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LA the Darkman

Biography

A satellite person in the Wu-Tang Clan, LA the Darkman (given birth to L.B. Jackson) followed his appearance for the DJ Muggs Presents The Soul Assassins (Section 1) compilation to create his single debut in past due 1998 with Heist from the Century.

Quick Facts


Full Name La the Darkman
Profession Rapper
Siblings Willie the Kid
Music Songs Polluted Wisdom, Wu-Blood Kin, Spring Water, Street Life, Az the World Turnz, What Thugs Do, Fifth Disciple, Lucci, 4 Souls, Gun Rule, Element of Surprise, Tell Lies Vision, Figaro Chain, I Want It All, Wu World Order, Now Y, Safe Box, Heist of the Century, H.T.G.I., When the Money Comes, Walk the Dogs, Hand on My Glock, 1000 Grams, Respect Made Men, What I Like, It's Only Love, Donnie Brasco, Ny Ny, Mo Money, Who Taught You, Mark of the Beast, 4 Brothers


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#Fact
1 His character, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, was trained by Count Dooku, who was played by Christopher Lee. Lee ended up passing away on Neeson's birthday, June 7.
2 He has two roles in common with his The Bounty (1984) co-star Laurence Olivier: (1) Olivier played Zeus in Clash of the Titans (1981) while Neeson played him in the remake Clash of the Titans (2010) and its sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012) and (2) Olivier played General Douglas MacArthur in Inchon (1981) while Neeson played him in In-cheon sang-ryuk jak-jeon (2016).
3 For a couple of years, he was the original choice to play the lead role in Lincoln (2012), which would reunite his partnership with Steven Spielberg after their massive success with Schindler's List (1993). However, due to the many delays with the filming, Neeson felt he was too old for the role and he turned down, which went to Daniel Day-Lewis, who won his third Oscar for the role.
4 As of 2015, he has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Mission (1986), Schindler's List (1993) and Gangs of New York (2002). Of those, Schindler's List (1993) is the only one to have won the award.
5 Admitted in 2014 that he had to quit alcohol, after having began to quietly drink heavily following Natasha Richardson's death in 2009, and eventually drinking up to two to three bottles of wine per night.
6 Started acting in his early twenties, upon joining the Belfast Lyrics Players' theater.
7 Originally planned to become a teacher before discovering acting.
8 Is a huge fan of boxing and said that Muhammad Ali was the most famous boxer he ever met. Was an amateur boxer, a sport he started participating in at the age of 9. He had his last fight at age 17.
9 Neeson is a National Goodwill Ambassador to Ireland.
10 Suffers from acrophobia ("I get dizzy on a thick carpet," he once quipped to Jay Leno).
11 Regarding some rumors saying that he "felt like a puppet while working on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)," Neeson said, "That's simply not true," and that he had "absolutely no misgivings" about being in "Star Wars," adding that Lucas was "very good" to work with. "He was clear about what he wanted," said Neeson.
12 Appeared with Daniel Day-Lewis in The Bounty (1984) and Gangs of New York (2002). Neeson later appeared on stage as John Proctor in a 2002 production of "The Crucible," a role played by Day-Lewis in the 1996 film version of the play. After dropping out of Steven Spielberg's biography of Abraham Lincoln, Neeson was replaced by Day-Lewis.
13 Friends with Ralph Fiennes, Henry Herman and Ciarán Hinds.
14 Received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Queen's University of Belfast, at the British consulate on May 6, 2009, in New York.
15 On March 16, 2009, his wife Natasha Richardson suffered a brain injury in a skiing accident. On March 18, 2009, she died in a hospital. Liam interrupted filming of his movie Chloe (2009) to be by her side.
16 In an interview with the BBC, he said that Northern Irish Protestant minister Ian Paisley influenced his decision to become an actor. Neeson used to sneak into the church in his hometown, Ballymena, and watch Paisley preach. "He had a magnificent presence and it was incredible to watch this six-foot-plus man just Bible-thumping away. It was acting but it was also great acting and stirring too".
