Liam Neeson
Acting
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
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movieCold Storage
2026
Robert Quinn
movieThe Naked Gun
2025
Frank Drebin Jr.
movieIce Road: Vengeance
2025
Mike McCann
movieWildcat
2024
Father Flynn
tvConan O'Brien Must Go
2024
Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieIn the Land of Saints and Sinners
2023
Finbar Murphy
movieRetribution
2023
Matt Turner
movieMarlowe
2023
Philip Marlowe
movieBonnie
2022
Self
tvStar Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) / Qui-Gon Jinn
movieObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
tvObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) / Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited)
movieMemory
2022
Alex Lewis
tvBenjamin Franklin
2022
Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
movieBlacklight
2022
Travis Block
movieThe Ice Road
2021
Mike McCann
movieHonest Thief
2020
Tom Dolan
movieMade in Italy
2020
Robert
movieThe Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
movieLost Lives
2019
Self (voice)
movieMen in Black: International
2019
Agent High T
movieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Self - Actor
movieCold Pursuit
2019
Nels Coxman
An Oral History of: Schindler's List
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
movieWidows
2018
Harry Rawlings
tvPope: The Most Powerful Man in History
2018
Self - Narrator
movieThe Commuter
2018
Michael MacCauley
tvDerry Girls
2018
Chief Inspector Byers
movieDaddy's Home 2
2017
Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
movieSpielberg
2017
Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
tvThe Orville
2017
Jahavus Dorahl
movieKarenina & I
2017
Leo Tolstoy
movieSilence
2016
Ferreira
tvDream Corp LLC
2016
Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)
movieA Monster Calls
2016
The Monster (voice)
movieHow to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
2016
Narrator (voice)
tvAtlanta
2016
Liam Neeson
movieOperation Chromite
2016
Douglas MacArthur
movieLove Thy Nature
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Last Laugh
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
tv1916
2016
Narrator
movieA Christmas Star
2015
Narrator / Radio DJ
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self / Mr. Toffee / Thor
movieTed 2
2015
Customer
movieEntourage
2015
Liam Neeson
movieRun All Night
2015
Jimmy Conlon
movieManny
2014
Narrator
movieTaken 3
2014
Bryan Mills
movieA Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
Matthew Scudder
movieKahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
Mustafa (voice)
movieThird Person
2014
Michael
movieRoad
2014
Narrator (voice)
movieWild Japan: Snow Monkeys
2014
Self - Narrator
movieNon-Stop
2014
Bill Marks
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe Lego Movie
2014
Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
movieThe Nut Job
2014
Raccoon (voice)
movieAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
History Channel Host (uncredited)
movieThe Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieKhumba
2013
Phango (voice)
movieJeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
2013
The Journalist
movieGirl Rising
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieTaken 2
2012
Bryan Mills
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
Ra's Al Ghul
movieDynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
2012
Narrator (voice)
movieBattleship
2012
Admiral Shane
movieThe Grey
2012
John Ottway
tvLife's Too Short
2011
Liam Neeson
movieA Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
Self (voice)
movieUnknown
2011
Dr. Martin Harris
tvConan
2010
Self
movieThe Wildest Dream
2010
Narrator
movieThe A-Team
2010
Hannibal
movieChloe
2010
David Stewart
movieAfter.Life
2009
Eliot Deacon
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieFive Minutes of Heaven
2009
Alistair Little
tvStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
movieThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
Aslan (voice)
movieTaken
2008
Bryan Mills
movieThe Birth of Christ
2007
Self - Narrator
movieTrumbo
2007
Self
movieSeraphim Falls
2007
Carver
movieXavier
2006
Narrator
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieBreakfast on Pluto
2005
Father Liam
movieBatman Begins
2005
Ducard
movieKingdom of Heaven
2005
Godfrey de Ibelin
movieKinsey
2004
Alfred Kinsey
movieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
moviePatrick
2004
Narrator
movieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieLove Actually
2003
Daniel
movieMartin Luther
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvMartin Luther
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieCoral Reef Adventure
2003
Narrator (voice)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieGangs of New York
2002
'Priest' Vallon
tvLiberty's Kids
2002
John Paul Jones (voice)
movieK-19: The Widowmaker
2002
Mikhail Polenin
movieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
movieThe Maze
2002
Narrator
tvEvolution
2001
Narrator
movieJourney into Amazing Caves
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieInside The Space Station
2000
Self - Narrator
movieThe Endurance
2000
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
2000
Self - Narrator
movieGun Shy
2000
Charles Mayough
movieThe Haunting
1999
Dr. David Marrow
tvFamily Guy
1999
Liam Neeson (voice)
movieLes Misérables
1998
Jean Valjean
movieEverest
1998
Narrator
tvParkinson
1998
Self
tvThe View
1997
Self
A Leap of Faith
1996
Narrator (voice)
movieMichael Collins
1996
Michael Collins
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieBefore and After
1996
Ben Ryan
movieLumière & Company
1995
(segment "John Boorman")
movieOut of Ireland
1995
William Murphy (voice)
movieRob Roy
1995
Robert Roy MacGregor
movieNell
1994
Dr. Lovell
movieSchindler's List
1993
Oskar Schindler
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieEthan Frome
1993
Ethan Frome
movieLeap of Faith
1992
Sheriff Will Braverman
movieRuby Cairo
1992
Fergus Lamb
movieHusbands and Wives
1992
Michael Gates
movieShining Through
1992
Franze-Otto Dietrich
movieUnder Suspicion
1991
Tony Aaron
movieThe Big Man
1990
Danny Scoular
movieDarkman
1990
Peyton Westlake / Darkman
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Father Sean (voice)
movieNext of Kin
1989
Briar Gates
movieHigh Spirits
1988
Martin Brogan
movieThe Good Mother
1988
Leo Cutter
movieThe Dead Pool
1988
Peter Swan
movieSatisfaction
1988
Martin Falcon
movieSweet as You Are
1988
Martin Perry
movieSuspect
1987
Carl Wayne Anderson
movieA Prayer for the Dying
1987
Liam Docherty
tvHold the Dream
1987
Blackie O'Neill
movieSworn to Silence
1987
Vincent Cauley
movieDuet for One
1986
Totter
movieLamb
1986
Michael Lamb
movieThe Mission
1986
Father John Fielding
tvIf Tomorrow Comes
1986
André Trignant
movieThe Delta Force
1986
Delta Force Member (uncredited)
movieThe Innocent
1985
John Carns
tvScreen Two
1985
Martin Perry / Ethan Frome
tvA Woman of Substance
1985
Blackie O'Neill
tvEllis Island
1984
Kevin Murray
tvMiami Vice
1984
Sean Carroon
movieThe Bounty
1984
Charles Churchill
movieAn Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
Self (uncredited)
movieKrull
1983
Kegan
tvNature
1982
Narrator (voice)
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Ethan Frome
movieNailed
1981
Young Catholic
movieExcalibur
1981
Gawain
movieMy Dear Palestrina
1980
Blacksmith
movieChristiana
1979
Greatheart
moviePilgrim's Progress
1978
Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvPlayhouse
1974
Blacksmith
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Mongoose
Ryan "Fang" Flanagan
The Trainer
John Moore
Cold Pursuit 2
Nels Coxman
The Nut Job 3
Raccoon (voice)
Production2
movieThe White Crow
2018
Executive Producer