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Liam Neeson

Actor | * 06/07/1952 (73) | Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
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William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000. Neeson made his film debut in 1978 with Pilgrim's Progress followed by early roles in Excalibur (1981), The Bounty (1984), The Mission (1986), The Dead Pool (1988), and Husbands and Wives (1992). He rose to prominence portraying Oskar Schindler in Steven ()
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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.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, 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).Description from the Wikipedia article Liam Neeson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Thriller

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A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ...

The A-Team

PG-13

2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 57min
Thriller, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II. ...

Schindler's List

R

1993 | 4.3/5 | 3h 15min
Drama, History, War
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Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ...

Kinsey

R

2004 | 3.3/5 | 1h 58min
Drama
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Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in t ...

The Grey

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2012 | 3.3/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
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Awards & Nominations for Liam Neeson

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Theatre World Award Volpi Cup for Best Actor Drama League Award Order of the British Empire Academy Award for Best Actor 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 3x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Liam Neeson as Actor(164)

as Nels Coxman2025 Cold Pursuit 2
2025 Charlie Johnson in the Flames
as Roberto Diaz2024 Cold Storage
2024 Absolution
2024 Wildcat
as John Moore2023 The Trainer
as Philip Marlowe2023 Marlowe
as Jimmy Conlon2023 Run All Night 2
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners
as Frank Drebin jr.2023 Naked Gun Reboot
2023 The Riker’s Ghost
as Matt Turner2023 Retribution
as Mike McCann2023 Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky
as Travis Block2022 Blacklight
as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as himself2022 Bonnie
as Alex Lewis2022 Memory
2022 Ireland
as Mike McCann2021 The Ice Road
as Jim2021 The Marksman
as Robert2020 Made in Italy
as Self - Narrator (voice)2020 The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
as Tom Dolan2020 Honest Thief
2019 Lost Lives
as Tom2019 Ordinary Love
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Nels Coxman2019 Cold Pursuit
as Agent High T2019 Men in Black: International
as Narrator2019 Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
as Michael MacCauley2018 The Commuter
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 The Last Horsemen of New York
as himself2018 Schindler's List: 25 Years Later
as Harry Rawlings2018 Widows
as Himself (voice)2017 Daddy's Home 2
as Mark Felt2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as himself2017 Spielberg
as himself2017 And the Winner Isn't
as Daniel2017 Red Nose Day Actually
as himself2017 Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
as Leo Tolstoy2017 Karenina & I
as The Monster (voice)2016 A Monster Calls
as Cristóvão Ferreira / Sawano Chūan2016 Silence
as Narrator (uncredited)2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War
as himself2016 A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
as Narrator2016 How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
as Douglas MacArthur2016 Operation Chromite
as Narrator / Radio DJ2015 A Christmas Star
as Jimmy Conlon2015 Run All Night
as himself2015 Entourage
as Customer2015 Ted 2
as Narrator2014 Road
as Bill Marks2014 Non-Stop
as Matthew Scudder2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones
as Narrator2014 Manny
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Narrator2014 Love Thy Nature
as Bad Cop/Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)2014 The Lego Movie
as Clinch Leatherwood2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Bryan Mills2014 Taken 3
as Mustafa (voice)2014 The Prophet
as Raccoon (voice)2014 The Nut Job
as Narrator (voice)2013 Girl Rising
as History Channel Host (uncredited)2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as himself2013 Excalibur: Behind the Movie
as Self (archive footage)2013 The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
as Michael2013 Third Person
as The Journalist2013 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
as Phango (voice)2013 Khumba
as Zeus2012 Wrath of the Titans
as Admiral Shane2012 Battleship
as John Ottway2012 The Grey
as himself2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Ra's al Ghul2012 The Dark Knight Rises
as Bryan Mills2012 Taken 2
as Dr. Martin Harris2011 Unknown
2011 A Child's Garden of Poetry
as Aslan (voice)2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as John "Hannibal" Smith2010 The A-Team
as Narrator2010 The Wildest Dream
as Damon2010 The Next Three Days
as David Stewart2010 Chloe
as Zeus2010 Clash of the Titans
as Alistair Little2009 Five Minutes of Heaven
as Eliot Deacon2009 After.Life
as Aslan (voice)2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as Bryan Mills2008 Taken
as Peter2008 The Other Man
as Himself - Narrator2007 The Birth of Christ
as himself2007 Trumbo
2006 Home
as himself2006 Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Carver2006 Seraphim Falls
as himself2006 The Path to Redemption
2006 Sergeant York: Of God and Country
as Narrator2006 Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
as Narrator2006 Xavier
as Aslan (voice)2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Father Liam2005 Breakfast on Pluto
as Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul2005 Batman Begins
as Godfrey de Ibelin2005 Kingdom of Heaven
as himself2005 George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Alfred Kinsey2004 Kinsey
as Narrator2004 Patrick
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)2004 The Story of Star Wars
as himself2004 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Himself - Narrator (voice)2003 Martin Luther
as Narrator (voice)2003 Coral Reef Adventure
as Daniel2003 Love Actually
as Mikhail Polenin2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive sound) (uncredited)2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Danny (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as "Priest" Vallon2002 Gangs of New York
as himself2001 The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
as Narrator (voice)2001 Journey into Amazing Caves
as Narrator (voice)2000 The Endurance
as Charles Mayough2000 Gun Shy
as Narrator2000 The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
as Dr. David Marrow1999 The Haunting
as Qui-Gon Jinn1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Jean Valjean1998 Les Misérables
as Narrator1998 Everest
as Host1996 Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
as Michael Collins1996 Michael Collins
as Ben Ryan1996 Before and After
as himself1995 Miss Sarajevo
1995 Lumière and Company
as Robert Roy MacGregor1995 Rob Roy
as Dr. Lovell1994 Nell
as Oskar Schindler1993 Schindler's List
as Ethan Frome1993 Ethan Frome
as Franze-Otto Dietrich1992 Shining Through
as Sheriff Will Braverman1992 Leap of Faith
as Fergus Lamb1992 Ruby Cairo
as Michael Gates1992 Husbands and Wives
as Tony Aaron1991 Under Suspicion
as Man1991 Revolver
as Danny Scoular1990 The Big Man
as Peyton Westlake / Darkman1990 Darkman
as Briar Gates1989 Next of Kin
as Leo Cutter1988 The Good Mother
as Peter Swan1988 The Dead Pool
as Martin Falcon1988 Satisfaction
as Martin Perry1988 Sweet As You Are
as Martin Brogan1988 High Spirits
as Carl Wayne Anderson1987 Suspect
as Liam Docherty1987 A Prayer for the Dying
as Vincent Cauley1987 Sworn to Silence
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)1986 The Delta Force
as Father John Fielding1986 The Mission
as Michael Lamb1986 Lamb
as Totter1986 Duet for One
as John Carns1985 The Innocent
as Grak1985 Arthur the King
as Charles Churchill1984 The Bounty
as Self (uncredited)1984 An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Martin1983 Across the Water
as Kegan1983 Krull
as Gawain1981 Excalibur
as Young Catholic1981 Nailed
as himself1979 The Last Window Cleaner
1979 Christiana
as Evangelist1978 Pilgrim's Progress
as Dermot1978 Dinner at The Sporting Club

