Biography
From real life legends like Oskar Schindler and Michael Collins to classic literature's Jean Valjean, actor Liam Neeson's masterful characterizations of flawed men capable of extraordinary things established him as a performer of great note, while managing to bring an uncommon humble grace to his profession. Though he started performing in the mid-1970s as part of an Irish acting company, Neeson earned international prominence years later when …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised role in action sequel "Taken 2" | |
2012 | Returned to Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise as Ra's Al Ghul in "The Dark Knight Rises" | |
2012 | Reprised role of Zeus in the fantasy adventure sequel "Wrath of the Titans" | |
2012 | Starred in the adventure thriller "The Grey," directed by Joe Carnahan | |
2010 | Reprised role as the voice of Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" | |
2010 | Starred in the feature film adaptation of "The A-Team" as John 'Hannibal' Smith, originally played on the 1980s TV series by George Peppard | |
2010 | Portrayed Zeus, the leader of the Gods of Mount Olympus, in a remake of "Clash of the Titans" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in Atom Egoyan's erotic thriller "Chloe" | |
2008 | Played a retired CIA operative whose daughter is kidnapped in "Taken" | |
2008 | Reprised role as the voice of Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in the Western "Seraphim Falls" | |
2005 | Voiced Aslan in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"; feature based on the novel by C.S. Lewis | |
2005 | Starred alongside Cillian Murphy, as the priest who fathers him in Neil Jordan's "Breakfast on Pluto" | |
2005 | Played Batman's mentor Henri Ducard in "Batman Begins," directed by Christopher Nolan | |
2005 | Cast opposite Orlando Bloom in Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" | |
2004 | Played the title role in Bill Condon's "Kinsey"; received Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations | |
2003 | Played a widower in Richard Curtis' ensemble comedy "Love Actually" | |
2002 | Appeared in the highly anticipated Martin Scorsese film "Gangs of New York" | |
2002 | Returned to Broadway in "The Crucible" opposite Laura Linney | |
1999 | Portrayed a professor who conducts psychological experiments in Jan De Bont's remake of "The Haunting" | |
1999 | Cast in featured role as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" | |
1998 | Starred as Jean Valjean in Bille August's adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale of injustice "Les Miserables" | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway playing Oscar Wilde in David Hare's drama "The Judas Kiss" | |
1996 | Starred as the title revolutionary in Neil Jordan's controversial film "Michael Collins" | |
1996 | Played a father whose teenaged son is charged with murder in "Before and After"; co-starred Meryl Streep | |
1995 | Played title role in the Scotland set historical adventure "Rob Roy" | |
1994 | Co-starred with Natasha Richardson and Jodie Foster in "Nell" | |
1993 | Breakthrough screen role as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"; received Best Actor Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations | |
1992 | Featured in Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives" | |
1992 | Broadway debut in a critically-acclaimed perfomance in "Anna Christie" opposite Natasha Richardson | |
1990 | Made feature starring debut as the titular tortured antihero of "Darkman" | |
1988 | Landed featured role in "The Good Mother" opposite Diane Keaton | |
1987 | Featured as a deaf-mute man falsely accused of murder and defended by Cher in "Suspect" | |
1987 | Moved to Los Angeles, CA | |
1985 | Acted in the TV-movie "Merlin and the Sword" (CBS) | |
1986 | Reprised role of Blackie O'Neill in the syndicated miniseries sequel "Hold That Dream" | |
1984 | Co-starred as Blackie O'Neill in the syndicated miniseries "A Woman of Substance" | |
1984 | U.S. TV debut, the CBS miniseries "Ellis Island" | |
1981 | Feature film debut, as Sir Gawain in Boorman's "Excalibur" | |
1980 | Played Lenny in the Abbey Theatre production of "Of Mice and Men"; spotted by director John Boorman who later cast the actor in "Excalibur" | |
1979 | Made educational film debut as Jesus of Nazareth in a film based on John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" (filmed for evangelical Bible students in Ireland) | |
1978 | Joined the Abbey Theatre after moving to Dublin | |
1976 | Stayed with the Lyric Players' Theatre repertory company for two years | |
1976 | Made professional stage debut in "The Risen People" at Lyric Player's Theatre in Belfast | |
| Planned to become a teacher, before answering an ad placed by the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast | ||
1970 | Quit boxing as a middleweight, following a blackout after a bout | |
1961 | At age nine, joined a boxing team run by a priest | |
| Grew up in Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
2012 | Cast as one of the leads in the sci-fi action feature "Battleship" | |
Awards
2005 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Desert Palm Achievement Award |
2005 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Kinsey |
2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in Kinsey |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Kinsey |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Michael Collins |
1996 | Venice International Film Festival for Volpi Cup for Best Actor in Michael Collins |
1993 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Schindler's List |
1993 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Schindler's List |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Schindler's List |