Liam Neeson
Academy Award® nominee Liam Neeson has become one of the leading international motion picture figures of our time. Liam Neeson portrays Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's highly acclaimed Holocaust film, Schindler's List. To learn more about Schindler's List, Liam Neeson and all the cast and crew of the film, visit the new web site, Schindlerslist.com. You can even pre-order and buy the new Schindler's List DVD from Universal Home Video & DVD.
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The Irish-born actor had originally sought a career as a teacher, attending Queens College, Belfast, and majoring in physics, computer science, math and drama. Liam Neeson set teaching aside and, in 1976, joined the prestigious Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast ("the best training any actor could have"), making his professional acting debut in Joseph Plunkett's The Risen People. After two years with the Lyric Players, Liam Neeson joined the famed repertory company of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Neeson appeared in the Abbey Theatre Festival's production of Brian Friel's Translations and a production of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars for the Royal Exchange Theater, where he received the Best Actor Award.Actor Liam Neeson
In March of 2002, Liam Neeson returned to Broadway, co-starring with Laura Linney in Arthur Miller's critically acclaimed play The Crucible at The Virgin Theater. Mr. Neeson's performance as John Proctor earned him a 2002 Tony Award nomination. Neeson recently reunited with Linney in the Working Title film Love Actually, co-starring Hugh Grant. Written and directed by Richard Curtis, the film is 10 romantic comedies in one, and is set in contemporary London two months before Christmas. Other recent projects include Kinsey, a bio-pic about the famed sex researcher, Dr. Alfred Kinsey. The film directed by Bill Condon and scheduled for a 2004 release, re-teams Neeson once again with Laura Linney and also stars Chris O'Donnell.
In 2001, Liam Neeson was busy shooting two films: the first was Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also, he starred opposite Harrison Ford in the true story of Russia's nuclear submarine tragedy titled K-19: The Widowmaker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
In 2000, he was seen in Gun Shy, a black comedy in which he starred opposite Sandra Bullock. Liam played a world-weary DEA agent who is looking forward to retirement, but must get through one final difficult case before he is able to proceed with his plans. In 1999, Liam starred in the box-office phenomenon Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, playing the role of Qui-Gon Jinn, the Master Jedi Knight who bestows his Force-ful wisdom upon Obi-Wan
Kenobi and the young Anakin Skywalker. Later that year, he
starred in The Haunting, a tale involving a haunted New England mansion and a group of people struggling to escape its terrors. The film was directed by Jan De Bont, and co-starred Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lili Taylor.
Liam Neeson Film Highlights
| Love Actually (2004) | Gangs of New York (2002) | |
| K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (voice) | |
| Gun Shy (2000) | The Haunting (1999) | |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | Les Misérables (1998) | |
| Before and After (1996) | Nell (1994) | |
| Schindler's List (1993) | Deception (1993) | |
| Leap of Faith (1992) | Husbands and Wives (1992) | |
| Under Suspicion (1992) | Shining Through (1992) | |
| The Good Mother (1988) | Suspect (1987) | |
| Krull (1983) | Excalibur (1981) |
Visit Schindlerslist.com To Learn More
Learn more about Lian Neeson, star of Schindler's List when you visit the Schindler's List DVD web site. The web site is a great historical resource with movie clips and trailers, cast and crew bios, information on the film's inspiration, links to educational organizations, Holocaust survivors stories and information on the new Schindler's List DVD.