17 Was considered for the role of Count Dracula in the cult classic The Monster Squad (1987), which went to Duncan Regehr.
18 Was Oliver Stone's first choice for the role of King Philip of Macedonia in Alexander (2004), which went to Val Kilmer.
19 Schindler's List (1993) is ranked #3 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
20 It was his role in Shining Through (1992) as a high Nazi party official that got him noticed by Steven Spielberg, and that eventually led to him being cast as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993).
21 Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Play): in 1993 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie", and in 2002 for a revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
22 During the 1990s, he was very active with the Royal National Theatre in London, where he performed a wide range of Shakespeare's works.
23 Was an honorary board member of the CDS (Conference of Drama Schools) in England, which also included Sir Anthony Hopkins, Brian Cox, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Jeremy Irons, to name a few. The board oversaw all drama schools in England.
24 Auditioned for, and was accepted by, the Bristol Old Vic Drama School in England, but decided to attend the Gaiety School of acting instead so he could stay active with the Dublin Shakespeare Festival while in school.
25 Was chosen for the role of Gawain in Excalibur (1981) primarily because director John Boorman wanted a large man in the role for the duel between Gawain and Lancelot (Nicholas Clay). It was on this film where he met Helen Mirren, who was playing Morgana.
26 He recalled his most embarrassing moment in acting as when, relatively early in his career, he auditioned for the role of Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride (1987). Director Rob Reiner had a look of disgust on his face when he realized that Neeson was "only" six-feet-four. André the Giant ended up getting the role.
27 Is a member of the Dublin Shakespeare Theatre Festival, where his past credits include "Hamlet", "King Richard II" and "All's Well That Ends Well".
28 Attended and graduated from the Gaiety School of Drama in Dublin, Ireland.
29 Wanted to be in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) so badly, he did not even bother reading the script.
30 Has worked repeatedly with Laura Linney, including in Kinsey (2004), Love Actually (2003), and in a Broadway revival of "The Crucible", playing husband and wife in Kinsey (2004) and "The Crucible". The two have joked about feeling like "an old married couple".
31 He was considered for the role of Van Helsing in Dracula (1992) (and reportedly very much wanted the role). However, he was turned down after Anthony Hopkins showed an interest in the role and ultimately got the role.
32 Was connected to David Lean's production of "Nostromo," but withdrew before preproduction began and Lean's subsequent death.
33 Brother-in-law of Joely Richardson.
34 Attended Queen's University of Belfast for a short while to study physics and computer science, but flunked out.
35 Was considered for the role of James Bond in GoldenEye (1995), which went to Pierce Brosnan.
36 Son-in-law of actress Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson.
37 First worked with his future wife, actress Natasha Richardson, on the miniseries Ellis Island (1984).
38 Ranked #69 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
39 Won a libel case against newspapers that claimed that his marriage was in trouble. [October 1998]
40 Was a boxer as a teenager in Northern Ireland, which resulted in getting his nose broken at age 15. Nevertheless, he went on to win the Irish Youth Championship. However, a brief blackout after one of his fights caused him to give up the ring for good.
41 Loves fly-fishing.
42 Has two sons with Natasha Richardson: Micheál Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996).
43 He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honours List for his services to drama.
44 Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#74) (1995).


