Kitty", a cook, and Bernard "Barney" Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. He was raised Roman Catholic at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. At age nine, Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club, and later became Ulster amateur senior boxing champion. At age eleven, Neeson first stepped on stage. His English teacher gave him the lead role in a school play, which he accepted because the girl he was attracted to would be starring. From then on, he kept acting in school productions for the following years.
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His interest in acting and decision to become an actor was also influenced by minister Ian Paisley, whose church Neeson would sneak into. Neeson has said of Paisley that "He had a magnificent presence and it was incredible to watch this six foot-plus man just Bible-thumping away... It was acting but it was also great acting and stirring too."
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Neeson was enrolled in 1971 as a physics and computer science undergraduate student at Queen's University Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before leaving to work for the Guinness Brewery.
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He discovered a talent for football at Queens University. He was spotted by Sean Thomas at Bohemian F.C.. There was a club trial in Dublin. He only played one game as a substitute against Shamrock Rovers and was not offered a contract to continue playing.
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==Career==
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==='''1978–1999'''===
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After leaving university, Neeson returned to Ballymena where he worked in a variety of casual jobs, from a fork-lift operator at Guinness to a truck driver. He also attended teacher training college in Newcastle for two years before again returning to his home town.
   
 
==Filmography==
  
==Filmography==
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|1978
  
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! Title
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|''[[Pilgrim's Progress]]''
  
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! Role
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|Evangelist and Jesus Christ
  
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! Notes
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|None
  
