Personal Info
Birth date
1952-06-07 (73 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Also known as
連恩·尼遜
เลียม นีสัน
リーアム・ニーソン
리암 니슨
ليام نيسون
Вільям Джон Нісон
连姆·尼森
William John "Liam" Neeson OBE
Λίαμ Νίσον
连姆·尼森饰
Liams Nīsons
Lijam Nison
Лијам Нисон
Уильям Нисон
لیام نیسون
連恩尼遜
Лиъм Нийсън
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). Description from the Wikipedia article Liam Neeson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.1
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.The Daily Show
6.371
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.362
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Ice Road: Vengeance
7.021
Overview:
Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother’s ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of mercenaries and must fight to save themselves, the busload of innocent travelers, and the local villagers’ homeland.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.3
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.The Graham Norton Show
7.197
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Family Guy
7.4
Overview:
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.The Simpsons
8.011
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.552
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.El hormiguero
4.8
Overview:
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.60 Minutes
6.7
Overview:
America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.Nature
8.1
Overview:
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The View
4.363
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.178
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Star Wars: The Clone Wars
8.468
Overview:
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.741
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.The Jonathan Ross Show
5.1
Overview:
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.Miami Vice
7.5
Overview:
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.Honest Trailers
6.609
Overview:
Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These are the hilarious trailers the producers don't want you to see...Playhouse
7
Overview:
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.The Orville
7.627
Overview:
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
8.062
Overview:
Journey into the lives of two distinctly different Jedi from the prequel era – Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. Each will be put to the test as they make choices that will define their destinies.Play for Today
6.333
Overview:
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.Atlanta
8.016
Overview:
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.Acting
TBAThe Riker's Ghost as Unknown
TBANarco Sub as Unknown
TBAHotel Tehran as Larry
TBAMongoose as Ryan "Fang" Flanagan
TBAThe Trainer as John Moore
TBA4 Kids Walk Into a Bank as Danny
TBACharlie Johnson in the Flames as Unknown
TBACold Pursuit 2 as Nels Coxman
TBAMichael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life as Self (archive footage)
2025Cold Storage as Robert Quinn
2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough as Narrator
2025The Naked Gun as Frank Drebin Jr.
2025Ice Road: Vengeance as Mike McCann
2024Absolution as Thug
2024Wildcat as Father Flynn
2024Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey as Narrator
2024Conan O'Brien Must Go (1 Episode) as Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023In the Land of Saints and Sinners as Finbar Murphy
2023Retribution as Matt Turner
2023Marlowe as Philip Marlowe
2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici as Self
2022Bonnie as Self
2022Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (1 Episode) as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
2022The U.S. and the Holocaust (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi (1, 1 Episode) as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited), Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited)
2022Memory as Alex Lewis
2022Benjamin Franklin (2 Episodes) as Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
2022Ireland as Unknown
2022Blacklight as Travis Block
2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman as Self
2021The Ice Road as Mike
2021The Marksman as Jim
2020WAMEGO: Addendum as Unknown
2020Honest Thief as Tom Dolan
2020Made in Italy as Robert
2020The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
2019Ordinary Love as Tom
2019Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis as Narrator
2019Lost Lives as Unknown
2019Men in Black: International as Agent High T
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor
2019Cold Pursuit as Nels Coxman
2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
2018Widows as Harry Rawlings
2018Schindler's List: 25 Years Later as Self
2018The Last Horsemen of New York as Unknown
2018Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (6 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
2018The Commuter as Michael MacCauley
2018Derry Girls (2 Episodes) as Chief Inspector Byers
2017And the Winner Isn't as Self
2017Daddy's Home 2 as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
2017Spielberg as Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House as Mark Felt
2017In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America as Narrator
2017The Orville (1 Episode) as Jahavus Dorahl
2017Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence as Self
2017Red Nose Day Actually as Daniel
2017Karenina & I as Leo Tolstoy
2016Silence as Ferreira
2016Dream Corp LLC (1 Episode) as Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)
2016A Monster Calls as The Monster (voice)
2016How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story as Narrator (voice)
2016For the Love of Spock as Leo Cutter (archive footage)
2016Atlanta (1 Episode) as Liam Neeson
2016Operation Chromite as Douglas MacArthur
2016Love Thy Nature as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016The Last Laugh as Self
2016The Huntsman: Winter's War as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2016A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats as Self
20161916 (3 Episodes) as Narrator
2015A Christmas Star as Narrator / Radio DJ
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2 Episodes) as Self
2015Nature Is Speaking (1 Episode) as Ice
2015Ted 2 as Customer
2015Entourage as Liam Neeson
2015Run All Night as Jimmy Conlon
2014Manny as Narrator
2014Taken 3 as Bryan Mills
2014A Walk Among the Tombstones as Matthew Scudder
2014The Prophet as Mustafa (voice)
2014Third Person as Michael
2014Road as Narrator (voice)
2014A Million Ways to Die in the West as Clinch
2014Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys as Self - Narrator
2014Non-Stop as Bill Marks
