Liam Neeson
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William John 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
Credits
Schindler's List (1993)
as Oskar Schindler
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Ra's Al Ghul
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
as Aslan (voice)
Ted 2 (2015)
as Customer
Batman Begins (2005)
as Ducard
Ice Road: Vengeance (2025)
as Mike McCann
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Godfrey de Ibelin
Taken 3 (2014)
as Bryan Mills
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
The Naked Gun (2025)
as Frank Drebin Jr.
Taken (2008)
as Bryan Mills
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Qui-Gon Jinn
Battleship (2012)
as Admiral Shane
Clash of the Titans (2010)
as Zeus
Cold Storage (2026)
as Robert Quinn
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Men in Black: International (2019)
as Agent High T
Love Actually (2003)
as Daniel
Wrath of the Titans (2012)
as Zeus
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
as Matthew Scudder
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Taken 2 (2012)
as Bryan Mills
The Next Three Days (2010)
as Damon
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
as Aslan (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
as Aslan (voice)
Memory (2022)
as Alex Lewis
Run All Night (2015)
as Jimmy Conlon
After.Life (2009)
as Eliot Deacon
Gangs of New York (2002)
as 'Priest' Vallon
The A-Team (2010)
as Hannibal
Widows (2018)
as Harry Rawlings
Cold Pursuit (2019)
as Nels Coxman
Silence (2016)
as Ferreira
Unknown (2011)
as Dr. Martin Harris
The Commuter (2018)
as Michael MacCauley
The Grey (2012)
as John Ottway
Non-Stop (2014)
as Bill Marks
A Monster Calls (2016)
as The Monster (voice)
The Ice Road (2021)
as Mike McCann
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
as Clinch
Retribution (2023)
as Matt Turner
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
The Delta Force (1986)
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
Entourage (2015)
as Liam Neeson
Excalibur (1981)
as Gawain
Honest Thief (2020)
as Tom Dolan
The Marksman (2021)
as Jim
In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
as Finbar Murphy
Blacklight (2022)
as Travis Block
Absolution (2024)
as Thug
The Nut Job (2014)
as Raccoon (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
as History Channel Host (uncredited)
Krull (1983)
as Kegan
Darkman (1990)
as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Mikhail Polenin
The Mission (1986)
as Father John Fielding
Marlowe (2023)
as Philip Marlowe
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
The Haunting (1999)
as Dr. David Marrow
The Dead Pool (1988)
as Peter Swan
The Bounty (1984)
as Charles Churchill
Chloe (2010)
as David Stewart
Made in Italy (2020)
as Robert
Khumba (2013)
as Phango (voice)
Les Misérables (1998)
as Jean Valjean
Seraphim Falls (2007)
as Carver
Rob Roy (1995)
as Robert Roy MacGregor
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
as Mark Felt
The Fix (2026)
as Larry
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
as Alistair Little
Gun Shy (2000)
as Charles Mayough
Nell (1994)
as Dr. Lovell
Next of Kin (1989)
as Briar Gates
Husbands and Wives (1992)
as Michael Gates
Under Suspicion (1991)
as Tony Aaron
Third Person (2014)
as Michael
Operation Chromite (2016)
as Douglas MacArthur
Kinsey (2004)
as Alfred Kinsey
Before and After (1996)
as Ben Ryan
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Father Liam
The Mongoose (2026)
as Ryan "Fang" Flanagan
Shining Through (1992)
as Franze-Otto Dietrich
Suspect (1987)
as Carl Wayne Anderson
Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
as Daniel
Michael Collins (1996)
as Michael Collins
Spielberg (2017)
as Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
as Mustafa (voice)
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
as Liam Docherty
Leap of Faith (1992)
as Sheriff Will Braverman
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys (2014)
as Self - Narrator
The Other Man (2008)
as Peter
Road (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
High Spirits (1988)
as Martin Brogan
Lumière & Company (1995)
as (segment "John Boorman")
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis (2019)
as Narrator
Wildcat (2024)
as Father Flynn
Bonnie (2022)
as Self
Ordinary Love (2019)
as Tom
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
as Self
Revolver (1991)
as Man
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence (2017)
as Self
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Man (1990)
as Danny Scoular
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (—)
as Danny
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
Ethan Frome (1993)
as Ethan Frome
The Good Mother (1988)
as Leo Cutter
Ruby Cairo (1992)
as Fergus Lamb
Duet for One (1986)
as Totter
Miss Sarajevo (1995)
as Self
Satisfaction (1988)
as Martin Falcon
The Innocent (1985)
as John Carns
Christiana (1979)
as Greatheart
Pilgrim's Progress (1978)
as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Girl Rising (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Everest (1998)
as Narrator
Trumbo (2007)
as Self
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actor
A Christmas Star (2015)
as Narrator / Radio DJ
Narco Sub (—)
Actor
The Wildest Dream (2010)
as Narrator
The Path to Redemption (2006)
as Self
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Home (2006)
Actor
The Trainer (—)
as John Moore
Coral Reef Adventure (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Arthur the King (1985)
as Grak
Out of Ireland (1995)
as William Murphy (voice)
Ireland (2022)
Actor
Lamb (1986)
as Michael Lamb
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Journey into Amazing Caves (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011)
as Self (voice)
Excalibur: Behind the Movie (2013)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Martin Luther (2003)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Vincent Cauley
Manny (2014)
as Narrator
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025)
as Narrator
Nailed (1981)
as Young Catholic
Sweet as You Are (1988)
as Martin Perry
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici (2022)
as Self
Love Thy Nature (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
as Self
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! (2013)
as The Journalist
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
as Self
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome (1996)
as Host
My Dear Palestrina (1980)
as Blacksmith
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
as Self
The Endurance (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (2000)
as Narrator
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (2006)
as Narrator
Karenina & I (2017)
as Leo Tolstoy
The Splendid Thing (—)
Actor
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America (2017)
as Narrator
Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978)
as Dermot
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman (2022)
as Self
Patrick (2004)
as Narrator
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Across the Water (1983)
as Martin
WAMEGO: Addendum (2020)
Actor
Inside The Space Station (2000)
as Self - Narrator
The Birth of Christ (2007)
as Self - Narrator
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats (2016)
as Self
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (—)
as Narrator
A Leap of Faith (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Cold Pursuit 2 (—)
as Nels Coxman
Xavier (2006)
as Narrator
The Maze (2002)
as Narrator
The Riker's Ghost (—)
Actor
The Mind's Big Bang (2001)
as Self
The Big Bang (2002)
as Self
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York (2003)
as Self
The Last Window Cleaner (1979)
as Self
The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files (2008)
as Self
Charlie Johnson in the Flames (—)
Actor
Sergeant York: Of God and Country (2006)
Actor
The Nut Job 3 (—)
as Raccoon (voice)
The Last Horsemen of New York (2018)
Actor
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey (2024)
as Narrator