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