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (7 Episodes) as Self
2014The Lego Movie as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
2014The Nut Job as Raccoon (voice)
2013Excalibur: Behind the Movie as Self
2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as History Channel Host (uncredited)
2013The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2013Khumba as Phango (voice)
2013Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! as The Journalist
2013Girl Rising as Narrator (voice)
2012Taken 2 as Bryan Mills
2012The Dark Knight Rises as Ra's Al Ghul
2012Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine as Narrator (voice)
2012Battleship as Admiral Shane
2012Wrath of the Titans as Zeus
2012The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012Honest Trailers (1 Episode) as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
2012The Grey as John Ottway
2011Life's Too Short (1 Episode) as Liam Neeson
2011The Jonathan Ross Show (1 Episode) as Self
2011A Child's Garden of Poetry as Self (voice)
2011Unknown as Dr. Martin Harris
2010Buccaneers & Bones (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Aslan (voice)
2010The Next Three Days as Damon
2010Conan (1 Episode) as Self
2010The Wildest Dream as Narrator
2010The A-Team as Hannibal
2010Clash of the Titans as Zeus
2010Chloe as David Stewart
2009After.Life as Eliot Deacon
2009Live from Studio Five (2 Episodes) as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (7 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2009Five Minutes of Heaven as Alistair Little
2008The Other Man as Peter
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars (3 Episodes) as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian as Aslan (voice)
2008Taken as Bryan Mills
2007The Birth of Christ as Self - Narrator
2007Trumbo as Self
2007The Graham Norton Show (5 Episodes) as Self
2007Seraphim Falls as Carver
2006Sergeant York: Of God and Country as Unknown
2006Home as Unknown
2006Xavier as Narrator
2006El hormiguero (1 Episode) as Self
2006The One Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2006The Path to Redemption as Self
2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film as Self
2006Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity as Narrator
2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Aslan (voice)
2005Breakfast on Pluto as Father Liam
2005Batman Begins as Ducard
2005Kingdom of Heaven as Godfrey de Ibelin
2005George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
2004Kinsey as Alfred Kinsey
2004The Story of Star Wars as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
2004Patrick as Narrator
2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self
2003Love Actually as Daniel
2003Martin Luther as Self - Narrator (voice)
2003Martin Luther (2 Episodes) as Narrator
2003Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York as Self
2003Coral Reef Adventure as Narrator (voice)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2002Gangs of New York as "Priest" Vallon
2002Liberty's Kids (40 Episodes) as John Paul Jones (voice)
2002K-19: The Widowmaker as Mikhail Polenin
2002The Big Bang as Self
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
2002Trailers Schmailers as (Archival)
2001The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self
2001The Mind's Big Bang as Self
2001Journey into Amazing Caves as Narrator (voice)
2000Inside The Space Station as Self - Narrator
2000The Endurance as Narrator (voice)
2000The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization as Narrator
2000The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (3 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
2000Gun Shy as Charles Mayough
1999The Haunting as Dr. David Marrow
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Qui-Gon Jinn
1999Family Guy (2 Episodes) as Liam Neeson (voice)
1998Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
1998Everest as Narrator
1998Parkinson (1 Episode) as Self
1997The View (2 Episodes) as Self
1996A Leap of Faith as Narrator (voice)
1996Michael Collins as Michael Collins
1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1996Before and After as Ben Ryan
1996Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome as Host
1995Lumière & Company as (segment "John Boorman")
1995Out of Ireland as William Murphy (voice)
1995Rob Roy as Robert Roy MacGregor
1995Miss Sarajevo as Self
1994Nell as Dr. Lovell
1994Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America as William Murphy (voice)
1993Schindler's List as Oskar Schindler
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993Ethan Frome as Ethan Frome
1992Leap of Faith as Sheriff Will Braverman
1992Ruby Cairo as Fergus Lamb
1992Husbands and Wives as Michael Gates
1992Shining Through as Franze-Otto Dietrich
1991Revolver as Man
1991Under Suspicion as Tony Aaron
1990The Big Man as Danny Scoular
1990Darkman as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Father Sean (voice)
1989Next of Kin as Briar Gates
1988High Spirits as Martin Brogan
1988The Good Mother as Leo Cutter
1988This Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1988The Dead Pool as Peter Swan
1988Satisfaction as Martin Falcon
1988Sweet As You Are as Martin Perry
1987Suspect as Carl Wayne Anderson
1987A Prayer for the Dying as Liam Docherty
1987Sworn to Silence as Vincent Cauley
1986Duet for One as Totter
1986Lamb as Michael Lamb
1986The Mission as Father John Fielding
1986If Tomorrow Comes (3 Episodes) as André Trignant
1986The Delta Force as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
1985Arthur the King as Grak
1985The Innocent as John Carns
1985A Woman of Substance (3 Episodes) as Blackie O'Neill
1984Ellis Island (2 Episodes) as Kevin Murray
1984Miami Vice (1 Episode) as Sean Carroon
1984The Bounty as Charles Churchill
1984An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self (uncredited)
1984Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1 Episode) as Self
1983Krull as Kegan
1983Across the Water as Martin
1982Nature (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
1981Nailed as Young Catholic
1981Excalibur as Gawain
1980My Dear Palestrina as Blacksmith
1979Christiana as Unknown
1979The Last Window Cleaner as Self
1978Dinner at the Sporting Club as Dermot
1978Pilgrim's Progress as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
1978An Audience with... (1 Episode) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (1, 2 Episode) as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974Playhouse (1 Episode) as Blacksmith
1970Play for Today (1 Episode) as Him
196860 Minutes (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
1953The Oscars (3 Episodes) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
Production
2018The White Crow ... Executive Producer