Actor

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hard Powder 2018 filming Nels
Widows 2018 filming
The Commuter 2018 post-production Michael Woolrich
The Silent Man 2017 completed Mark Felt
Marlowe announced Philip Marlowe
Red Nose Day Actually 2017 TV Short Daniel
Silence 2016/I Ferreira
Dream Corp LLC 2016 TV Series Joey in the Center of Her Mind
A Monster Calls 2016 The Monster
In-cheon sang-ryuk jak-jeon 2016 Douglas MacArthur
Inside Amy Schumer 2016 TV Series Don Cheadle
The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016 Narrator (voice, uncredited)
A Christmas Star 2015 Narrator / Radio DJ
Nature Is Speaking 2015 TV Series short Ice
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 TV Series Mr. Toffee
Ted 2 2015 Customer
Entourage 2015 Liam Neeson
Family Guy 2014-2015 TV Series Liam Neeson
The Garden's Defining Moments 2015 TV Mini-Series
Run All Night 2015 Jimmy Conlon
Clash of Clans: Revenge 2015 Short Liam (uncredited)
Taken 3 2014 Bryan Mills
A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014 Matt Scudder
Save NYC Horse Carriages 2014 Short Narrator (voice)
The Prophet 2014 Mustafa (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014 Clinch
Rev. 2014 TV Series The Stranger
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2011-2014 TV Series Qui-Gon Jinn
The Lego Movie 2014 Bad Cop Good Cop Pa Cop (voice)
Non-Stop 2014 Bill Marks
The Nut Job 2014/I Raccoon (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013 History Channel Host (uncredited)
Third Person 2013 Michael
Khumba 2013 Phango (voice)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Alive on Stage! The New Generation 2013 The Journalist
Taken 2 2012 Bryan Mills
The Dark Knight Rises 2012 Ra's Al Ghul
Battleship 2012 Admiral Shane
Wrath of the Titans 2012 Zeus
The Grey 2011 Ottway
Life's Too Short 2011 TV Series Liam Neeson
A Child's Garden of Poetry 2011 TV Movie voice
Unknown 2011/I Dr. Martin Harris
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010 Aslan (voice)
The Next Three Days 2010 Damon Pennington
The Big C 2010 TV Series Bee Man
Cubed 2010 TV Series Liam Neeson
The A-Team 2010 Hannibal
Clash of the Titans 2010 Zeus
After.Life 2009 Eliot Deacon
Chloe 2009 David Stewart
Five Minutes of Heaven 2009 Alistair - 2008
Fallout 3 2008 Video Game James - Father (voice)
The Other Man 2008 Peter
Ponyo 2008 Fujimoto (English version, voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 Aslan (voice)
Taken 2008/I Bryan Mills
Seraphim Falls 2006 Carver
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 Aslan (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto 2005 Father Liam
Batman Begins 2005 Video Game Henri Ducard (voice)
Batman Begins 2005 Ducard
The Simpsons 2005 TV Series Father Sean St. Peter
Kingdom of Heaven 2005 Godfrey de Ibelin
Kinsey 2004 Alfred Kinsey
Patrick 2004 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice)
Love Actually 2003 Daniel
Gangs of New York 2002 'Priest' Vallon
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 2002 TV Series John Paul Jones
K-19: The Widowmaker 2002 Capt. Mikhail Polenin
Touched by an Angel 2000 TV Series Liam Neeson
Gun Shy 2000 Charlie
The Haunting 1999 Dr. David Marrow
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999 Qui-Gon Jinn
Les Misérables 1998 Valjean
Michael Collins 1996 Michael Collins
Before and After 1996 Ben Ryan
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century 1996 TV Mini-Series John Lucy / Adolf Hitler
Rob Roy 1995 Rob Roy
Nell 1994 Jerome Lovell
Schindler's List 1993 Oskar Schindler
Ethan Frome 1993 Ethan Frome
Leap of Faith 1992 Will
Ruby Cairo 1992 Fergus Lamb
Husbands and Wives 1992 Michael Gates
Shining Through 1992 Franze-Otto Dietrich
Revolver 1991 Short Man
Under Suspicion 1991 Tony Aaron
Crossing the Line 1990 Danny Scoular
Darkman 1990 Peyton Westlake Darkman
Next of Kin 1989 Briar Gates
High Spirits 1988 Martin Brogan
The Good Mother 1988 Leo Cutter
The Dead Pool 1988 Peter Swan
Satisfaction 1988 Martin Falcon
Screen Two 1988 TV Series Martin Perry
Suspect 1987 Carl Wayne Anderson
A Prayer for the Dying 1987 Liam Docherty
Sworn to Silence 1987 TV Movie Vincent Cauley
Duet for One 1986 Totter
Hold the Dream 1986 TV Movie Blackie O'Neill
Miami Vice 1986 TV Series Sean Carroon
The Mission 1986 Fielding
If Tomorrow Comes 1986 TV Mini-Series Insp. André Trignant
Lamb 1985 Michael Lamb
The Innocent 1985 John Carns
Arthur the King 1985 TV Movie Grak
A Woman of Substance 1985 TV Mini-Series Blackie O'Neill
Ellis Island 1984 TV Mini-Series Kevin Murray
The Bounty 1984 Seaman Charles Churchill
Krull 1983 Kegan
Across the Water 1983 TV Movie Martin
Nailed 1981 Young Catholic
Charlie Was a Rich Man 1981 TV Movie
Excalibur 1981 Gawain
BBC2 Playhouse 1980 TV Series Blacksmith
Christiana 1979 Greatheart
Play for Today 1978 TV Series Dermot
Pilgrim's Progress 1978 Pilgrim

Producer

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Karenina & I 2017 Documentary associate producer

Soundtrack

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The LEGO Movie Videogame 2014 Video Game performer: "Danny Boy" - uncredited

Thanks

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Guard 2017 Short special thanks post-production
Rabbuni - Oder die Erben des Königs 2015 Documentary special thanks
A Look Behind the Tombstones 2015 Video documentary short special thanks
Tying the Knot 2004 Documentary generous funder
Some Mother's Son 1996 special thanks

