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Place of birth Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Year of debut 1979
Awards
- Academy Awards nominated1
- BAFTA Awards nominated1
- Golden Globe Awards nominated3
At the age of eleven, Liam Neeson began appearing in school plays. After leaving university, he took up amateur acting again. By day he drove forklifts at a Guinness factory and by night he acted with amateur dramatic groups. He eventually secured acting work in Dublin. While acting at the Abbey Theatre, he was spotted by director John Boorman who gave him a role in Excalibur. He has since starred in various movies from Schindler’s List to Taken.
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£3.9912 Certificate 2012 88 MinsA retired CIA agent (Liam Neeson) must save his family from a violent gang in Istanbul. Moderate threat and violence.
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£2.99PG Certificate 2005 134 MinsFour children find the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe. Co stars James McAvoy. Contains mild threat, battle and fantasy violence.
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£2.4912 Certificate 2010 101 MinsPerseus (Sam Worthington) must lead a group of warriors to defeat the evil god Hades (Ralph Fiennes). With Jason Flemyng and Gemma Arterton. Contains moderate fantasy violence.
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£2.99PG Certificate 2008 143 MinsThe Pevensie children return to the world of Narnia to help a young prince. With Liam Neeson and Eddie Izzard. Moderate fantasy battle violence and threat.
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£2.5012 Certificate 2010 113 MinsA team of special forces soldiers must clear their names after being framed. With Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper. Action violence and moderate language.
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£2.9912 Certificate 2011 108 MinsA man (Liam Neeson) wakes up from a coma to find his identity has been stolen. With January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Diane Kruger and Frank Langella. Bone-breaking action violence.
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£3.5018 Certificate 2008 89 MinsAn ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) goes on a frantic quest to save his abducted daughter. Strong violence and extended scene of torture.
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£2.4915 Certificate 2008 84 MinsLiam Neeson discovers his wife (Laura Linney) is having an affair and sets out to confront her lover (Antonio Banderas). Strong language.
Did you know?
- Liam Neeson married actress Natasha Richardson in 1994. She died in 2009 after suffering a head injury while skiing in Canada.
- At the age of nine, he started boxing. At 15, he had his nose broken in a match. He went on to win heavyweight youth champion of Northern Ireland. However, he gave up boxing after he had a blackout.
- He has suffered from diverticulitis, a digestive disease. He had to have emergency surgery to remove 40 per cent of his colon.
- When he moved to London, he lived with his then-girlfriend Helen Mirren.
- He was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. However, he never went as he couldn't afford the tuition and living expenses.
Awards
Academy Awards nominated1
- 1994 Actor in a Leading Role - Schindler's List
BAFTA Awards nominated1
- 1993 Actor in a Leading Role - Schindler's List
Golden Globe Awards nominated3
- 2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Kinsey
- 1997 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Michael Collins
- 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Schindler's List
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