TV Shows/Series with Liam Neeson as Actor(39)

as Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)2022 Benjamin Franklin
2022 The U.S. and the Holocaust
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)2022 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Self - Narrator2018 Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
as Chief Inspector Byers2018 Derry Girls
as Jahavus Dorahl2017 The Orville
as Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)2016 Dream Corp LLC
as himself2016 Atlanta
as Ice2015 Nature Is Speaking
as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2011 Life's Too Short
2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as himself2010 Conan
2010 Buccaneers & Bones
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as himself2006 El hormiguero
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as John Paul Jones2002 Liberty's Kids
as Liam Neeson (voice)1999 Family Guy
as himself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Father Sean (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as himself1988 This Morning
as André Trignant1986 If Tomorrow Comes
as Blackie O'Neill1986 Hold the Dream
as Blackie O'Neill1985 A Woman of Substance
as Sean Carroon1984 Miami Vice
as Narrator (voice)1982 Nature
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as Blacksmith1974 Playhouse
as himself1968 60 Minutes
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung

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Born: Saturday, 06/07 1952 (June) in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 73 years + 5 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Queen's University Belfast, St Patrick's College
Spouses (current/former): Natasha Richardson
Children: Micheál Richardson, Daniel Jack Neeson
Father: Bernard Neeson
Mother: Catherine Brown
Other names for Liam Neeson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"連恩·尼遜"
"เลียม นีสัน"
"リーアム・ニーソン"
"리암 니슨"
"ليام نيسون"
"Ліам Нісон"
"Вільям Джон Нісон"
"连姆·尼森"
"William John "Liam" Neeson OBE"
"Λίαμ Νίσον"
"连姆·尼森饰"
"Liams Nīsons"
"Lijam Nison"
"Лијам Нисон"
"William John Neeson"
Liam Neeson frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (68x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (66x, Actress)
John Viener (39x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (34x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (33x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (27x, Actor)
Noriko Watanabe (22x, Crew)
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