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|-
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| 1978
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| ''[[Pilgrim's Progress]]''
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ Jesus Christ] / Evangelist
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|
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|-
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| 1979
  +
| ''Christiana''
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| Greatheart
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|
  +
|-
  +
| 1981
  +
| ''[[Excalibur]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawain Gawain]
  +
|
  +
|-
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| 1983
  +
| ''[[Krull]]''
  +
| Kegan
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=3|1984
  +
| ''[[A Woman of Substance]]''
  +
| Blackie O'Neill
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Ellis Island]]''
  +
| Kevin Murray
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Bounty (1984)|The Bounty]]''
  +
| Charles Churchill
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2|1985
  +
| ''[[Lamb (1985)|Lamb]]''
  +
| Michael Lamb
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Innocent (1985)|The Innocent]]''
  +
| John Carns
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=5|1986
  +
| ''[[Hold the Dream]]''
  +
| Blackie O'Neill
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[If Tomorrow Comes]]''
  +
| Insp. Andre Trignent
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Delta Force]]''
  +
| Delta Force commando
  +
| Uncredited role
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Mission (1986)|The Mission]]''
  +
| Fielding
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Duet for One]]''
  +
| Totter
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=3|1987
  +
| ''Sworn to Silence''
  +
| Vincent Cauley
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Suspect (1987)|Suspect]]''
  +
| Carl Anderson
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[A Prayer for the Dying]]''
  +
| Liam Docherty
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=4|1988
  +
| ''[[Satisfaction]]''
  +
| Martin Falcon
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[High Spirits]]''
  +
| Martin Brogan
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Dead Pool]]''
  +
| Peter Swan
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Good Mother (1988)|The Good Mother]]''
  +
| Leo Cutter
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 1989
  +
| ''[[Next of Kin (1989)|Next of Kin]]''
  +
| Briar Gates
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2|1990
  +
| ''[[Darkman]]''
  +
| Peyton Westlake / Darkman
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Big Man]]''
  +
| Danny Scoulars
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 1991
  +
| ''[[Under Suspicion (1991)|Under Suspicion]]''
  +
| Tony Aaron
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=3|1992
  +
| ''[[Shining Through]]''
  +
| Franz-Otto Dietrich
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Husbands and Wives]]''
  +
| Michael Gates
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Leap of Faith]]''
  +
| Sheriff Will Braverman
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=3|1993
  +
| ''[[Ethan Frome]]''
  +
| Ethan Frome
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Ruby Cairo]]''
  +
| Dr. Fergus Lamb
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Schindler's List]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Schindler Oskar Schindler]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 1994
  +
| ''[[Nell]]''
  +
| Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Lovell
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 1995
  +
| ''[[Rob Roy (1995)|Rob Roy]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor Rob Roy MacGregor]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2|1996
  +
| ''[[Michael Collins]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Michael Collins]
  +
|
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|-
  +
| ''[[Before and After]]''
  +
| Ben Ryan
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 1998
  +
| ''[[Les Misérables (1998)|Les Misérables]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Valjean Jean Valjean]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2| 1999
  +
| ''[[The Haunting (1999)|The Haunting]]''
  +
| Dr. David Marrow
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''
  +
| [https://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Qui-Gon_Jinn Qui-Gon Jinn]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2|2000
  +
| ''[[Gun Shy]]''
  +
| Charlie Mayo
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition]]''
  +
| Narrator (voice)
  +
| Documentary
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=4|2002
  +
| ''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''
  +
| [https://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Qui-Gon_Jinn Qui-Gon Jinn] (voice)
  +
| Uncredited cameo
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[K-19: The Widowmaker]]''
  +
| Mikhail Polenin
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
  +
| "Priest" Vallon
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Martin Luther (resources)#Films|Martin Luther]]''
  +
| Narrator (voice)
  +
| Documentary
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan=2|2003
  +
| ''[[Love Actually]]''
  +
| Daniel
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|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Coral Reef Adventure]]''
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| Narrator (voice)
  +
| Documentary
  +
|-
  +
| 2004
  +
| ''[[Kinsey]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kinsey Alfred Kinsey]
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|
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|-
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| rowspan=4|2005
  +
| ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]''
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balian_of_Ibelin Godfrey of Ibelin]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Batman Begins]]''
  +
| [https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ra's_al_Ghul Ra's al Ghul]
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|
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|-
  +
| ''[[Breakfast on Pluto]]''
  +
| Father Liam
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|
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|-
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| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aslan Aslan] (voice)
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|
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|-
  +
| 2006
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| ''[[Home (2006 film)|Home]]''
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| Himself
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| Documentary
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|-
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| 2007
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| ''[[Seraphim Falls]]''
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| Carver
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|
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|-
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| rowspan="3" | 2008
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| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]]''
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| Aslan (voice)
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|
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|-
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| ''[[The Other Man (2008 film)|The Other Man]]''
  +
| Peter
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|
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|-
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| ''[[Taken]]''
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| Bryan Mills
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|
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|-
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| rowspan="4" | 2009
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| ''[[Five Minutes of Heaven]]''
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| Alistair Little
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|
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|-
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| ''[[Ponyo]]''
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| Fujimoto (voice)
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| English dub
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|-
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| ''[[After.Life]]''
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| Eliot
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|
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|-
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| ''[[Chloe]]''
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| David
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|
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|-
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| rowspan="5" | 2010
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| ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]''
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_%22Hannibal%22_Smith John "Hannibal" Smith]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]''
  +
| Aslan (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Next Three Days]]''
  +
| Damon Pennington
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Wildest Dream]]''
  +
| Narrator (voice)
  +
| Documentary
  +
|-
  +
| 2011
  +
| ''[[Unknown (2011)|Unknown]]''
  +
| Dr. Martin Harris
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="6" | 2012
  +
| ''[[The Grey]]''
  +
| John Ottway
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''
  +
| Zeus
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''The Patriot of America''
  +
| Colonel Edward Thompson (voice)
  +
| Documentary
  +
|-
  +
|''[[Battleship]]''
  +
| Admiral Shane
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''
  +
| [https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ra's_al_Ghul Ra's al Ghul]
  +
| Cameo
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Taken 2]]''
  +
| Bryan Mills
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="3" | 2013
  +
| ''[[Third Person]]''
  +
| Michael
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Khumba]]''
  +
| Phango (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_(U.S._TV_network) History Channel] Rep
  +
| Cameo
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="6" | 2014
  +
| ''[[The Nut Job]]''
  +
| Raccoon (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|''[[The Lego Movie]]''
  +
| [https://thelegomovie.wikia.com/wiki/Bad_Cop/Good_Cop Bad Cop / Good Cop]<br />[https://thelegomovie.wikia.com/wiki/Pa_Cop Pa Cop] (voices)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[The Prophet (2014)|The Prophet]]''
  +
| Mustafa (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Non-Stop]]''
  +
| Bill Marks
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]''
  +
| Clinch Leatherwood
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[A Walk Among the Tombstones]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Scudder Matthew Scudder]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="5" | 2015
  +
| ''[[Taken 3]]''
  +
| Bryan Mills
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Run All Night]]''
  +
| Jimmy Conlon
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Entourage]]''
  +
| Himself
  +
| rowspan="2" | Cameo
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Ted 2]]''
  +
| Customer
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[A Christmas Star]]''
  +
| Narrator / Radio DJ (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="4" | 2016
  +
| ''[[The Huntsman: Winter's War]]''
  +
| Narrator (voice)
  +
| Uncredited
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Operation Chromite]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur Douglas MacArthur]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[A Monster Calls]]''
  +
| Monster (voice)
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Silence (2016)|Silence]]''
  +
| Father [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_Ferreira Cristóvão Ferreira]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" | 2017
  +
| ''[[Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House]]''
  +
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Felt Mark Felt]
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Daddy's Home 2]]''
  +
| Actor in ''Missile Tow'' (voice)
  +
| Cameo
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="4" | 2018
  +
| ''[[The Commuter]]''
  +
| Michael McCauley
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]''
  +
|
  +
| ''Completed''
  +
|-
  +
| ''[[Widows (2018)|Widows]]''
  +
|
  +
| rowspan="2" | ''Post-production''
  +
|-
  +
| ''Hard Powder''
  +
| Nels
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" | 2019
  +
| ''[[MIB (film)|MIB]]''
  +
|
  +
| ''Filming''
  +
|-
  +
| ''Normal People''
  +
| Tom
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| ''Filming''
 
