Actor
Liam Neeson
Born 7 June 1952 · Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Liam Neeson is a Northern Irish actor who trained at Belfast and Dublin's Abbey Theatre before moving to Hollywood. He rose to fame as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, then reinvented himself as an action star with Taken. He also played mentor figures in major franchises.
Key films
Schindler's List (1993)
His breakthrough dramatic role as Oskar Schindler, earning an Oscar nomination and establishing him internationally.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
He played Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in a blockbuster franchise.
Batman Begins (2005)
He played Ra's al Ghul, mentor and villain in Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot.
Taken (2008)
Launched his late-career run as an action lead and spawned two sequels.
Gangs of New York (2002)
A supporting role in Martin Scorsese's historical epic, showing his range in prestige ensemble drama.
Key awards
- 1994 Academy Award nomination, Best Actor (Schindler's List)
- 1994 BAFTA nomination, Best Actor (Schindler's List)
- 1994 Golden Globe nomination, Best Actor – Drama (Schindler's List)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 179
- 1978Pilgrim's Progress · as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus ChristActor
- 1978Dinner at the Sporting Club · as DermotActor
- 1979Christiana · as GreatheartActor
- 1979The Last Window Cleaner · as SelfActor
- 1980My Dear Palestrina · as BlacksmithActor
- 1981Excalibur · as GawainActor
- 1981Nailed · as Young CatholicActor
- 1983Krull · as KeganActor
- 1983Across the Water · as MartinActor
- 1984The Bounty · as Charles ChurchillActor
- 1984An Audience with Mel Brooks · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1985Arthur the King · as GrakActor
- 1985The Innocent · as John CarnsActor
- 1986The Mission · as Father John FieldingActor
- 1986The Delta Force · as Delta Force Member (uncredited)Actor
- 1986Lamb · as Michael LambActor
- 1986Duet for One · as TotterActor
- 1987Suspect · as Carl Wayne AndersonActor
- 1987A Prayer for the Dying · as Liam DochertyActor
- 1987Sworn to Silence · as Vincent CauleyActor
- 1988The Dead Pool · as Peter SwanActor
- 1988High Spirits · as Martin BroganActor
- 1988Satisfaction · as Martin FalconActor
- 1988The Good Mother · as Leo CutterActor
- 1988Sweet as You Are · as Martin PerryActor
- 1989Next of Kin · as Briar GatesActor
- 1990Darkman · as Peyton Westlake / DarkmanActor
- 1990The Big Man · as Danny ScoularActor
- 1991Under Suspicion · as Tony AaronActor
- 1991Revolver · as ManActor
- 1992Husbands and Wives · as Michael GatesActor
- 1992Leap of Faith · as Sheriff Will BravermanActor
- 1992Shining Through · as Franze-Otto DietrichActor
- 1992Ruby Cairo · as Fergus LambActor
- 1993Schindler's List · as Oskar SchindlerActor
- 1993Ethan Frome · as Ethan FromeActor
- 1994Nell · as Dr. LovellActor
- 1995Rob Roy · as Robert Roy MacGregorActor
- 1995Lumière & Company · as (segment "John Boorman")Actor
- 1995Out of Ireland · as William Murphy (voice)Actor
- 1995Miss Sarajevo · as SelfActor
- 1996Michael Collins · as Michael CollinsActor
- 1996Before and After · as Ben RyanActor
- 1996A Leap of Faith · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1996Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome · as HostActor
- 1998Les Misérables · as Jean ValjeanActor
- 1998Everest · as NarratorActor
- 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · as Qui-Gon JinnActor
- 1999The Haunting · as Dr. David MarrowActor
- 2000Gun Shy · as Charles MayoughActor
- 2000The Endurance · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2000Inside The Space Station · as Self - NarratorActor
- 2000The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization · as NarratorActor
- 2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I · as SelfActor
- 2001Journey into Amazing Caves · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2001The Mind's Big Bang · as SelfActor
- 2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)Actor
- 2002Gangs of New York · as 'Priest' VallonActor
- 2002K-19: The Widowmaker · as Mikhail PoleninActor
- 2002George Lucas: Creating an Empire · as SelfActor
- 2002The Maze · as NarratorActor
- 2002The Big Bang · as SelfActor
- 2003Love Actually · as DanielActor
- 2003Coral Reef Adventure · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2003Martin Luther · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2003Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York · as SelfActor
- 2004Kinsey · as Alfred KinseyActor
- 2004The Story of Star Wars · as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Patrick · as NarratorActor
- 2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde · as SelfActor
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005Batman Begins · as DucardActor
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · as Aslan (voice)Actor
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven · as Godfrey de IbelinActor
- 2005Breakfast on Pluto · as Father LiamActor
- 2006Home · as NarratorActor
- 2006Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity · as NarratorActor
- 2006The Path to Redemption · as SelfActor