Self

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Orlando Bloom: The Adventure of a Lifetime 2005 Video short Himself
Ridley Scott: Creating Worlds 2005 Video short Himself
Film '72 2005 TV Series Himself
16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards 2005 TV Special Himself (Pre-taped message)
Getaway 2005 TV Series Himself
The View 2004-2005 TV Series Himself - Guest
HBO First Look 1999-2005 TV Series documentary short Himself
Star Wars: Feel the Force 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Kinsey Report: Sex on Film 2005 Video documentary Himself
History vs. Hollywood 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Suite with Dave Karger 2005 TV Series documentary Himself - Guest (2005)
Dos rombos 2005 TV Series Himself
The Culture Show 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 TV Special documentary Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid 2005 Video documentary Himself
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself
Charlie Rose 1997-2004 TV Series Himself - Guest
Tinseltown TV 2003 TV Series Himself
Coral Reef Adventure 2003 Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Directors 2000-2003 TV Series documentary Himself
The Storytellers 2003 Video documentary short Himself / Daniel
Martin Luther 2002 TV Movie Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Maze 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself - Narrator (voice)
K-19: It's in the Details 2002 Video short Himself
The Making of 'K-19: The Widowmaker' 2002 Video documentary short Himself
The Buzz 2002 TV Series Himself
Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years 2002 TV Movie Himself
The 56th Annual Tony Awards 2002 TV Special Himself - Nominee & Presenter
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself
Evolution 2002 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator / Himself - Narrator
Har Haosher 2002 Documentary Narrator (voice)
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' 2001 Video documentary Himself
Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2001 TV Special documentary Himself - Host
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration 2001 TV Special documentary Himself
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Behind the Scenes 2001 Video documentary Himself
Revenge of the Whale 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself - Narrator
Journey Into Amazing Caves 2001 Documentary short Himself - Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street 1999-2001 TV Series Himself
The Greeks 2001 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself / Narrator (voice)
Inside the Space Station 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 1996-2000 TV Series Himself - Guest
The Man Who Came to Dinner 2000 TV Movie Himself - Host
The Endurance 2000 Documentary Himself - Narrator (voice)
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization 2000 TV Series documentary Himself - Narrator
The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2000 TV Special Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical
Omagh the Legacy: Claire and Stephen's Story 1999 Documentary Himself - Narrator
The Making of 'The Haunting' 1999 Video documentary Himself
The Stars of 'Star Wars': Interviews from the Cast 1999 Video documentary Himself
Mundo VIP 1999 TV Series Himself
Siskel & Ebert 1999 TV Series Himself
The 71st Annual Academy Awards 1999 TV Special Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Comic Relief VIII 1998 TV Special Himself
Showbiz Today 1998 TV Series Himself
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards 1998 TV Special Himself - Presenter
Everest 1998 Documentary short Himself - Narrator (voice)
Eco-Challenge Morocco 1998 TV Mini-Series Himself / Narrator
Intimate Portrait 1998 TV Series documentary Himself
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1997 TV Special Himself - Nominee
The South Bank Show 1996 TV Series documentary Himself - Guest
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg 1996 TV Special documentary Himself
The 68th Annual Academy Awards 1996 TV Special Himself - Presenter: 'Il Postino' Film Clip
A Leap of Faith 1996 Documentary Himself - Narrator (voice)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome 1996 Documentary Himself - Host
Lumière et compagnie 1995 Documentary segment "John Boorman"
Gomorron 1995 TV Series Himself
Out of Ireland 1995 TV Movie documentary voice
CBS This Morning 1995 TV Series Himself - Guest
Subaru Primal Quest, San Juan Islands 1994 TV Series Narrator
The 66th Annual Academy Awards 1994 TV Special Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role and Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg 1994 TV Movie Himself - Speaker
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards 1994 TV Special Himself - Nominee
The 47th Annual Tony Awards 1993 TV Special Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
Working in the Theatre 1993 TV Series documentary Himself
An Audience with Mel Brooks 1983 TV Special Himself
Journey to Krull 1983 Video documentary short Himself / Kegan (uncredited)
Play for Today 1979 TV Series Himself
The Last Horsemen of New York Documentary post-production Himself
Breakfast 2010-2017 TV Series Himself - Guest / Himself
Karenina & I 2017 Documentary Narrator
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition 2017 TV Series Himself
WGN Morning News 2017 TV Series Himself
Extra 2016 TV Series Himself
Made in Hollywood 2010-2016 TV Series Himself
Live with Kelly and Ryan 2004-2016 TV Series Himself - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 TV Series Himself - Guest
Good Morning America 1993-2016 TV Series Himself - Guest
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story 2016 Documentary Narrator
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats 2016 TV Movie documentary Himself
1916 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator
A Roundabout Road to Broadway 2016 TV Movie Himself
1916: The Irish Rebellion 2016 TV Series documentary Narrator
Guys Choice Awards 2015 2015 TV Movie Himself
Liam Neeson: Action All Night 2015 Video documentary short Himself
Run All Night: Shoot All Night 2015 Video documentary short Himself
Red Nose Day 2015 TV Special Himself
A 'Taken' Legacy 2015 Video short Himself
Taken to LA 2015 Video short Himself
Días de cine 2015 TV Series Himself - Interviewee
El hormiguero 2015 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2009-2015 TV Series Himself / Himself - A Walk Among the Tombstones
