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. An Irish actor who 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.
Batman Begins
(Ducard)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Aslan (voice))
Schindler's List
(Oskar Schindler)
Love Actually
(Daniel)
Breakfast on Pluto
(Father Liam)
Kingdom of Heaven
(Godfrey de Ibelin)
Krull
(Kegan)
Michael Collins
(Michael Collins)
Gangs of New York
("Priest" Vallon)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(Qui-Gon Jinn)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(Aslan (voice))
Nell
(Dr. Lovell)
The Dead Pool
(Peter Swan)
The Bounty
(Charles Churchill)
Les Misérables
(Jean Valjean)
Kinsey
(Alfred Kinsey)
The Delta Force
(Delta Force Member (uncredited))
High Spirits
(Martin Brogan)
Bonnie
(Self)
Excalibur
(Gawain)
The Mission
(Father John Fielding)
Everest
(Narrator)
The Riker's Ghost
Rob Roy
(Robert Roy MacGregor)
The Haunting
(Dr. David Marrow)
Shining Through
(Franze-Otto Dietrich)
K-19: The Widowmaker
(Mikhail Polenin)
Taken
(Bryan Mills)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
(Self)
The Endurance
(Narrator (voice))
Leap of Faith
(Sheriff Will Braverman)
Darkman
(Peyton Westlake / Darkman)
Suspect
(Carl Wayne Anderson)
Seraphim Falls
(Carver)
A Prayer for the Dying
(Liam Docherty)
Under Suspicion
(Tony Aaron)
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Next of Kin
(Briar Gates)
Chloe
(David Stewart)
Husbands and Wives
(Michael Gates)
Gun Shy
(Charles Mayough)
After.Life
(Eliot Deacon)
Trumbo
(Self)
The Next Three Days
(Damon)
Before and After
(Ben Ryan)
Ethan Frome
(Ethan Frome)
Battleship
(Admiral Shane)
Christiana
Five Minutes of Heaven
(Alistair Little)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
(Self (uncredited))
Satisfaction
(Martin Falcon)
The Other Man
(Peter)
Pilgrim's Progress
(Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ)
Unknown
(Dr. Martin Harris)
The Dark Knight Rises
(Ra's Al Ghul)
Coral Reef Adventure
(Narrator (voice))
The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky
(Mike McCann)
Journey into Amazing Caves
(Narrator (voice))
Clash of the Titans
(Zeus)
Silence
(Ferreira)
Ruby Cairo
(Fergus Lamb)
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
(Self)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(Self)
Taken 2
(Bryan Mills)
The Big Man
(Danny Scoular)
The Grey
(John Ottway)
Inside The Space Station
(Self - Narrator)
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
(Narrator)
Wrath of the Titans
(Zeus)
Narco Sub
The Wildest Dream
(Narrator)
The Good Mother
(Leo Cutter)
For the Love of Spock
(Leo Cutter (archive footage))
Patrick
(Narrator)
Arthur the King
(Grak)
The Big Bang
(Self)
The Lego Movie
(Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice))
Third Person
(Michael)
Martin Luther
(Self - Narrator (voice))
A Walk Among the Tombstones
(Matthew Scudder)
Khumba
(Phango (voice))
Girl Rising
(Narrator (voice))
A Million Ways to Die in the West
(Clinch)
Dinner at the Sporting Club
(Dermot)
WAMEGO: Addendum
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
(Narrator (voice))
The Last Laugh
(Self)
Wildcat
(Father Flynn)
Absolution
(Thug)
Cold Storage
(Robert Quinn)
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
(Self)
Manny
(Narrator)
Non-Stop
(Bill Marks)
The Nut Job
(Raccoon (voice))
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
(The Journalist)
Run All Night
(Jimmy Conlon)
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
(Self)
Taken 3
(Bryan Mills)
Lamb
(Michael Lamb)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(Self)
A Monster Calls
(The Monster (voice))
Road
(Narrator)
The A-Team
(Hannibal)
The Prophet
(Mustafa (voice))
Ireland
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
(Self - Qui-Gon Jinn)
A Child's Garden of Poetry
(Self (voice))
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
(Finbar Murphy)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(Aslan (voice))
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
(Self - Narrator)
The Naked Gun
(Frank Drebin Jr.)
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
(Self)
Nailed
(Young Catholic)
Entourage
(Liam Neeson)
Ted 2
(Customer)
Sworn to Silence
(Vincent Cauley)
Spielberg
(Self - Segment "Schindler's List")
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(History Channel Host (uncredited))
A Christmas Star
(Narrator / Radio DJ)
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey
(Narrator)
Hotel Tehran
(Larry)
Mongoose
(Ryan "Fang" Flanagan)
Lumière & Company
((segment "John Boorman"))
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
(Mark Felt)
The Huntsman: Winter's War
(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America
(William Murphy (voice))
The Beginning: Making Episode I
(Self)
The Commuter
(Michael MacCauley)
Operation Chromite
(Douglas MacArthur)
Revolver
(Man)
Deception
(Fergus Lamb)
The Trainer
(John Moore)
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
(Danny)
The Story of Star Wars
(Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage))
Karenina & I
(Leo Tolstoy)
Cold Pursuit
(Nels Coxman)
Red Nose Day Actually
(Daniel)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
(Narrator)
The Innocent
(John Carns)
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
Widows
(Harry Rawlings)
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
(Narrator (voice))
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
(Self)
Love Thy Nature
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Daddy's Home 2
(Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited))
Across the Water
(Martin)
And the Winner Isn't
(Self)
The Birth of Christ
(Self - Narrator)
Charlie Johnson in the Flames
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
(Narrator)
The Last Horsemen of New York
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket"))
Honest Thief
(Tom Dolan)
Men in Black: International
(Agent High T)
Ordinary Love
(Tom)
Sweet As You Are
(Martin Perry)
The Marksman
(Jim)
Lost Lives
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Qui-Gon Jinn (voice))
Made in Italy
(Robert)
Miss Sarajevo
(Self)
The Ice Road
(Mike)
Xavier
(Narrator)
Duet for One
(Totter)
Home
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
(Narrator)
The Last Window Cleaner
(Liam Neeson)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
(Self (archive footage))
Retribution
(Matt Turner)
The Mind's Big Bang
(Self)
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
(Self)
The Path to Redemption
(Self)
Memory
(Alex Lewis)
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
(Self)
Marlowe
(Philip Marlowe)
Blacklight
(Travis Block)
Cold Pursuit 2
(Nels Coxman)
My Dear Palestrina
(Blacksmith)
A Leap of Faith
(Narrator (voice))
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
(Self - Actor)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
(Host)
Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)
(Godfrey de Ibelin)
This Morning
(Self)
The Simpsons
(Father Sean (voice))
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The One Show
(Self - Guest)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Miami Vice
(Sean Carroon)
The View
(Self)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(Qui-Gon Jinn (voice))
60 Minutes
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Liberty's Kids
(John Paul Jones (voice))
A Woman of Substance
(Blackie O'Neill)
Conan
(Self)
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Dream Corp LLC
(Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice))
If Tomorrow Comes
(André Trignant)
Playhouse
(Blacksmith)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
(Self - Narrator)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Nature
(Narrator (voice))
Martin Luther
(Narrator)
El hormiguero
(Self)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
(Self - Narrator)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
Derry Girls
(Chief Inspector Byers)
Atlanta
(Liam Neeson)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited))
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited))
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
Benjamin Franklin
(Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Life's Too Short
(Liam Neeson)
1916
(Narrator)
Buccaneers & Bones
Honest Trailers
(Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage))
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
(Qui-Gon Jinn (voice))
Nature Is Speaking
(Ice)
Play for Today
(Him)
Family Guy
(Liam Neeson (voice))
The Orville
(Jahavus Dorahl)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Parkinson
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)