Liam Neeson
BirthDay:07 Jun 1952 |
BirthPlace:Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK |
BirthName:William John Neeson |
Bio:Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary's Teaching College, Newcastle. However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players' Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play "The Risen People". After two years, Neeson moved to Dublin's Abbey Theater where he performed the classics. It was here that he was spotted by director John Boorman and was cast in the film Excalibur (1981) as Sir Gawain, his first high-profile film role.Through the 1980s Neeson appeared in a handful of films and British TV series - including The Bounty (1984), A Woman of Substance (1984), The Mission (1986), and Duet for One (1986) - but it was not until he moved to Hollywood to pursue larger roles that he began to get noticed. His turn as a mute homeless man in Suspect (1987) garnered good reviews, as did supporting roles in The Good Mother (1988) and High Spirits (1988) - though he also starred in the best-to-be-forgotten Satisfaction (1988), which also featured a then-unknown Julia Roberts - but leading man status eluded him until the cult favorite Darkman (1990), directed by Sam Raimi. From there, Neeson starred in Under Suspicion (1991) and Ethan Frome (1993), was hailed for his performance in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), and ultimately was picked by Steven Spielberg to play Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). The starring role in the Oscar-winning Holocaust film brought Neeson Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor. Also in 1993, he made his Broadway debut with a Tony-nominated performance in "Anna Christie", in which he co-starred with his future wife Natasha Richardson. The next year, the two also starred opposite Jodie Foster in the movie Nell (1994), and were married in July of that year. Leading roles as the 18th century Scottish Highlander Rob Roy (1995) and the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (1996) followed, and soon Neeson was solidified as one of Hollywood's top leading men. He starred in the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Qui-Gon Jinn, received a Golden Globe nomination for Kinsey (2004), played the mysterious Ducard in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), and provided the voice for Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). Neeson found a second surprise career as an action leading man with the release of Taken (2008) in early 2009, an unexpected box office hit about a retired CIA agent attempting to rescue his daughter from being sold into prostitution. However, less than two months after the release of the film, tragedy struck when Richardson suffered a fatal head injury while skiing and passed away days afterward. Neeson returned to high-profile roles in 2010 with two back-to-back big-budget films, Clash of the Titans (2010) and The A-Team (2010), and returned to the action genre with Unknown (2011), The Grey (2011), Battleship (2012) and Taken 2 (2012), as well as the sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012). Neeson was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1999 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. He has two sons from his marriage to Richardson: Micheal Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996). |
Filmography
Actor ( 213 credits ) |
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| The Commuter (2018) | |
| The Trainer (2018) | John Moore |
| A Willing Patriot (2017) | |
| Felt (2017) | Mark Felt |
| A Monster Calls (2016) | |
| Operation Chromite (2016) | Douglas MacArthur |
| The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Operation Chromite (2016) | Douglas MacArthur |
| 1916: The Irish Rebellion (2016) | Narrator (1 episode, 2016) |
| A Christmas Star (2015) | Narrator / Radio DJ |
| Ted 2 (2015) | |
| Entourage (2015) | Liam Neeson |
| Run All Night (2015) | Jimmy Conlon |
| Drew Pearson Live (2015) | Himself - Special Guest (1 episode, 2015) |
| Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) | Mr. Toffee (1 episode, 2015) |
| The Prophet (2014) | Mustafa (voice) |
| Taken 3 (2014) | Bryan Mills |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) | Matt Scudder |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) | Clinch |
| Manny (2014) | Narrator (voice) |
| Non-Stop (2014) | Bill Marks |
| The Lego Movie (2014) | Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice) |
| The Nut Job (2014) | Raccoon (voice) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) | Himself (2 episodes, 2014) |
| The Drunken Peasants (2014) | Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2015-2016) |
| Saving My Tomorrow (2014) | Himself (1 episode, 2014) |
| Nature Is Speaking (2014) | Ice (1 episode, 2015) |
| Third Person (2013) | Michael |
| Khumba (2013) | Phango (voice) |
| Behind the Sword in the Stone (2013) | Himself |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | History Channel Host (uncredited) |
| Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Alive on Stage! The New Generation (2013) | The Journalist |
| Girl Rising (2013) | Narrator (voice) |
| Weekend Ticket (2013) | Himself (1 episode, 2014) |
| Inside Amy Schumer (2013) | Don Cheadle (1 episode, 2016) |
| Taken 2 (2012) | Bryan Mills |
| The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Ra's Al Ghul |