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2014-2015 TV Series Himself - Guest / Bryan Mills
The 87th Annual Academy Awards 2015 TV Special Himself - Presenter: The Grand Budapest Hotel / American Sniper & Honorary Award
Drew Pearson Live 2015 TV Series Himself - Special Guest
Janela Indiscreta 2012-2015 TV Series Himself
A Look Behind the Tombstones 2015 Video documentary short Himself
Matt Scudder: Private Eye 2015 Video documentary short Himself
In Character With... 2012-2015 TV Series Himself
The Insider 2015 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-2015 TV Series Himself - Guest
The Graham Norton Show 2011-2014 TV Series Himself - Guest
Saving My Tomorrow 2014 TV Series documentary Himself
Love Thy Nature 2014 Documentary Narrator
The One Show 2008-2014 TV Series Himself - Guest
Today 2014 TV Series Himself - Guest
Nature 2014 TV Series documentary Himself - Narrator
2014 MTV Movie Awards 2014 TV Special Himself - Nominee
Manny 2014/I Documentary Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live 2004-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself - Host
Road 2014/I Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Daily Show 2009-2014 TV Series Himself - Guest
Weekend Ticket 2014 TV Series short Himself
60 Minutes 2014 TV Series documentary Himself - Actor (segment "Liam Neeson")
Darkman: Dissecting 'Darkman' - With Liam Neeson 2014 Video short Himself
71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 TV Special Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
Behind the Sword in the Stone 2013 Documentary Himself
The 67th Annual Tony Awards 2013 TV Special documentary Himself - Presenter: American Theatre Wing
Girl Rising 2013 Documentary Narrator (voice)
The 85th Annual Academy Awards 2013 TV Special Himself - Presenter: Argo / Lincoln & Zero Dark Thirty
The Gentleman Prizefighter 2012 TV Series documentary Narrator
ES.TV HD 2011-2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Sidewalks Entertainment 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Entertainers with Byron Allen 2012 TV Series documentary Himself - Guest
Highly Questionable 2012 TV Series Himself
Watch What Happens: Live 2010-2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1994-2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Evening Urgant 2012 TV Series Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
All Hands on Deck: The Cast of 'Battleship' 2012 Video short Himself - 'Admiral Shane'
Battleship: Commander Pete 2012 Video short Himself - 'Admiral Shane'
Battleship: Greg Gadson and the Center for the Intrepid 2012 Video short Himself
Wrath of the Titans: Focus Points 2012 Video documentary short Himself
Conan 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
1st Look 2012 TV Series Himself - Interviewee
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
Daybreak 2012 TV Series Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2010-2012 TV Series Himself - Guest
IC Places Hollywood 2012 TV Series Himself - Interviewee
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012 TV Movie Himself
The 38th Annual People's Choice Awards 2012 TV Special Himself
Ray McAnally M'Athair 2011 Documentary Himself
Episode I: Crew and Cast Interviews 2011 Video documentary short Himself
Unknown: Interviews with Cast and Crew 2011 Video documentary short Himself
Unknown: The Story 2011 Video short Himself
Liam Neeson: Known Action Hero 2011 Video short Himself
Unknown: What Is Known? 2011 Video short Himself
Eurovision Song Contest: Your Country Needs Blue 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Chronicles of Narnia: Fox Movie Channel: In Character with Liam Neeson as Aslan 2011 Video short Himself
20 heures le journal 2011 TV Series Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2004-2011 TV Series Himself - Guest
Lopez Tonight 2011 TV Series Himself - Guest
The 7PM Project 2010-2011 TV Series Himself - Guest
The Role That Changed My Life 2011 TV Series documentary Himself
Buccaneers and Bones 2010 TV Series Himself (2012)
A-Team: Character Chronicles 2010 Video documentary short Himself
The X Factor 2010 TV Series Himself - Red Carpet Attendee
The A-Team: Plan of Attack 2010 Video documentary short Himself
The A Team: T4 Premiere Special 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself
Clash of the Titans: Focus Points 2010 Video documentary short Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2008-2010 TV Series documentary Himself
Mark at the Movies 2010 TV Series Himself
Mike & Mike 2010 TV Series Himself - Guest
Guys Choice 2010 TV Movie Himself
Clash of the Titans: A G4 Special 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself
Sundance Skippy 2010 Documentary Himself
The Wildest Dream 2010 Documentary Narrator (voice)
Le Making-Of 'Taken' 2009 Video documentary short Himself
Taken: Avant Premiere 2009 Video documentary short Himself
CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer 2009 TV Series Himself
Xposé 2009 TV Series Himself
Festival Updates 2009 TV Movie Himself
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian T4 Movie Special 2008 TV Movie Himself
ITV Premiere Special: The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian 2008 TV Movie Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2004-2008 TV Series Himself - Guest
Biography 1998-2007 TV Series documentary Himself
Vera Exklusiv 2007 TV Series Himself
The Birth of Christ 2007 Video Himself - Narrator
Trumbo 2007 Documentary Himself
Behind the Scenes of 'Seraphim Falls' 2007 Video documentary short Himself
Resting Places 2007 Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2006 TV Special Himself
Sergeant York: Of God and Country 2006 Video documentary Narrator
Home 2006/III Documentary Himself
Space Top 10 Countdown 2006 TV Series Himself
Xavier 2006 TV Movie Himself - Narrator (voice)
Colors of the Crusade 2006 Video documentary short Himself
Kingdom of Heaven: Cast Rehearsals 2006 Video documentary short Himself
Kingdom of Heaven: World Premieres 2006 Video short Himself
The Path to Redemption 2006 Video documentary Himself
American Experience 2006 TV Series documentary Himself / James Tyrone Jr.
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 2006 Documentary short Narrator
3rd Irish Film and Television Awards 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
Batman Begins: Path to Discovery 2005 Video documentary short Himself - Actor
Shaping Mind and Body 2005 Video documentary short Himself - Actor

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight 2009-2016 TV Series Himself
Le Hard Corner 2016 TV Mini-Series
Nostalgia Critic 2016 TV Series Qui-Gon Jin
The Drunken Peasants 2015-2016 TV Series Qui-Gon Jinn
Lego Dimensions 2015 Video Game Bad Cop Good Cop
Inside Edition 2015 TV Series documentary Himself
Extra 2015 TV Series Himself
60 Minutes 2014 TV Series documentary Himself - Actor (segment "Liam Neeson")
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Bill Marks in 'Non-Stop'
The LEGO Movie Videogame 2014 Video Game Bad Cop Good Cop
The Many Faces of... 2013 TV Series documentary Gawain
The Wright Stuff 2012 TV Series Himself - Actor
The Graham Norton Show 2012 TV Series Himself
Made in Hollywood 2012 TV Series Himself
30 Rock 2012 TV Series Himself
Room 237 2012/I Documentary Oskar Schindler (uncredited)
The Replacement Gods 2012 Video documentary Himself
Hollywood's Top Ten 2011 TV Series Himself
The Men of The Next Three Days 2011 Video short Himself
ITV Lunchtime News 2009 TV Series Himself
The Early Show 2009 TV Series Himself
Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián 2008 TV Movie Peter (uncredited)
5 Second Movies 2008 TV Series Qui-Gon Jinn
Premiere Bond: Opening Nights 2006 Video documentary short Himself
E! True Hollywood Story 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
Cinema mil 2005 TV Series Peyton Westlake Darkman
Science of Star Wars 2005 TV Mini-Series documentary
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game 2005 Video Game Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited)
Making a Scene 2005 TV Series documentary Godfrey of Ibelin
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust 2004 Documentary
The 57th Annual Tony Awards 2003 TV Special Himself
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies 2002 Video documentary Danny (Crossing the Line)
Reflections of Evil 2002 Oskar Schindler (uncredited)
Who Is Alan Smithee? 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited)
100 Years at the Movies 1994 TV Short documentary Himself
Top of the Pops 2 1994 TV Series Himself

Won awards

Won awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2016 WAFCA Award Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Voice Performance A Monster Calls (2016)
2015 Award of Excellence Accolade Competition Voice Over Talent Love Thy Nature (2014)
2015 BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role The Lego Movie (2014)
2015 BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film The Lego Movie (2014) · Chris Pratt
· Elizabeth Banks
· Will Ferrell
· Morgan Freeman
· Will Arnett
· Alison Brie
· Nick Offerman
· Charlie Day
2013 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actor The Grey (2011)
2011 Yoga Award Yoga Awards Worst Foreign Actor The A-Team (2010)
2010 Variety Award British Independent Film Awards
2010 Krzysztof Kieslowski Award Camerimage
2010 Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Savannah Film Festival
2005 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Feature Film Kinsey (2004)
2005 Desert Palm Achievement Award Palm Springs International Film Festival
2005 Movies for Grownups Award AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Actor Kinsey (2004)
2004 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Kinsey (2004)
2000 Taormina Arte Award Taormina International Film Festival
1997 Evening Standard British Film Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor Michael Collins (1996)
1996 Volpi Cup Venice Film Festival Best Actor Michael Collins (1996)
1994 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Schindler's List (1993)
1992 Best Actor Cognac Festival du Film Policier Under Suspicion (1991)

