Known For
Acting
Known Credits
254
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 7, 1952 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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 Misérables, 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).
| 2026 | Hotel Tehranas Larry | |
| 2026 | Cold Storageas Robert Quinn | |
| 2025 | Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas Narrator | |
| 2025 | The Naked Gunas Frank Drebin Jr. | |
| 2025 | Ice Road: Vengeanceas Mike McCann | |
| 2025 | David Frost Vsas self | |
| 2024 | Absolutionas Thug | |
| 2024 | Wildcatas Father Flynn | |
| 2024 | Our Blue World: A Water Odysseyas Narrator | |
| 2024 | Conan O'Brien Must Goas Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2023 | In the Land of Saints and Sinnersas Finbar Murphy | |
| 2023 | Retributionas Matt Turner | |
| 2023 | Marloweas Philip Marlowe | |
| 2022 | Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Liricias Self | |
| 2022 | Bonnieas Self | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedias Qui-Gon Jinn | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedias Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Returnas Self - Qui-Gon Jinn | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobias Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobias Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Memoryas Alex Lewis | |
| 2022 | Benjamin Franklinas Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice) | |
| 2022 | Irelandas | |
| 2022 | Blacklightas Travis Block | |
| 2022 | Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showmanas Self | |
| 2021 | The Ice Roadas Mike McCann | |
| 2021 | The Marksmanas Jim | |
| 2020 | WAMEGO: Addendumas | |
| 2020 | Honest Thiefas Tom Dolan | |
| 2020 | Made in Italyas Robert | |
| 2020 | The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famineas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | |
| 2019 | Ordinary Loveas Tom | |
| 2019 | Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisisas Narrator | |
| 2019 | Lost Livesas Self (voice) | |
| 2019 | Men in Black: Internationalas Agent High T | |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfastas Self - Actor | |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuitas Nels Coxman | |
| 2018 | An Oral History of: Schindler's Listas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggsas Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") | |
| 2018 | Widowsas Harry Rawlings | |
| 2018 | Schindler's List: 25 Years Lateras Self | |
| 2018 | The Last Horsemen of New Yorkas | |
| 2018 | Pope: The Most Powerful Man in Historyas Self - Narrator | |
| 2018 | The Commuteras Michael MacCauley | |
| 2018 | Derry Girlsas Chief Inspector Byers | |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn'tas Self | |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2017 | Spielbergas Self - Segment "Schindler's List" | |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White Houseas Mark Felt | |
| 2017 | In the Name of Peace: John Hume in Americaas Narrator | |
| 2017 | The Orvilleas Jahavus Dorahl | |
| 2017 | Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silenceas Self | |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actuallyas Daniel | |
| 2017 | Karenina & Ias Leo Tolstoy | |
| 2016 | Silenceas Ferreira | |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLCas Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice) | |
| 2016 | A Monster Callsas The Monster (voice) | |
| 2016 | How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Storyas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | Atlantaas Liam Neeson | |
| 2016 | Operation Chromiteas Douglas MacArthur | |
| 2016 | Love Thy Natureas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Last Laughas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's Waras Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeatsas Self | |
| 2016 | 1916as Narrator | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Staras Narrator / Radio DJ | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Mr. Toffee | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Thor | |
| 2015 | Nature Is Speakingas Ice | |
| 2015 | Ted 2as Customer | |
| 2015 | Entourageas Liam Neeson | |
| 2015 | Run All Nightas Jimmy Conlon | |
| 2014 | Mannyas Narrator | |
| 2014 | Taken 3as Bryan Mills | |
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstonesas Matthew Scudder | |
| 2014 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophetas Mustafa (voice) | |
| 2014 | Third Personas Michael | |
| 2014 | Roadas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the Westas Clinch | |
| 2014 | Wild Japan: Snow Monkeysas Self - Narrator | |
| 2014 | Non-Stopas Bill Marks | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | The Lego Movieas Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Nut Jobas Raccoon (voice) | |
| 2013 | Excalibur: Behind the Movieas Self | |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continuesas History Channel Host (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogyas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Khumbaas Phango (voice) | |
| 2013 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!as The Journalist | |
| 2013 | Girl Risingas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | Taken 2as Bryan Mills | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Risesas Ra's Al Ghul | |
| 2012 | Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engineas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | Battleshipas Admiral Shane | |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titansas Zeus | |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ballas Self | |
| 2012 | The Greyas John Ottway | |
| 2011 | Life's Too Shortas Liam Neeson | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Showas Self | |
| 2011 | A Child's Garden of Poetryas Self (voice) | |
| 2011 | Unknownas Dr. Martin Harris | |
| 2010 | Buccaneers & Bonesas | |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderas Aslan (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Next Three Daysas Damon | |
| 2010 | Conanas Self | |
| 2010 | The Wildest Dreamas Narrator | |
| 2010 | The A-Teamas Hannibal | |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titansas Zeus | |
| 2010 | Chloeas David Stewart | |
| 2009 | After.Lifeas Eliot Deacon | |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Fiveas Self | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest | |
| 2009 | Five Minutes of Heavenas Alistair Little | |
| 2008 | The Other Manas Peter | |
