Liam Neeson Irish Actor Born 1952 in Ballymena

Liam Neeson is an Irish actor born on 7 June 1952 in Ballymena. His best-known titles on this site are Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Batman Begins (2005).

Early life

Liam Neeson was educated at St Patrick's College and Queen's University Belfast.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Liam Neeson is Sesame Street (1969). During the 1980s, he worked on The Mission (1986, as Father John Fielding) and The Dead Pool (1988, as Peter Swan). Work from the 1990s includes Schindler's List (1993, as Oskar Schindler) and Rob Roy (1995, as Rob Roy MacGregor, Rob Roy). Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Love Actually (2003, as Daniel) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Clash of the Titans (2010, as Zeus) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012, as Ra's al Ghul).

His filmography here covers 107 films and 6 TV series from 1969 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (21), followed by action (18) and thriller (10). The most recent title listed is The Fix (2026). Of his 17 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) has the highest, at $1.08 billion.

Ewan McGregor appears in three of his listed titles, including A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Cillian Murphy (three titles) and Keira Knightley (three titles). Christopher Nolan directed two of his titles on record. George Lucas is credited as director on two of them.

Bohemian F.C. appears among his teams on record. Notable work listed for him includes Taken and Darkman.

Recognition

In 1996, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for Michael Collins. He has also won the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2000) and a Theatre World Award (1993). Liam Neeson also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1994 for Schindler's List. Awards come to 6 wins and 14 nominations in total.

Public roles

Positions listed for him include UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Natasha Richardson (1994 to 2009, widowed). He is the father of Micheál Richardson, and has 2 children in total.