Liam Neeson

Liam John Neeson was born in the 7th June 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland (County Antrim). He is an Irish actor. He worked with some biggest names in Holly wood film industry. He worked with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Neil Jordan and Michael Apted. He acted in many blockbuster films like Darkman, Star Wars Episode I, Batman Begins, The Dead Pool, The Haunting and Clash of the Titans etc. He also gave the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia. He was nominated for an Oscar, three Golden Globe Awards and a FAFTA Awards.

Early life

John Neeson was born in Northern Ireland, his father Bernard Neeson is a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School and his mother Katherine, she is a cook. John Neeson was raised in a Roman
Catholic family. Elizabeth, Bernadette and Rosaline are his sisters. He has two sons and he live with his son in New York. He is widowed. John Neeson starts learning boxing at the All Saints Youth Club when he was nine. He became Ulster amateur senior boxing champion. At the age of Eleven John Neeson’s English teacher gave him a starred role in a school play. He accepted the role because the girl he likes would act in that play. He was also inspired to act by minister Ian Paisley.

John Neeson studied in St Patrick’s College, Ballymena Technical Collage and Queen’s University Belfast. He studied physics and computer science. Then he move to Dublin to join Abbey Theatre.

Personal life

John Neeson’s wife Natasha Richardson was an actress she died on 18th March 2009. She died of an accident at the Mount Treblant Resort, in Quebec. Michael and Daniel are their sons. John Neeson was a heavy smoker in his early career. John neeson love football he is a fan of Liverpool F.C. In March 2011 UNICEF appointed him as a Goodwill Ambassador.

Honours & awards

Queen Elizabeth II appointed  Neeson Officer of the Order of the British Empire in her 1999 New Year Honours. At the The 2008 Dinner Gala in New York, American Ireland Fund honored Neeson with their Performing Arts Award for the great distinction he has brought to Ireland. Queen’s University, Belfast awarded an honorary doctorate to Neeson in 2009, at a ceremony in New York.

Filmography
Year	Role	Title	Awards
1978	Evangelist and Jesus Christ	Pilgrim's Progress
1979	Greatheart	Christiana
1981	Young Catholic	Nailed
1981	Gawain	Excalibur
1982	Grak	Merlin and the Sword
1983	Kegan	Krull
1984	Charles Churchill	The Bounty
1984	Kevin Murray	Ellis Island(Television miniseries)
1985	Michael Lamb	Lamb
1985	John Carns	The Innocent
1986	Fielding	The Mission
1986	Delta Force member	The Delta Force
1986	Totter	Duet for One
1987	Carl Anderson	Suspect
1987	Liam Docherty	A Prayer for the Dying
1988	Martin Falcon	Satisfaction
1988	Martin Brogan	High Spirits
1988	Peter Swan	The Dead Pool
1988	Leo Cutter	The Good Mother
1989	Briar Gates	Next of Kin
1990	Peyton Westlake/Darkman	Darkman	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1990	Danny Scoular	The Big Man
1991	Tony Aaron	Under Suspicion
1992	Michael Gates	Husbands and Wives
1992	Sheriff Will Braverman	Leap of Faith
1992	Franz-Otto Dietrich	Shining Through
1993	Ethan Frome	Ethan Frome
1993	Dr. Fergus Lamb	Ruby Cairo
1993	Oskar Schindler	Schindler's List	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1994	Dr. Jerome 'Jerry' Lovell	Nell
1995	Rob Roy MacGregor	Rob Roy
1996	Michael Collins	Michael Collins	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Volpi Cup Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1996	Ben Ryan	Before and After
1998	Jean Valjean	Les Misérables
1998	Narrator	Everest
1999	Dr. David Marrow	The Haunting
1999	Qui-Gon Jinn	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Ewan McGregor against Ray Park)
2000	Charlie Mayo	Gun Shy
2000	Narrator	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
2001	Narrator	Journey into Amazing Caves
2002	Mikhail Polenin	K-19: The Widowmaker
2002	'Priest' Vallon	Gangs of New York
2002	Qui-Gon Jinn(voice only, uncredited)	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
2002	Narrator	Evolution(PBS Series)
2002	Narrator	Martin Luther(from the Lion TV/PBS Empires series)
2003	Daniel	Love Actually	Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2003	Narrator	Coral Reef Adventure
2004	Alfred Kinsey	Kinsey	Irish Film Awards – Best Actor Film Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated – London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
2005	Father Sean(Voice role)	The Simpsons
2005	Godfrey of Ibelin	Kingdom of Heaven
2005	Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul	Batman Begins	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005	Father Liam	Breakfast on Pluto
2005	Aslan(voice)	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006	Himself	Home
2007	Carver	Seraphim Falls
2007	Narrator	Birth of Christ
2008	Aslan(voice)	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008	Peter	The Other Man
2008	James (Dad)(voice role)	Fallout 3(Video game)
2008	Bryan Mills	Taken
2009	Alistair Little	Five Minutes of Heaven	Nominated – Irish Film & Television Award for Actor in a Lead Role (Television)
2009	Fujimoto(voice)	Ponyo
2009	Eliot	After.Life
2009	David	Chloe
2010	Zeus	Clash of the Titans
2010	Narrator	Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
2010	John "Hannibal" Smith	The A-Team
2010	Aslan(voice)	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010	Damon Pennington	The Next Three Days
2010	Narrator	The Wildest Dream
2011	Dr. Martin Harris	Unknown
2011	Qui-Gon Jinn(voice role)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2011	Himself	Life's Too Short
2012	John Ottway	The Grey
2012	Zeus	Wrath of the Titans
2012	Admiral Shane	Battleship
2012	Ra's al Ghul	The Dark Knight Rises
2012	Bryan Mills	Taken 2
2013	Bill Marks	Non-Stop