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Liam Neeson
Liam-Neeson1
Name
William John Neeson
Birthplace
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Birth date
June 7, 1952
Occupation
Actor
Active Years
1973-Present

Liam John Neeson OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor, who 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, Bryan Mills in Taken, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey, Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, and the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film series.

He starred in other notable films such as Excalibur, The Dead Pool, Nell, Rob Roy, Les Misérables, The Haunting, Love Actually, Kingdom of Heaven, Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, Unknown, The Grey, and Taken 2 as well as smaller arthouse films (e.g. Deception, Breakfast on Pluto, and Chloe). He was ranked at number 69 on Empire magazine's 100 greatest movie stars of all time in 1997.

He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim and educated at St Patrick's College (now St Patrick's, Dundonald), Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the Abbey Theatre. After a time in London, he moved 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.

Early Life

Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is the son of Katherine "Kitty", a cook, and Bernard "Barney" Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. He was raised Roman Catholic at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. At age nine, Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club, and later became Ulster amateur senior boxing champion. At age eleven, Neeson first stepped on stage. His English teacher gave him the lead role in a school play, which he accepted because the girl he was attracted to would be starring. From then on, he kept acting in school productions for the following years.

His interest in acting and decision to become an actor was also influenced by minister Ian Paisley, whose church Neeson would sneak into. Neeson has said of Paisley that "He had a magnificent presence and it was incredible to watch this six foot-plus man just Bible-thumping away... It was acting but it was also great acting and stirring too."

Neeson was enrolled in 1971 as a physics and computer science undergraduate student at Queen's University Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before leaving to work for the Guinness Brewery.

He discovered a talent for football at Queens University. He was spotted by Sean Thomas at Bohemian F.C.. There was a club trial in Dublin. He only played one game as a substitute against Shamrock Rovers and was not offered a contract to continue playing.

