Liam Neeson

Acting · Born 1952-06-07 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography

Liam 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…

Filmography

• Batman Begins as Ducard
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Aslan (voice)
• Schindler's List as Oskar Schindler
• Love Actually as Daniel
• Breakfast on Pluto as Father Liam
• Kingdom of Heaven as Godfrey de Ibelin
• Gangs of New York as 'Priest' Vallon
• Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
• Excalibur as Gawain
• The Mission as Father John Fielding

TV

• The Simpsons as Father Sean (voice)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
• Derry Girls as Chief Inspector Byers
• Atlanta as Liam Neeson
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
• The Orville as Jahavus Dorahl
• This Morning as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The One Show as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show as Self