Liam Neeson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1952
- Birthplace
- Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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).
Filmography
- Believe 13
Believe 13 TBA
as Jack Blatherwick
- The Splendid Thing
The Splendid Thing TBA
Actor
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea TBA
as Narrator
- Cold Pursuit 2
Cold Pursuit 2 TBA
as Nels Coxman
- Charlie Johnson in the Flames
Charlie Johnson in the Flames TBA
Actor
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank TBA
as Danny
- The Trainer
The Trainer TBA
as John Moore
- Narco Sub
Narco Sub TBA
Actor
- The Riker's Ghost
The Riker's Ghost TBA
Actor
The Mongoose 2026
as Ryan 'Fang' Flanagan
The Lost Children of Tuam 2026
Producer
The Fix 2026
as Larry
Running Wild: Return to the River 2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cold Storage 2026
as Robert Quinn
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough 2025
as Narrator
The Naked Gun 2025
as Frank Drebin Jr.
Ice Road: Vengeance 2025
as Mike McCann
Absolution 2024
as Thug
Wildcat 2024
as Father Flynn
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey 2024
as Narrator
In the Land of Saints and Sinners 2023
as Finbar Murphy
Retribution 2023
as Matt Turner
Marlowe 2023
as Philip Marlowe
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici 2022
as Self
Bonnie 2022
as Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 2022
as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
Memory 2022
as Alex Lewis
Ireland 2022
Actor
Blacklight 2022
as Travis Block
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman 2022
as Self
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine 2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Ice Road 2021
as Mike McCann
The Marksman 2021
as Jim
- WAMEGO: Addendum
WAMEGO: Addendum 2020
Actor
Honest Thief 2020
as Tom Dolan
Made in Italy 2020
as Robert
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis 2019
as Narrator
Ordinary Love 2019
as Tom
Lost Lives 2019
as Self (voice)
Men in Black: International 2019
as Agent High T
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast 2019
as Self - Actor
Cold Pursuit 2019
as Nels Coxman
An Oral History of: Schindler's List 2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Widows 2018
as Harry Rawlings
The White Crow 2018
Executive Producer
The Last Horsemen of New York 2018
Actor
The Commuter 2018
as Michael MacCauley
And the Winner Isn't 2017
as Self
Daddy's Home 2 2017
as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
Spielberg 2017
as Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House 2017
as Mark Felt
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America 2017
as Narrator
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence 2017
as Self
Red Nose Day Actually 2017
as Daniel
Karenina & I 2017
as Leo Tolstoy
Silence 2016
as Ferreira
A Monster Calls 2016
as The Monster (voice)
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Operation Chromite 2016
as Douglas MacArthur
Love Thy Nature 2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Laugh 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats 2016
as Self
A Christmas Star 2015
as Narrator / Radio DJ
Ted 2 2015
as Customer
Entourage 2015
as Liam Neeson
Run All Night 2015
as Jimmy Conlon
Manny 2014
as Narrator
Taken 3 2014
as Bryan Mills
A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014
as Matthew Scudder
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet 2014
as Mustafa (voice)
Third Person 2014
as Michael
Road 2014
as Narrator (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014
as Clinch
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys 2014
as Self - Narrator
Non-Stop 2014
as Bill Marks
The Lego Movie 2014
as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
The Nut Job 2014
as Raccoon (voice)
Excalibur: Behind the Movie 2013
as Self
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013
as History Channel Host (uncredited)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Khumba 2013
as Phango (voice)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! 2013
as The Journalist
Girl Rising 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Taken 2 2012
as Bryan Mills
The Dark Knight Rises 2012
as Ra's Al Ghul
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine 2012
as Narrator (voice)
Battleship 2012
as Admiral Shane