| 2008 | The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Filesas Self | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspianas Aslan (voice) | |
| 2008 | Takenas Bryan Mills | |
| 2007 | The Birth of Christas Self - Narrator | |
| 2007 | Trumboas Self | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Showas Self | |
| 2007 | Seraphim Fallsas Carver | |
| 2006 | Sergeant York: Of God and Countryas | |
| 2006 | Homeas | |
| 2006 | Xavieras Narrator | |
| 2006 | El hormigueroas Self | |
| 2006 | The One Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2006 | The Path to Redemptionas Self | |
| 2006 | Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Filmas Self | |
| 2006 | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinityas Narrator | |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Aslan (voice) | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Plutoas Father Liam | |
| 2005 | Batman Beginsas Ducard | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heavenas Godfrey de Ibelin | |
| 2005 | George Lucas: Creating an Empireas Self | |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wildeas Self | |
| 2004 | Kinseyas Alfred Kinsey | |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Warsas Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Patrickas Narrator | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?as Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self | |
| 2003 | Love Actuallyas Daniel | |
| 2003 | Martin Lutheras Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | Martin Lutheras Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | Uncovering the Real Gangs of New Yorkas Self | |
| 2003 | Coral Reef Adventureas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest | |
| 2002 | Gangs of New Yorkas 'Priest' Vallon | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kidsas John Paul Jones (voice) | |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmakeras Mikhail Polenin | |
| 2002 | The Big Bangas Self | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | |
| 2002 | The Mazeas Narrator | |
| 2001 | The Beginning: Making Episode Ias Self | |
| 2001 | The Mind's Big Bangas Self | |
| 2001 | Journey into Amazing Cavesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2000 | Inside The Space Stationas Self - Narrator | |
| 2000 | The Enduranceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2000 | The Greeks: Crucible of Civilizationas Narrator | |
| 2000 | The Greeks: Crucible of Civilizationas Self - Narrator | |
| 2000 | Gun Shyas Charles Mayough | |
| 1999 | The Hauntingas Dr. David Marrow | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Qui-Gon Jinn | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas Liam Neeson (voice) | |
| 1998 | Les Misérablesas Jean Valjean | |
| 1998 | Everestas Narrator | |
| 1998 | Parkinsonas Self | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1996 | A Leap of Faithas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1996 | Michael Collinsas Michael Collins | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1996 | Before and Afteras Ben Ryan | |
| 1996 | Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsomeas Host | |
| 1995 | Lumière & Companyas (segment "John Boorman") | |
| 1995 | Out of Irelandas William Murphy (voice) | |
| 1995 | Rob Royas Robert Roy MacGregor | |
| 1995 | Miss Sarajevoas Self | |
| 1994 | Nellas Dr. Lovell | |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Moviesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Schindler's Listas Oskar Schindler | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | Ethan Fromeas Ethan Frome | |
| 1992 | Leap of Faithas Sheriff Will Braverman | |
| 1992 | Ruby Cairoas Fergus Lamb | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wivesas Michael Gates | |
| 1992 | Shining Throughas Franze-Otto Dietrich | |
| 1991 | Revolveras Man | |
| 1991 | Under Suspicionas Tony Aaron | |
| 1990 | The Big Manas Danny Scoular | |
| 1990 | Darkmanas Peyton Westlake / Darkman | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas Father Sean (voice) | |
| 1989 | Next of Kinas Briar Gates | |
| 1988 | High Spiritsas Martin Brogan | |
| 1988 | The Good Motheras Leo Cutter | |
| 1988 | This Morningas Self | |
| 1988 | The Dead Poolas Peter Swan | |
| 1988 | Satisfactionas Martin Falcon | |
| 1988 | Sweet as You Areas Martin Perry | |
| 1987 | Suspectas Carl Wayne Anderson | |
| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dyingas Liam Docherty | |
| 1987 | Hold the Dreamas Blackie O'Neill | |
| 1987 | Sworn to Silenceas Vincent Cauley | |
| 1986 | Duet for Oneas Totter | |
| 1986 | Lambas Michael Lamb | |
| 1986 | The Missionas Father John Fielding | |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comesas André Trignant | |
| 1986 | The Delta Forceas Delta Force Member (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | Arthur the Kingas Grak | |
| 1985 | The Innocentas John Carns | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Ethan Frome | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Martin Perry | |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substanceas Blackie O'Neill | |
| 1984 | Ellis Islandas Kevin Murray | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas Sean Carroon | |
| 1984 | The Bountyas Charles Churchill | |
| 1984 | An Audience with Mel Brooksas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Goldene Kameraas Self | |
| 1983 | Krullas Kegan | |
| 1983 | Across the Wateras Martin | |
| 1982 | Natureas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1981 | Nailedas Young Catholic | |
| 1981 | Excaliburas Gawain | |
| 1980 | My Dear Palestrinaas Blacksmith | |
| 1979 | Christianaas Greatheart | |
| 1979 | The Last Window Cleaneras Self | |
| 1978 | Dinner at the Sporting Clubas Dermot | |
| 1978 | Pilgrim's Progressas Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...as Self | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Blacksmith | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Him | |
| 1968 | 60 Minutesas Self | |
| 1967 | Omnibusas | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| The Traineras John Moore | ||
| The Splendid Thingas | ||
| Plague of Corruption: 80 Years of Pharmaceutical Corruption Exposedas Narrator (voice) | ||
| Charlie Johnson in the Flamesas | ||
| Mongooseas Ryan "Fang" Flanagan | ||
| Narco Subas | ||
| The Riker's Ghostas | ||
| Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Ideaas Narrator | ||
| Cold Pursuit 2as Nels Coxman | ||
| The Nut Job 3as Raccoon (voice) | ||
| 4 Kids Walk Into a Bankas Danny |
| 2026 | The Lost Children of Tuam...Producer | |
| 2018 | The White Crow...Executive Producer |
