Liam Neeson's biography

Liam John Neeson is 70 years old film actor born at Ballymena, Northern Ireland. He was born on Saturday 7th of June 1952. According to year of birth 1952 Liam belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 7th of June means he is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.

He is native english speaker. He is white northern irish. He is citizen of Republic of Ireland. Liam is roman catholic. His primary profession is to be film actor. You can know Liam also as association football player, voice actor, stage actor, boxer, actor. Liam is recently known as television actor.

Liam Neeson's dad

Liam Neeson's father's name is Bernard Neeson.

Liam Neeson's mom

Liam Neeson's mother's name is Katherine Brown. She is known as cook.

Liam Neeson's family

Liam Neeson's ex wife

Natasha Richardson

Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson have been together since 1994 for 15 years. She is known as film actor. His ex wife was born on Saturday 11th of May 1963. His ex wife died on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 in Upper East Side. Natasha Richardson was 57 years old, when this happened.

He has 2 sons.

Liam Neeson's son: Micheál Richardson

Liam Neeson's son's name is Micheál Richardson. He is known as actor. His son was born on Thursday 22nd of June 1995 in Dublin.

Liam Neeson's son: Daniel Jack Neeson

Liam Neeson's son's name is Daniel Jack Neeson. His son was born in 1996.

Liam Neeson's schools

We found 2 schools Liam attended. Complete list of schools: Queen's University Belfast, St Patrick's College.

Detailed informations about Liam´s schools

Attended Queen's University of Belfast for a short while to study physics and computer science, but flunked out.
Attended and graduated from the Gaiety School of Drama in Dublin, Ireland.

Liam Neeson's career

Liam´s main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to Schindler´s List, Rob Roy and Gangs of New York. You could see him also in Kinsey, Michael Collins.

Is Liam Neeson gay ?

Liam is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Liam Neeson's Awards

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.
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".
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.

Liam Neeson's Rankings

Ranked #69 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Schindler's List (1993) is ranked #3 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.

Liam Neeson's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Schindler's List in 1993
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Schindler's List in 1993
Liam was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work Schindler's List in 1994
Liam was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Michael Collins in 1996
Liam was nominated for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for work Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 2000
He was nominated for Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast for work Love Actually in 2004
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Kinsey in 2004
Liam was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for work Kinsey in 2005
He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for work Kinsey in 2005
Liam was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Wrath of the Titans in 2012
He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Unknown in 2011

What else you don't know about Liam Neeson ?

His middle name is John.

What Liam Neeson has done for a first time

First worked with his future wife, actress Natasha Richardson, on the miniseries Ellis Island (1984).
Was Oliver Stone's first choice for the role of King Philip of Macedonia in Alexander (2004), which went to Val Kilmer.
After first meeting on the set of Excalibur (1981), Neeson and Helen Mirren lived together for four years, after which time Mirren met husband-to-be Taylor Hackford when he directed her in White Nights (1985).

Liam Neeson's quotes

I never did think of myself as handsome--terribly attractive, yes, but not handsome.
Laid-back? My wife said that? Well, I guess I am. It takes a lot to get me riled.
[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.
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.
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".
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.
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?
(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.
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.
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.
[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.
I am attracted to characters who are loners, who operate by themselves. There's something mysterious, manly and stoic about them.
[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.
Action heroes used to be for much younger men, but now I get all these scripts where it's, 'Scratch 35, and now it's 60'!'
[2014] I'm keeping myself to myself. And I like it that way. I'm not hunting. I'm the opposite of a - what would a male cougar be? Is there such a thing? Whatever it is, I'm not that.
[on Ralph Fiennes] He's one of my closest friends. He's very into yoga and I do bits of that with him. We hike and walk and talk a lot.
[after being insulted by Steven Seagal] I want to know who dyed his hair. Stevie Wonder?
We all pretend we're all politically correct in this country ... in mine, too. You sometimes just scratch the surface and you discover this racism and bigotry and it's there.
I'm not racist.

Liam Neeson's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Liam Neeson looks. We will focus on Liam´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Liam is tall as 6' 4" (193 cm). Body build is athletic. Liam´s eyes are tinted blue. Liam´s hair is shade of brown - light.

Liam Neeson