Career

1978–1999

After leaving university, Neeson returned to Ballymena where he worked in a variety of casual jobs, from a fork-lift operator at Guinness to a truck driver. He also attended teacher training college in Newcastle for two years before again returning to his home town.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Pilgrim's Progress Jesus Christ / Evangelist
1979 Christiana Greatheart
1981 Excalibur Gawain
1983 Krull Kegan
1984 A Woman of Substance Blackie O'Neill
Ellis Island Kevin Murray
The Bounty Charles Churchill
1985 Lamb Michael Lamb
The Innocent John Carns
1986 Hold the Dream Blackie O'Neill
If Tomorrow Comes Insp. Andre Trignent
The Delta Force Delta Force commando Uncredited role
The Mission Fielding
Duet for One Totter
1987 Sworn to Silence Vincent Cauley
Suspect Carl Anderson
A Prayer for the Dying Liam Docherty
1988 Satisfaction Martin Falcon
High Spirits Martin Brogan
The Dead Pool Peter Swan
The Good Mother Leo Cutter
1989 Next of Kin Briar Gates
1990 Darkman Peyton Westlake / Darkman
The Big Man Danny Scoulars
1991 Under Suspicion Tony Aaron
1992 Shining Through Franz-Otto Dietrich
Husbands and Wives Michael Gates
Leap of Faith Sheriff Will Braverman
1993 Ethan Frome Ethan Frome
Ruby Cairo Dr. Fergus Lamb
Schindler's List Oskar Schindler
1994 Nell Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Lovell
1995 Rob Roy Rob Roy MacGregor
1996 Michael Collins Michael Collins
Before and After Ben Ryan
1998 Les Misérables Jean Valjean
1999 The Haunting Dr. David Marrow
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Qui-Gon Jinn
2000 Gun Shy Charlie Mayo
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Narrator (voice) Documentary
2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) Uncredited cameo
K-19: The Widowmaker Mikhail Polenin
Gangs of New York "Priest" Vallon
Martin Luther Narrator (voice) Documentary
2003 Love Actually Daniel
Coral Reef Adventure Narrator (voice) Documentary
2004 Kinsey Alfred Kinsey
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Godfrey of Ibelin
Batman Begins Ra's al Ghul
Breakfast on Pluto Father Liam
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Aslan (voice)
2006 Home Himself Documentary
2007 Seraphim Falls Carver
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Aslan (voice)
The Other Man Peter
Taken Bryan Mills
2009 Five Minutes of Heaven Alistair Little
Ponyo Fujimoto (voice) English dub
After.Life Eliot
Chloe David
2010 Clash of the Titans Zeus
The A-Team John "Hannibal" Smith
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Aslan (voice)
The Next Three Days Damon Pennington
The Wildest Dream Narrator (voice) Documentary
2011 Unknown Dr. Martin Harris
2012 The Grey John Ottway
Wrath of the Titans Zeus
The Patriot of America Colonel Edward Thompson (voice) Documentary
Battleship Admiral Shane
The Dark Knight Rises Ra's al Ghul Cameo
Taken 2 Bryan Mills
2013 Third Person Michael
Khumba Phango (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues History Channel Rep Cameo
2014 The Nut Job Raccoon (voice)
The Lego Movie Bad Cop / Good Cop
Pa Cop (voices)
The Prophet Mustafa (voice)
Non-Stop Bill Marks
A Million Ways to Die in the West Clinch Leatherwood
A Walk Among the Tombstones Matthew Scudder
2015 Taken 3 Bryan Mills
Run All Night Jimmy Conlon
Entourage Himself Cameo
Ted 2 Customer
A Christmas Star Narrator / Radio DJ (voice)
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Narrator (voice) Uncredited
Operation Chromite Douglas MacArthur
A Monster Calls Monster (voice)
Silence Father Cristóvão Ferreira
2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Mark Felt
Daddy's Home 2 Actor in Missile Tow (voice) Cameo
2018 The Commuter Michael McCauley
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Completed
Widows Post-production
Hard Powder Nels
2019 MIB Filming
Normal People Tom Filming

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