Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an actor from Northern Ireland. In 1976, he joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film, Excalibur. Between 1982 and 1987, Neeson starred in five films; most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bountyand Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission. He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in Next of Kin...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 June 1952
CityBallymena, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.
I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?
It is fun to explore these kick-butt characters.
It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it.
Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life.
I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.
I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.
Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society’s understanding.
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.
Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good.
Being Irish and a citizen of the world, has made me truly appreciate Irish culture, music and history. Whether you're first, second generation Irish or even with no connection to Ireland, you should visit in 2013 for a unique experience.
There's a ruthlessness to the city now that wasn't there before. I was in Dublin a few months ago, when we were shooting Breakfast on Pluto, and if I saw one kid throwing up on the street, I must have seen a hundred of them.
I get fed up with plots that are driven by someone constantly getting information on a computer.
I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism.