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Name	:	Liam Neeson
Real Name	:	William John Neeson
Height	:	6' 4" (193 cm)
Date of Birth	:	7 June 1952
Place of Birth	:	Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography:

Born on 7 June 1952, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Liam Neeson had an upbringing in boxing. Initially interested in a career as a teacher, Neeson attended Belfast's Queens College, but he aborted his studies after he fell for acting.

In 1976, he joined Belfast's Lyric Theatre, and two years later he began performing the classics at Dublin's famed Abbey Theatre. While he was with the Abbey, Neeson was discovered by director John Boorman, who cast him as Gawain in the action fantasy Excalibur (1981). Later on, Neeson had supporting roles in such films as The Mission (1986), and was featured in leads opposite Cher in Suspect (1987) and Diane Keaton in The Good Mother (1988).

Neeson got his first starring role in Darkman (1990) and continued to do starring work in films such as Big Man (1991) which featured him as a boxer, Ethan Frome (1992), and Under Suspicion (1992). It was his work on the stage that led to his true screen breakthrough. In 1992, he was turning in a Tony-nominated performance in Anna Christie on Broadway. His work attracted the notice of Steven Spielberg, who was so impressed with what he saw that he cast Neeson as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). Neeson received Best Actor Oscar and British Academy Award nominations for his performance.

More high-profile work followed for Neeson, who went on to star in films such as Nell (1994), Rob Roy (1995), Michael Collins (1996), and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) which starred Neeson as a Jedi master. The success of Stars Wars further enhanced Neeson's status as one of the world's most visible actors.

Filmography:

2006	Seraphim Falls
2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
2005	Riverdance: The Ten Years
2005	Kingdom of Heaven
2005	Batman Begins
2004	Breakfast on Pluto
2004	Kinsey
2003	Martin Luther, Part 1: Driven to Defiance
2003	Coral Reef Adventure
2003	Martin Luther [TV Documentary Series]
2003	Martin Luther, Part 2: The Reluctant Revolutionary
2003	Love Actually
2002	Gangs of New York
2002	K-19: The Widowmaker
2001	Journey into Amazing Caves
2000	Inside the Space Station
2000	Gun Shy
1999	The Haunting
1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1998	Everest
1998	Les Miserables
1996	Michael Collins
1996	Before and After
1995	Rob Roy
1994	Nell
1993	Schindler's List
1992	Ethan Frome
1992	Under Suspicion
1992	Shining Through
1992	Ruby Cairo
1992	Leap of Faith
1992	Husbands and Wives
1990	Darkman
1990	Crossing the Line
1989	Next of Kin
1988	The Good Mother
1988	High Spirits
1988	The Dead Pool
1988	Satisfaction
1987	Sworn to Silence
1987	Sweet as You Are
1987	Suspect
1987	A Prayer for the Dying
1986	The Mission
1986	Duet for One
1986	If Tomorrow Comes
1985	Hold the Dream
1985	The Innocent
1985	Arthur the King
1985	Lamb
1984	The Bounty
1984	A Woman of Substance, Episode 3: The Secret Is Revealed
1984	A Woman of Substance, Episode 2: Fighting for the Dream
1984	A Woman of Substance, Episode 1: Nest of Vipers
1983	Krull
1983	Across the Water
1983	Ellis Island
1981	Excalibur
1979	Christiana