Wrath of the Titans 2012
as Zeus
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012
as Self
The Grey 2012
as John Ottway
A Child's Garden of Poetry 2011
as Self (voice)
Unknown 2011
as Dr. Martin Harris
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010
as Aslan (voice)
The Next Three Days 2010
as Damon
The Wildest Dream 2010
as Narrator
The A-Team 2010
as Hannibal
Clash of the Titans 2010
as Zeus
Chloe 2010
as David Stewart
After.Life 2009
as Eliot Deacon
Five Minutes of Heaven 2009
as Alistair Little
The Other Man 2008
as Peter
The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files 2008
as Self
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight 2008
as Ducard (archive footage)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008
as Aslan (voice)
Taken 2008
as Bryan Mills
The Birth of Christ 2007
as Self - Narrator
Trumbo 2007
as Self
Seraphim Falls 2007
as Carver
Sergeant York: Of God and Country 2006
Actor
Home 2006
as Narrator
Xavier 2006
as Narrator
The Path to Redemption 2006
as Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006
as Self
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 2006
as Narrator
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
as Aslan (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto 2005
as Father Liam
Batman Begins 2005
as Ducard
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Godfrey de Ibelin
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004
as Self
Kinsey 2004
as Alfred Kinsey
The Story of Star Wars 2004
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Patrick 2004
as Narrator
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Storm in the Glass 2003
as Pogon Dzhinn
Love Actually 2003
as Daniel
Martin Luther 2003
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York 2003
as Self
Coral Reef Adventure 2003
as Narrator (voice)
Gangs of New York 2002
as 'Priest' Vallon
K-19: The Widowmaker 2002
as Mikhail Polenin
The Big Bang 2002
as Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2002
as Self
The Maze 2002
as Narrator
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I 2001
as Self
- The Mind's Big Bang
The Mind's Big Bang 2001
as Self
Journey into Amazing Caves 2001
as Narrator (voice)
Inside The Space Station 2000
as Self - Narrator
The Endurance 2000
as Narrator (voice)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization 2000
as Narrator
Gun Shy 2000
as Charles Mayough
The Haunting 1999
as Dr. David Marrow
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
as Qui-Gon Jinn
Les Misérables 1998
as Jean Valjean
Everest 1998
as Narrator
- A Leap of Faith
A Leap of Faith 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Michael Collins 1996
as Michael Collins
Before and After 1996
as Ben Ryan
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome 1996
as Host
Lumière & Company 1995
as (segment "John Boorman")
Out of Ireland 1995
as William Murphy (voice)
Rob Roy 1995
as Robert Roy MacGregor
Miss Sarajevo 1995
as Self
Nell 1994
as Dr. Lovell
Schindler's List 1993
as Oskar Schindler
Ethan Frome 1993
as Ethan Frome
Leap of Faith 1992
as Sheriff Will Braverman
Ruby Cairo 1992
as Fergus Lamb
Husbands and Wives 1992
as Michael Gates
Shining Through 1992
as Franze-Otto Dietrich
Revolver 1991
as Man
Under Suspicion 1991
as Tony Aaron
The Big Man 1990
as Danny Scoular
Darkman 1990
as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
Next of Kin 1989
as Briar Gates
High Spirits 1988
as Martin Brogan
The Good Mother 1988
as Leo Cutter
The Dead Pool 1988
as Peter Swan
Satisfaction 1988
as Martin Falcon
Sweet as You Are 1988
as Martin Perry
Suspect 1987
as Carl Wayne Anderson
A Prayer for the Dying 1987
as Liam Docherty
Sworn to Silence 1987
as Vincent Cauley
Duet for One 1986
as Totter
Lamb 1986
as Michael Lamb
The Mission 1986
as Father John Fielding
The Delta Force 1986
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
Arthur the King 1985
as Grak
The Innocent 1985
as John Carns
The Bounty 1984
as Charles Churchill
An Audience with Mel Brooks 1984
as Self (uncredited)
Krull 1983
as Kegan
Across the Water 1983
as Martin
Nailed 1981
as Young Catholic
Excalibur 1981
as Gawain
My Dear Palestrina 1980
as Blacksmith
Christiana 1979
as Greatheart
- The Last Window Cleaner
The Last Window Cleaner 1979
as Self
Dinner at the Sporting Club 1978
as Dermot
Pilgrim's Progress 1978
as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Credits from TMDB.