Guide Note

Liam Neeson is an Academy, Golden Globe and Tony award-nominated actor who has starred in such films as Schindler's List, Kinsey, Batman Begins and the Star Wars films.

Fast Facts

1. Born June 7, 1952
2. Birth Place: Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
3. Birth Name: William John Neeson
4. Height: 6'4"
5. Wife: Natasha Richardson
6. Notable Role: Oskar Schindler, Schindler's List

William John Neeson was born in Ballymena, Country Antrim, Ireland. In his youth he would practice boxing, was a forklift operator, truck driver and assistant architect.

After working odd jobs and appearing in theater productions, director John Boorman cast him in his period epic Excalibur. He would then establish himself as a popular character actor working in such films as The Mission, The Dead Pool and Next of Kin. He would land his first starring role in the Sam Raimi film Darkman. He would then establish himself as one of the most popular leading actors in Hollywood with work in such films as Husband and Wives and his Oscar nominated performance in the Academy Award winning film Schindler's List directed by Steven Spielberg. Neeson's successful career has led him to since work with the top directors in the business such as Neil Jordan in Michael Collins, George Lucas in Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Martin Scorsese in Gangs of New York, and Christopher Nolan in Batman Begins. He is scheduled to work with Steven Spielberg again in the Biopic Lincoln.

• 1981: Excalibur
• 1993: Schindler's List
• 1996: Michael Collins
• 1999: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• 2004: Kinsey
• 2005: Batman Begins
• 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• 2008: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• 2009: Lincoln