
Liam Neeson
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).
56Credits26 TV · 30 films
1967–2024Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedNailed
7.0 Average ratingacross 56 titles
Top TV shows 26best Liam Neeson shows
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Nature Is SpeakingIce · 1 ep · 2015 - 2
Star Wars: The Clone WarsQui-Gon Jinn (voice) · 3 eps · 2008 - 3
Derry GirlsChief Inspector Byers · 2 eps · 2018 - 4
The SimpsonsFather Sean (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 - 5
AtlantaLiam Neeson · 1 ep · 2016 - 6
Conan O'Brien Must GoBryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep · 2024 - 7
Star Wars: Tales of the JediQui-Gon Jinn (voice) · 1 ep · 2022 - 8
NatureNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 1982 - 9
Liberty's KidsJohn Paul Jones (voice) · 40 eps · 2002 - 10
Benjamin FranklinAlexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice) · 2 eps · 2022 - 11
The OrvilleJahavus Dorahl · 1 ep · 2017 - 12
A Woman of SubstanceBlackie O'Neill · 3 eps · 1985 - 13
Miami ViceSean Carroon · 1 ep · 1984 - 14
Family GuyLiam Neeson (voice) · 2 eps · 1999 - 15
If Tomorrow ComesAndré Trignant · 3 eps · 1986 - 16
Life's Too ShortLiam Neeson · 1 ep · 2011 - 17
Omnibus1 ep · 1967 - 18
Screen TwoMartin Perry · 1 ep · 1985 - 19
Obi-Wan KenobiQui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep · 2022 - 20
PlayhouseBlacksmith · 1 ep · 1974 - 21
Dream Corp LLCJoey in the Center of Her Mind (voice) · 1 ep · 2016 - 22
Play for TodayHim · 1 ep · 1970 - 23
Ellis IslandKevin Murray · 2 eps · 1984 - 24
1916Narrator · 3 eps · 2016 - 25
Hold the DreamBlackie O'Neill · 4 eps · 1987 - 26
Buccaneers & Bones7 eps · 2010
Top movies 30best Liam Neeson movies
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NailedYoung Catholic · 1981 - 2
XavierNarrator · 2006 - 3
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and HandsomeHost · 1996 - 4
Schindler's ListOskar Schindler · 1993 · Drama - 5
Batman BeginsDucard · 2005 · Drama - 6
The Lego MovieBad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice) · 2014 · Animation - 7
TakenBryan Mills · 2008 · Action - 8
Gangs of New York'Priest' Vallon · 2002 · Drama - 9
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeAslan (voice) · 2005 · Adventure - 10
SilenceFerreira · 2016 · Drama - 11
Love ActuallyDaniel · 2003 · Comedy - 12
Kingdom of HeavenGodfrey de Ibelin · 2005 · Drama - 13
Non-StopBill Marks · 2014 · Action - 14
UnknownDr. Martin Harris · 2011 · Action - 15
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianAslan (voice) · 2008 · Adventure - 16
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceQui-Gon Jinn · 1999 · Adventure - 17
The GreyJohn Ottway · 2012 · Action - 18
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderAslan (voice) · 2010 · Adventure - 19
The A-TeamHannibal · 2010 · Action - 20
Run All NightJimmy Conlon · 2015 · Action - 21
Taken 2Bryan Mills · 2012 · Action - 22
The CommuterMichael MacCauley · 2018 · Action - 23
A Walk Among the TombstonesMatthew Scudder · 2014 · Crime - 24
Taken 3Bryan Mills · 2014 · Thriller - 25
A Million Ways to Die in the WestClinch · 2014 · Comedy - 26
Clash of the TitansZeus · 2010 · Adventure - 27
BattleshipAdmiral Shane · 2012 · Thriller - 28
Cold PursuitNels Coxman · 2019 · Crime - 29
Men in Black: InternationalAgent High T · 2019 · Comedy - 30
Wrath of the TitansZeus · 2012 · Fantasy