- 2006Sergeant York: Of God and CountryActor
- 2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film · as SelfActor
- 2006Xavier · as NarratorActor
- 2007Seraphim Falls · as CarverActor
- 2007Trumbo · as SelfActor
- 2007The Birth of Christ · as Self - NarratorActor
- 2008Taken · as Bryan MillsActor
- 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian · as Aslan (voice)Actor
- 2008The Other Man · as PeterActor
- 2008The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files · as SelfActor
- 2009After.Life · as Eliot DeaconActor
- 2009Five Minutes of Heaven · as Alistair LittleActor
- 2010Clash of the Titans · as ZeusActor
- 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · as Aslan (voice)Actor
- 2010The A-Team · as HannibalActor
- 2010The Next Three Days · as DamonActor
- 2010Chloe · as David StewartActor
- 2010The Wildest Dream · as NarratorActor
- 2011Unknown · as Dr. Martin HarrisActor
- 2011A Child's Garden of Poetry · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2012The Dark Knight Rises · as Ra's Al GhulActor
- 2012Taken 2 · as Bryan MillsActor
- 2012Battleship · as Admiral ShaneActor
- 2012Wrath of the Titans · as ZeusActor
- 2012The Grey · as John OttwayActor
- 2012The Secret Policeman's Ball · as SelfActor
- 2012Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · as History Channel Host (uncredited)Actor
- 2013Khumba · as Phango (voice)Actor
- 2013Girl Rising · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2013The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! · as The JournalistActor
- 2013Excalibur: Behind the Movie · as SelfActor
- 2014The Lego Movie · as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)Actor
- 2014Taken 3 · as Bryan MillsActor
- 2014Non-Stop · as Bill MarksActor
- 2014A Million Ways to Die in the West · as ClinchActor
- 2014A Walk Among the Tombstones · as Matthew ScudderActor
- 2014The Nut Job · as Raccoon (voice)Actor
- 2014Third Person · as MichaelActor
- 2014Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet · as Mustafa (voice)Actor
- 2014Manny · as NarratorActor
- 2014Road · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2014Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys · as Self - NarratorActor
- 2015Ted 2 · as CustomerActor
- 2015Run All Night · as Jimmy ConlonActor
- 2015Entourage · as Liam NeesonActor
- 2015A Christmas Star · as Narrator / Radio DJActor
- 2016The Huntsman: Winter's War · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2016A Monster Calls · as The Monster (voice)Actor
- 2016Silence · as FerreiraActor
- 2016Operation Chromite · as Douglas MacArthurActor
- 2016The Last Laugh · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2016Love Thy Nature · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2016A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats · as SelfActor
- 2016How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2017Daddy's Home 2 · as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House · as Mark FeltActor
- 2017Spielberg · as Self - Segment "Schindler's List"Actor
- 2017Red Nose Day Actually · as DanielActor
- 2017And the Winner Isn't · as SelfActor
- 2017Karenina & I · as Leo TolstoyActor
- 2017Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence · as SelfActor
- 2017In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America · as NarratorActor
- 2018The Commuter · as Michael MacCauleyActor
- 2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")Actor
- 2018Widows · as Harry RawlingsActor
- 2018An Oral History of: Schindler's List · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018The Last Horsemen of New YorkActor
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)Actor
- 2019Men in Black: International · as Agent High TActor
- 2019Cold Pursuit · as Nels CoxmanActor
- 2019Ordinary Love · as TomActor
- 2019Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis · as NarratorActor
- 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - ActorActor
- 2019Lost Lives · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2020Honest Thief · as Tom DolanActor
- 2020Made in Italy · as RobertActor
- 2020The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2020WAMEGO: AddendumActor
- 2021The Ice Road · as Mike McCannActor
- 2021The Marksman · as JimActor
- 2022Memory · as Alex LewisActor
- 2022Blacklight · as Travis BlockActor
- 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return · as Self - Qui-Gon JinnActor
- 2022Bonnie · as SelfActor
- 2022IrelandActor
- 2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici · as SelfActor
- 2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman · as SelfActor
- 2023Retribution · as Matt TurnerActor
- 2023In the Land of Saints and Sinners · as Finbar MurphyActor
- 2023Marlowe · as Philip MarloweActor
- 2024Absolution · as ThugActor
- 2024Wildcat · as Father FlynnActor
- 2024Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey · as NarratorActor
- 2025The Naked Gun · as Frank Drebin Jr.Actor
- 2025Ice Road: Vengeance · as Mike McCannActor
- 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough · as NarratorActor
- 2026Cold Storage · as Robert QuinnActor
- 2026The Fix · as LarryActor
- 2026The Mongoose · as Ryan 'Fang' FlanaganActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.