Nominated awards

Nominated awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2016 Critics' Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
2016 WAFCA Award Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Motion Capture Performance A Monster Calls (2016)
2015 BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short Khumba (2013)
2015 BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role The Lego Movie (2014)
2015 BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film The Lego Movie (2014) · Chris Pratt
· Elizabeth Banks
· Will Ferrell
· Morgan Freeman
· Will Arnett
· Alison Brie
· Nick Offerman
· Charlie Day
2015 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Voice-Over Performance The Lego Movie (2014)
2015 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Action Movie Actor
2014 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) · Will Ferrell
· Paul Rudd
· David Koechner
· Steve Carell
· James Marsden
· Sacha Baron Cohen
· Kanye West
· Tina Fey
· Amy Poehler
· Jim Carrey
· Marion Cotillard
· Will Smith
· John C. Reilly
· Greg Kinnear
2013 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
2013 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst Supporting Actor Battleship (2012)
2012 BTVA Television Voice Acting Award Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
2012 Golden Schmoes Golden Schmoes Awards Best Actor of the Year The Grey (2011)
2012 Jupiter Award Jupiter Award Best International Actor Unknown (2011)
2010 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
2006 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Actor of the Year Kinsey (2004)
2006 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Voice-Over Performance The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
2006 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor Batman Begins (2005)
2005 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Kinsey (2004)
2005 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actor Kinsey (2004)
2005 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Kinsey (2004)
2005 VFCC Award Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actor Kinsey (2004)
2005 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Kinsey (2004)
2004 PFCS Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble Acting Love Actually (2003) · Hugh Grant
· Colin Firth
· Sienna Guillory
· Lulu Popplewell
· Emma Thompson
· Kris Marshall
· Heike Makatsch
· Martin Freeman
· Joanna Page
· Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Andrew Lincoln
· Keira Knightley
· Nina Sosanya
· Martine McCutcheon
· Laura Linney
· Thomas Brodie-Sangster
· Alan Rickman
· Rodrigo Santoro
· Rowan Atkinson
· Claudia Schiffer
· Bill Nighy
· Gregor Fisher
· Rory MacGregor
· Carla Vasconcelos
· Shannon Elizabeth
2002 ACCA Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble Gangs of New York (2002) · Leonardo DiCaprio
· Daniel Day-Lewis
· John C. Reilly
· Cameron Diaz
· Henry Thomas
· Brendan Gleeson
· Jim Broadbent
· Gary Lewis
· Eddie Marsan
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor - Action/Science Fiction Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor - Horror The Haunting (1999)
2000 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Ewan McGregor
· Ray Park
2000 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Actor Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
1997 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Michael Collins (1996)
1997 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Drama Actor Michael Collins (1996)
1997 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Michael Collins (1996)
1995 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Actor of the Year Schindler's List (1993)
1994 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actor in a Leading Role Schindler's List (1993)
1994 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Schindler's List (1993)
1994 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Actor Schindler's List (1993)
1991 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Actor Darkman (1990)

2nd place awards

2nd place awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
1994 DFWFCA Award Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Schindler's List (1993)

TitleSalary
Taken 3 (2014) $20,000,000
Non-Stop (2014) $20,000,000
Taken 2 (2012) $15,000,000
Battleship (2012) $10,000,000
Wrath of the Titans (2012) $7,000,000
Clash of the Titans (2010) $5,000,000
Taken (2008) $5,000,000
Batman Begins (2005) $2,000,000
Love Actually (2003) $250,000
Gangs of New York (2002) $2,000,000
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) $3,000,000
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $2,500,000
Schindler's List (1993) $1,500,000

