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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 7, 1952
Place of Birth:
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Liam Neeson
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 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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Benjamin Franklin | Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice) |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) |
| 2018 | Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History | Self - Narrator |
| 2018 | Derry Girls | Chief Inspector Byers |
| 2017 | The Orville | Jahavus Dorahl |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLC | Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice) |
| 2016 | Atlanta | Liam Neeson |
| 2016 | 1916 | Narrator |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | Nature Is Speaking | Ice |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage) |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self |
| 2011 | Life's Too Short | Liam Neeson |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2010 | Buccaneers & Bones | |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | El hormiguero | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Martin Luther | Narrator |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | John Paul Jones (voice) |
| 2000 | The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization | Self - Narrator |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Liam Neeson (voice) |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Father Sean (voice) |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | André Trignant |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Blackie O'Neill |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Sean Carroon |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self |
| 1982 | Nature | Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Blacksmith |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Him |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |