Liam Neeson is an acclaimed Irish actor who rose to fame for his role in Schindler's List in 1993. He has since starred in many successful action movies but his career began with roles in films in the 1980s. Neeson has been nominated for and won several major awards for his acting performances in both films and plays. Despite his current success, Neeson's path to becoming a famous actor was long, working various jobs before dedicating himself fully to acting. He continues to act in numerous films scheduled for release in the coming years.
1. Biography and Filmography of Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson has become known as an action leading man since his role in the Taken movie
franchise and has since starred in more action movies including the movie, Non-Stop, released in
2014. He stars in five movies scheduled for release in 2014 and another three movies scheduled for
release in 2015.
Liam Neeson was nominated for the best actor Oscar for his performance in Schindler's List, and he
also received BAFTA and Golden Globes nominations for the same movie. Liam was nominated for a
Tony Award for The Best Leading Actor for his role in the plays "Anna Christie" (1993) and "The
Crucible" (2002).
Liam starred in five films between 1982 and 1987, including The Bounty and The Mission. Liam
moved to Hollywood in 1987 and starred in the movies, Suspect and Darkman, during this period.
His big break came with his starring role in the Oscar winner, Schindler's List, and the critical
acclaim for his portrayal in the movie made him a highly sought after, successful and high profile
actor.
Awards and Recognition
Liam Neeson had some interesting experiences in his early life, and he was Ulster's amateur senior
boxing champion at one stage. He also excelled in football, and he played one game for Bohemian
F.C. as a substitute against Shamrock Rovers.
Liam enrolled as a physics and computer science student at the Queen's University Belfast, Northern
Ireland, and went to work at the Guinness Brewery after leaving the University. He worked in some
casual jobs including as a fork-lift operator and truck driver before turning to acting.
Liam performed for two years as part of the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast before gaining his first
film experience in the religious movie, Pilgrim's Progress. In 1980, Liam played the role of Sir
Gawain in the film Excalibur.
The actor, Liam Neeson, has become well known and respected movie star over the last decade, and
some of his films were hugely successful during this period. His road to fame was not an easy one,
and it took him quite a bit of time to become well known and successful actor. Liam Neeson rose to
fame through his role in Steven Spielberg's 1993 Oscar winning movie, Schindler's List, in which he
played a starring role. Where did it all start?
The Future
2. Video Games
2005
Batman Begins
2008
Fallout 3
2014
The LEGO Movie Videogame
Television
1978-9
Play for Today
1980
BBC2 Playhouse
1981
Charlie Was a Rich Man
1983
Across the Water
1984
Ellis Island
1985
A Woman of Substance
1985
Arthur the King
1986
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
Miami Vice
3. 1986
Hold the Dream
1987
Sworn to Silence
1988
Screen Two
1996
1914-1918
2002
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776
2004
Patrick
2005
The Simpsons
2010
Cubed
2010
The Big C
2011
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
Life's Too Short
2011-4
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2014
Rev.
5. Suspect
1988
Satisfaction
1988
The Dead Pool
1988
The Good Mother
1988
High Spirits
1989
Next of Kin
1990
Darkman
1990
Crossing the Line
1991
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1991
Revolver
1992
Shining Through
1992
Husbands and Wives
1992
Ruby Cairo
1992
6. Leap of Faith
1993
Ethan Frome
1993
Schindler's List
1994
Nell
1995
Rob Roy
1996
Before and After
1996
Michael Collins
1999
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
1999
The Haunting
2000
Gun Shy
2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
Gangs of New York
2002
Martin Luther
2003
7. Love Actually
2004
Kinsey
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Fire Ball
2005
Batman Begins
2005
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006
Seraphim Falls
2008
Taken
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
Ponyo
2008
The Other Man
2009
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009
8. Chloe
2009
After.Life
2010
Clash of the Titans
2010
The A-Team
2010
The Next Three Days
2010
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2011
Unknown
2011
The Grey
2012
Wrath of the Titans
2012
Battleship
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Taken 2
2013
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Alive on Stage! The New Generation
2013
9. Khumba
2013
Third Person
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2014
The Nut Job
2014
Non-Stop
2014
The Lego Movie
2014
Khalil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
Save NYC Horse Carriages
2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2015
Run All Night
2015
Taken 3
It is clear that Liam Neeson is not planning to stop acting very soon, and all his fans can expect to
see a lot more of this great Irish actor in the near future.
Liam was chosen as one of the 100 sexiest stars in film history by Empire magazine and featured in
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list published in 1997 also by Empire magazine.
10. Queen Elizabeth II appointed Liam an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000
Queen's Millennium Honours List and he also received a Performing Arts Award from The American
Ireland Fund in 2008 and an honorary doctorate from Queen's University, Belfast in 2009.
Behind the Scenes
Liam lived with actress Helen Mirren for a time after meeting her on the set of the movie Excalibur.
He joined his future wife, Natasha Richardson, in the Broadway play Anna Christie in 1993, and they
also worked together on the movie Neil. Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson married on 3 July
1994, and they had two sons before Natasha died in a tragic skiing accident on 18 March 2009.
Liam John Neeson was born on 7 June, 1952, in Ballymena, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. His
mother, Katherine Neeson, was a cook and his father, Bernard Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena
Boys All Saints Primary School. His first exposure to acting was at age 11 in a school play where he
was cast in the starring role.