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Liam Neeson

Actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)

  • Fame74.0
  • Momentum5.2
  • Wikipedia457.7K
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    90 languages
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  • Age
    74
    Born 1952
  • Known for
    Schindler's List
    1993
Summary
Updated 2026-09-07

He played Oskar Schindler and Qui-Gon Jinn, then became the unlikely action star of a thousand memes — the grey-haired man with a particular set of skills who turned 56 and spent the next decade hunting, chasing, and growling through thrillers that made $11.7 billion worldwide.

Biography

About

William John Neeson was born in Northern Ireland on 7 June 1952 and started in theater before his 1978 film debut in Pilgrim's Progress. Early roles in Excalibur, The Bounty, and The Mission built momentum, but Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List in 1993 gave him an Academy Award nomination and launched him as a leading man in dramas like Michael Collins and Les Misérables. He took blockbuster turns as Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace, Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, and the voice of Aslan across three Narnia films, while also appearing in Gangs of New York, Love Actually, and Kinsey. Then in…

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Liam Neeson
said
There are 4,000 mosques in the city (Istanbul). Some are just stunning, and it really makes me think about becoming a Muslim.
— As quoted in "Liam Neeson confirms ‘I am not converting to Islam’", Al Arabiya, 13 January, 2015.
Liam Neeson
said
The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit, and it's the most beautiful, beautiful thing.
— As quoted in "Liam Neeson confirms ‘I am not converting to Islam’", Al Arabiya, 13 January, 2015.
Liam Neeson
said
I was reared a Catholic, but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it all about.
— As quoted in "Liam Neeson Considers Giving Up Catholic Faith, Turning To Islam", HuffPost 25 January, 2012.
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Awards

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  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor
  • honorary master's degree
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Score breakdown

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Fame
Stable
74.0
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum5.2
Historical40.5
Now attention25.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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