#Quote
1 [on director Martin Scorsese] He's intimidating. He requires absolute silence on the set - if he hears one tiny sound, it shatters it for him.
2 I am attracted to characters who are loners, who operate by themselves. There's something mysterious, manly and stoic about them.
3 [on The A-Team (2010)] I watched it about two months ago and I found it a little confusing and I was in the thing. I just couldn't figure out who was who and what's been done to him and why, a little bit. I mean, my kids totally understood it and got it. I don't know. It's a toss of the coin, sometimes, with these things. I thought it was a great ride and Joe [Joe Carnahan] had done a great job. I thought it was cast well. But there you go - you never know.
4 [on losing the role of Lincoln (2012)] I don't feel sad about it, and I have no regrets whatsoever. There comes a point where you think "I'm past my sell-by date" and I passed that about three years ago. It's just like a light switch went off in my head: it just wasn't for me anymore. I'd lived with it too long and there was a process happening: Steven [Steven Spielberg] would do something else or I would do something else and it was like "Okay, let's cut this loose." They got one of the best actors to do it, you know, in Daniel Day-Lewis.
5 [on Gangs of New York (2002)] Martin [Scorsese] was interested in me for the part of Monk, that Brendan Gleeson played. But when I read it, I said, "No, I want to play this Priest Vallon character. It's a showier part." It was the perfect cameo, I think. You come in, do a bit of physical stuff, and then they talk about you for the rest of the movie. Meanwhile, I'm back home with my wife and kids, and they're still talking about me. It's great!
6 [on working with Julia Roberts in Michael Collins (1996)] I was surprised at first [when she was cast]. I thought, surely there's an actress in Ireland who can [play the role]; Neil [Jordan] doesn't need this star power. I thought maybe he was going to shoot himself in the foot. But she was very committed to doing it. I thought she was terribly good and I was very proud of her.
7 [on Nell (1994)] I was a bit disappointed in the film. I felt it should have been rougher and cruder and darker and colder. There was too much of a glow surrounding the movie. I thought Jodie [Foster] was very good, but, I mean, that house she lived in, that was, like, something out of Swiss Family Robinson! There should have been plastic chairs and windows with bits of newspaper stuck in them to stop the draft.
8 [on Schindler's List (1993)] I did a lot of research, but I found it was best not to do too much because I was playing a guy who lived in 1942, '43. If I'd read all the Holocaust literature, it would have played into my performance. Ignorance was bliss, certainly for Schindler.
9 [on Darkman (1990)] [The film] has rabid fans, especially in the black community, I've found. It's always the black dudes who are stopping me and giving me a high five. I saw Spider-Man (2002), and a lot of it was shot-for-shot Darkman.
10 Schindler's List (1993) is a very special movie on lots of fronts. It was a brilliant script and it was great to work with Steven Spielberg: I formed a close relationship with him.
11 Just look at the success of Taken (2008), for example. I thought it was going to be a straight-to-video release. That is actually one of the reasons I did it, to be honest. I felt like spending three months in Paris, I'd get to do all this physical stuff that no one would think of me for, and that the film would go straight to video. Then it became this big success. I was a tiny bit embarrassed by it, a tiny bit, but then people started sending me action scripts.
12 Even with action films, the fundamental for me is the writing. I adore writers, no matter what the genre is, and if it is a well-written piece of material then I am always very interested.
13 [on performing with Ralph Fiennes] On Clash of the Titans (2010) we found it hard to act with each other. So I would look at his forehead and he would look at my forehead, because sometimes, if we made eye contact, it got quite silly. We were more restrained on Wrath of the Titans (2012) because we had deeper, darker issues to act.
14 (on the state of his family after the death of Natasha Richardson) We're doing good. To be honest, we're taking each day as it comes.
15 I grew up in Northern Ireland, of course. Lived all through the Troubles; saw violence, the results of violence, at first hand. It's always terrified me and fascinated me. So it was a gut reaction, something about how that rage can eat you alive. I can understand that. I haven't known it myself, but I knew guys who did. Some of them aren't on this planet any more because of it.
16 In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's when you want to choke people, you know?
17 Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyze it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet in the morning.
18 Some mornings you wake up and think, "Gee, I look handsome today." Other days I think, "What am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift".
19 Before Schindler's List (1993), I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change. But having seen what happened with "Schindler's List", and touring the world with it, it really made me realize the power of images.
20 [on the widespread unemployment of actors and their fear of it] The truth is I love the insecurity part of it, it keeps me on my toes. I think you become bland and predictable without the stress and angst. There's a certain lethargy that sets in.
21 Laid-back? My wife said that? Well, I guess I am. It takes a lot to get me riled.
22 No, I don't get obsessed with acting. Because in the past when I have got obsessed about it, it really got in the way of the creative process. I've learned to hang the character on the coat-peg at the end of the day, and when I leave in the morning I pick it up again. And I had to work at that because the other way lies a strange sort of madness.
23 I think I realized there were two communities in Northern Ireland when I was about nine or 10, not because there was any trouble but because in certain years my parents would keep us indoors on the 12th of July. I couldn't figure that out, because all my mates were out dancing in the streets and I wanted to go out and join them. So it was then that I sensed a "them and us" attitude.
24 I never did think of myself as handsome--terribly attractive, yes, but not handsome.

#Trademark
1 Often plays agents or ex-agents in an unusual situation
2 Northern Irish accent
3 Deep gravelly voice
4 Towering height
5 Frequently portrays characters based on real people. (e.g. Rob Roy, Oskar Schindler, Michael Collins, Alfred Kinsey)
6 In his career's recent years, Neeson has very often taken roles in which he is a mentor/trainer/father figure to a younger man, as in, for example: Batman Begins (2005), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Gangs of New York (2002) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). His character often must die early in the movie and/or the student's life so that the young man can apply the Neeson character's lessons to his own ongoing struggle.

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