| Battleship (2012) | Admiral Shane |
| Wrath of the Titans (2012) | Zeus |
| IC Places Hollywood (2012) | Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) |
| The Gentleman Prizefighter (2012) | Narrator |
| Evening Urgant (2012) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| The Grey (2011) | Ottway |
| Unknown (2011) | Dr. Martin Harris |
| Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (2011) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| Life's Too Short (2011) | Liam Neeson (1 episode, 2011) |
| The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| 1st Look (2011) | Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) |
| Highly Questionable (2011) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) | Aslan (voice) |
| The Next Three Days (2010) | Damon Pennington |
| The A-Team (2010) | Hannibal |
| Clash of the Titans (2010) | Zeus |
| Sundance Skippy (2010) | Himself |
| The Wildest Dream (2010) | Narrator (voice) |
| The Big C (2010) | Bee Man (1 episode, 2010) |
| Conan (2010) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| Rev. (2010) | The Stranger (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) |
| Janela Indiscreta (2010) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| Daybreak (2010) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| Hollywood's Top Ten (2010) | Himself (1 episode, 2011) |
| The Many Faces of... (2010) | Gawain (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013 |
| In Character With... (2010) | Himself (1 episode, 2012) |
| Chloe (2009) | David Stewart |
| After.Life (2009) | Eliot Deacon |
| Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) | Alistair Little: 2008 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) | Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Cubed (2009) | Liam Neeson (1 episode, 2010) |
| Watch What Happens: Live (2009) | Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| The 7PM Project (2009) | Himself (2 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Lopez Tonight (2009) | Himself (1 episode, 2011) |
| Mark at the Movies (2009) | Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
| ES.TV HD (2009) | Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Ponyo (2008) | Fujimoto (voice) |
| Taken (2008) | Bryan Mills |
| The Other Man (2008) | Peter |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | Aslan (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) | Qui-Gon Jinn (3 episodes, 2011-2014) |
| Entertainers with Byron Allen (2008) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) |
| Trumbo (2007) | Himself |
| Chelsea Lately (2007) | Bill Marks in 'Non-Stop' (2 episodes, 2014) |
| The Graham Norton Show (2007) | Himself (3 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Xposé (2007) | Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007) | Himself (4 episodes, 2010-2012) |
| 5 Second Movies (2007) | Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage) (1 episode, 2008) |
| Vera Exklusiv (2007) | Himself (unknown episodes) |
| Resting Places (2007) | Narrator (voice) |
| Seraphim Falls (2006) | Carver |
| Home (2006) | Himself |
| Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (2006) | Narrator |
| 30 Rock (2006) | Himself (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012) |
| The ONE Show (2006) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2008) |
| Space Top 10 Countdown (2006) | Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) | Aslan (voice) |
| Breakfast on Pluto (2005) | Father Liam |
| Batman Begins (2005) | Ducard |
| Fire Ball (2005) | Sandy (voice) |
| Kingdom of Heaven (2005) | Godfrey de Ibelin |
| Made in Hollywood (2005) | Himself (7 episodes, 2010-2014) |
| Cinema mil (2005) | Darkman / ... (1 episode, 2005) |
| Mike & Mike (2005) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010) |
| The Suite with Dave Karger (2005) | Himself - Guest (2005) |
| CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer (2005) | Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
| Making a Scene (2005) | Godfrey of Ibelin (archive footage) (1 episode, 2005) |
| Kinsey (2004) | Alfred Kinsey |
| Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) | (archive footage) |
| The X Factor (2004) | Himself - Red Carpet Attendee (1 episode, 2010) |
| The Culture Show (2004) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004) | Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2010) |
| Dos rombos (2004) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
| Omg! Insider (2004) | Himself (1 episode, 2015) |
| Love Actually (2003) | Daniel |
| Coral Reef Adventure (2003) | Narrator (voice) |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2014) |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) | Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
| Gangs of New York (2002) | 'Priest' Vallon |
| K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Capt. Mikhail Polenin |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | Qui-Gon Jinn (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| Reflections of Evil (2002) | Oskar Schindler (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002) | John Paul Jones (1 episode, 2002) |
| Tinseltown TV (2002) | Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
| The Buzz (2002) | Himself (1 episode, 2002) |
| Evolution (2002) | Narrator / ... (7 episodes, 2002) |
| Har Haosher (2002) | Narrator (voice) |
| History vs. Hollywood (2001) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
| Journey Into Amazing Caves (2001) | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| The Endurance (2000) | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Gun Shy (2000) | Charles 'Charlie' Mayeaux |
| The Wright Stuff (2000) | Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2012) |
| Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization (2000) | Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2000) |
| Breakfast (2000) | Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 2010) |
| The Haunting (1999) | Dr. David Marrow |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | Qui-Gon Jinn |
| Family Guy (1999) | Himself (1 episode, 2014) |
| The Directors (1999) | Himself (2 episodes, 2000) |
| The Early Show (1999) | Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
| Omagh the Legacy: Claire and Stephen's Story (1999) | Himself - Narrator |
| Les Misérables (1998) | Valjean |
| Everest (1998) | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| The View (1997) | Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2005) |
| Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996) | Himself - Host |
| Michael Collins (1996) | Michael Collins |
| Before and After (1996) | Ben Ryan |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) | Himself (4 episodes, 1996-2000) |
| Mundo VIP (1996) | Himself (2 episodes, 1999) |
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1996) | Himself (4 episodes, 2009-2014) |
| E! True Hollywood Story (1996) | Himself (archive footage) (1 episode, 2005) |
| A Leap of Faith (1996) | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Lumière and Company (1995) | (segment "John Boorman") |
| Rob Roy (1995) | Rob Roy |
| Nell (1994) | Jerome Lovell |
| Touched by an Angel (1994) | Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
| Inside the Actors Studio (1994) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) |
| Top of the Pops 2 (1994) | Himself (1 episode, 1994) |
| Subaru Primal Quest, San Juan Islands (1994) | Narrator |
| Extra (1994) | Himself (archive footage) (1 episode, 2015) |
| Schindler's List (1993) | Oskar Schindler |
| Ethan Frome (1993) | Ethan Frome |
| Intimate Portrait (1993) | Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) | Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2008) |
| Ruby Cairo (1992) | Dr. Fergus Lamb, Feed the World |
| Leap of Faith (1992) | Sheriff Will Braverman |
| Husbands and Wives (1992) | Michael |
| Shining Through (1992) | Franze-Otto Dietrich |
| HBO First Look (1992) | Himself (3 episodes, 1999-2005) |
| Getaway (1992) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
| Gomorron (1992) | Himself (1 episode, 1995) |
| Under Suspicion (1991) | Tony Aaron |
| Charlie Rose (1991) | Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 1997-2004) |
| Revolver (1991) | Man |
| Crossing the Line (1990) | Danny Scoular |
| Darkman (1990) | Peyton Westlake / Darkman |
| Next of Kin (1989) | Briar Gates |
| The Simpsons (1989) | Father Sean (1 episode, 2005) |
| High Spirits (1988) | Martin Brogan |
| The Good Mother (1988) | Leo |
| The Dead Pool (1988) | Peter Swan |
| Satisfaction (1988) | Martin Falcon |
| Live with Kelly and Michael (1988) | Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2014) |
| Sidewalks Entertainment (1988) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) |
| ITV Lunchtime News (1988) | Himself (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2009) |
| The American Experience (1988) | Himself / ... (1 episode, 2006) |
| Suspect (1987) | Carl Wayne Anderson |
| A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | Liam Docherty |
| Biography (1987) | Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2007) |
| CBS This Morning (1987) | Himself (1 episode, 1995) |
| Duet for One (1986) | Totter |
| The Mission (1986) | Fielding |
| The Delta Force (1986) | Delta Force member (uncredited) |
| Siskel & Ebert (1986) | Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
| Lamb (1985) | Michael Lamb |
| The Innocent (1985) | John Carns |
| Screen Two (1985) | Martin Perry (1 episode, 1988) |
| The Bounty (1984) | Seaman Charles Churchill |
| Miami Vice (1984) | Sean Carroon (1 episode, 1986) |
| Showbiz Today (1984) | Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
| Krull (1983) | Kegan |
| Nature (1982) | Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2014) |
| Excalibur (1981) | Gawain |
| Entertainment Tonight (1981) | Himself (9 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Nailed (1981) | Young Catholic |
| Christiana (1979) | Greatheart |
| Pilgrim's Progress (1978) | Pilgrim |
| The South Bank Show (1978) | Himself (1 episode, 1996) |
| Saturday Night Live (1975) | Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2014) |
| Good Morning America (1975) | Himself (4 episodes, 1993-2012) |
| BBC2 Playhouse (1973) | Blacksmith (1 episode, 1980) |
| Film '72 (1971) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
| Play for Today (1970) | Dermot (2 episodes, 1978-1979) |
| Sesame Street (1969) | Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2001) |
| 60 Minutes (1968) | Himself - Actor (segment "Liam Neeson") (2 episodes, 2 |
| Today (1952) | Himself (1 episode, 2014) |
| Silence (0) | |
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