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