William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the United States, where the wide acclaim for his performance in Schindler's List led to more high-profile work. He is widowed and lives in New York with his two sons.
He has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les MisÊrables, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey, Ras Al Ghul in Batman Begins and the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. He has also starred in several other notable films, from major Hollywood studio releases (ie. Excalibur, The Dead Pool, Nell, Rob Roy, The Haunting, Love Actually, Kingdom of Heaven, Taken, Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, Unknown) to smaller arthouse films (ie. Deception, Breakfast on Pluto, Chloe).
as John Moore
as Danny
as Nels Coxman
as Narrator
as Jack Blatherwick
as Ryan 'Fang' Flanagan
as Larry
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Robert Quinn
as Narrator
as Frank Drebin Jr.
as Mike McCann
as self(1 ep)
as Thug
as Father Flynn
as Narrator
as Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Finbar Murphy
as Matt Turner
as Philip Marlowe
as Self
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)(1 ep)
as Qui-Gon Jinn(6 eps)
as Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Alex Lewis
as Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)(2 eps)
as Travis Block
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Mike McCann
as Jim
as Tom Dolan
as Robert
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
as Tom
as Self (voice)
as Agent High T
as Self - Actor
as Nels Coxman
as Self (archive footage)
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
as Harry Rawlings
as Self - Narrator(6 eps)
as Michael MacCauley
as Chief Inspector Byers(2 eps)
as Self
as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
as Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
as Narrator
as Jahavus Dorahl(1 ep)
as Daniel
as Leo Tolstoy
as Ferreira
as Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)(1 ep)
as The Monster (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Liam Neeson(1 ep)
as Douglas MacArthur
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator(3 eps)
as Narrator / Radio DJ
as Self(4 eps)
as Mr. Toffee(1 ep)
as Thor(1 ep)
as Ice(1 ep)
as Customer
as Liam Neeson
as Jimmy Conlon
as Narrator
as Bryan Mills
as Matthew Scudder
as Mustafa (voice)
as Michael
as Narrator (voice)
as Clinch
as Self - Narrator
as Bill Marks
as Self - Guest(5 eps)
as Self - Guest(8 eps)
as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
as Raccoon (voice)
as Self
as History Channel Host (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Phango (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Bryan Mills
as Ra's Al Ghul
as Narrator (voice)
as Admiral Shane
as Zeus
as Self
as John Ottway
as Liam Neeson(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self (voice)
as Dr. Martin Harris
as Aslan (voice)
as Damon
as Self(1 ep)
as Narrator
as Hannibal
as Zeus
as David Stewart
as Eliot Deacon
as Self(2 eps)
as Self - Guest(9 eps)
as Alistair Little
as Peter
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)(3 eps)
as Ducard (archive footage)
as Aslan (voice)
as Bryan Mills
as Self - Narrator
as Self
as Self(5 eps)
as Carver
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Self
as Narrator
as Aslan (voice)
as Father Liam
as Ducard
as Godfrey de Ibelin
as Self
as Alfred Kinsey
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Self (archive footage)
as Pogon Dzhinn
as Self(2 eps)
as Daniel
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)(2 eps)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as 'Priest' Vallon
as John Paul Jones (voice)(40 eps)
as Mikhail Polenin
as Self
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
as Narrator
as Self
as Narrator(7 eps)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Self - Narrator(3 eps)
as Charles Mayough
as Dr. David Marrow
as Qui-Gon Jinn
as Liam Neeson (voice)(2 eps)
as Jean Valjean
as Narrator
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(2 eps)
as Narrator (voice)
as Michael Collins
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Ben Ryan
as (segment "John Boorman")
as William Murphy (voice)
as Robert Roy MacGregor
as Self
as Dr. Lovell
as Oskar Schindler
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as Ethan Frome
as Sheriff Will Braverman
as Fergus Lamb
as Michael Gates
as Franze-Otto Dietrich
as Man
as Tony Aaron
as Danny Scoular
as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
as Father Sean (voice)(1 ep)
as Briar Gates
as Martin Brogan
as Leo Cutter
as Self(1 ep)
as Peter Swan
as Martin Falcon
as Martin Perry
as Carl Wayne Anderson
as Liam Docherty
as Blackie O'Neill(4 eps)
as Vincent Cauley
as Totter
as Michael Lamb
as Father John Fielding
as AndrÊ Trignant(3 eps)
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
as Grak
as John Carns
as Martin Perry(1 ep)
as Ethan Frome(1 ep)
as Blackie O'Neill(3 eps)
as Kevin Murray(2 eps)
as Sean Carroon(1 ep)
as Charles Churchill
as Self (uncredited)
as Self(1 ep)
as Kegan
as Martin
as Narrator (voice)(1 ep)
as Ethan Frome(1 ep)
as Young Catholic
as Gawain
as Blacksmith
as Greatheart
as Self
as Dermot
as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Host(1 ep)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Self (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Blacksmith(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Him(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Self - Nominee(1 ep)
as Self - Presenter(1 ep)
as Self(3 eps)
as Self - Nominee(3 eps)
as Self - Presenter(1 ep)