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).
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Qui-Gon Jinn
Age 46 (now 73)
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
as Finbar Murphy
Age 71 (now 73)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
Age 70 (now 73)
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 67 (now 73)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Age 67 (now 73)
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
as Narrator
Age 67 (now 73)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actor
Age 66 (now 73)An Oral History of: Schindler's List
as Self (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 73)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Age 66 (now 73)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Mark Felt
Age 65 (now 73)
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
as Narrator
Age 65 (now 73)
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
as Self
Age 64 (now 73)
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
as Narrator (voice)
Age 64 (now 73)
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 63 (now 73)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Clinch
Age 61 (now 73)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as History Channel Host (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 73)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 61 (now 73)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
as The Journalist
Age 60 (now 73)
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
as Narrator (voice)
Age 59 (now 73)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Aslan (voice)
Age 58 (now 73)
The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files
as Self
Age 56 (now 73)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as Aslan (voice)
Age 55 (now 73)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self
Age 53 (now 73)
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
as Narrator
Age 53 (now 73)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Aslan (voice)
Age 53 (now 73)
The Story of Star Wars
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Age 52 (now 73)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 73)
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
as Self
Age 51 (now 73)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Age 49 (now 73)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
as Narrator
Age 47 (now 73)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Qui-Gon Jinn
Age 46 (now 73)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
as Host
Age 43 (now 73)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
Age 31 (now 73)
Pilgrim's Progress
as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Age 25 (now 73)
Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposed
as Narrator (voice)
Conan O'Brien Must Go
as Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 71 (now 73)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Age 70 (now 73)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 69 (now 73)
Benjamin Franklin
as Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
Age 69 (now 73)
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
as Self - Narrator
Age 65 (now 73)
Dream Corp LLC
as Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)
Age 64 (now 73)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Age 63 (now 73) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Mr. Toffee
Age 63 (now 73) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Thor
Age 63 (now 73)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 61 (now 73)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 61 (now 73)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 57 (now 73)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Age 56 (now 73)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
as Self - Narrator
Age 47 (now 73)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 41 (now 73)
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Also Known As
Lijam Nison, William John Neeson, William John Neeson OBE
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