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).
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Storage (2026) | Robert Quinn | 7 | |
| 2 | Ice Road: Vengeance (2025) | Mike McCann | 3.5 | |
| 3 | The Naked Gun (2025) | Frank Drebin Jr. | 7 | |
| 4 | Wildcat (2023) | Father Flynn | - | - |
| 5 | In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) | Finbar Murphy | 6.8 | |
| 6 | Retribution (2023) | Matt Turner | 5.1 | |
| 7 | Marlowe (2023) | Philip Marlowe | - | - |
| 8 | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) | Self - Qui-Gon Jinn | 7.3 | |
| 9 | Blacklight (2022) | Travis Block | 5.8 | |
| 10 | Memory (2022) | Alex Lewis | 6.4 | |
| 11 | The Marksman (2021) | Jim | 5.9 | |
| 12 | The Ice Road (2021) | Mike McCann | 6.4 | |
| 13 | Made in Italy (2020) | Robert | 7.3 | |
| 14 | Honest Thief (2020) | Tom Dolan | 6 | |
| 15 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019) | Self - Actor | - | - |
| 16 | Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis (2019) | Narrator | 3 | |
| 17 | Men in Black: International (2019) | Agent High T | 6.1 | |
| 18 | Ordinary Love (2019) | Tom | 7 | |
| 19 | Cold Pursuit (2019) | Nels Coxman | 6.8 | |
| 20 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 21 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) | Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") | 7.2 | |
| 22 | Schindler's List: 25 Years Later (2018) | Self | - | - |
| 23 | The Commuter (2018) | Michael MacCauley | 7 | |
| 24 | Widows (2018) | Harry Rawlings | 7 | |
| 25 | Daddy's Home 2 (2017) | Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
| 26 | Spielberg (2017) | Self - Segment "Schindler's List" | 6.9 | |
| 27 | Red Nose Day Actually (2017) | Daniel | 7 | |
| 28 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) | Mark Felt | 6 | |
| 29 | Silence (2016) Oscars winners 2017 | Ferreira | 6.6 | |
| 30 | Operation Chromite (2016) | Douglas MacArthur | 4 | |
| 31 | The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
| 32 | A Monster Calls (2016) | The Monster (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 33 | The Last Laugh (2016) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 34 | Ted 2 (2015) | Customer | 6.5 | |
| 35 | Run All Night (2015) | Jimmy Conlon | 6.8 | |
| 36 | Entourage (2015) | Liam Neeson | 6.4 | |
| 37 | Manny (2014) | Narrator | 7 | |
| 38 | Third Person (2014) | Michael | 5.6 | |
| 39 | Road (2014) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 40 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) | Mustafa (voice) | 6 | |
| 41 | Taken 3 (2014) | Bryan Mills | 6 | |
| 42 | Non-Stop (2014) | Bill Marks | 6.7 | |
| 43 | The Lego Movie (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice) | 8 | |
| 44 | A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) | Clinch | 6.4 | |
| 45 | A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) | Matthew Scudder | 6.6 | |
| 46 | The Nut Job (2014) | Raccoon (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 47 | Girl Rising (2013) | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
| 48 | Khumba (2013) | Phango (voice) | 6 | |
| 49 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | History Channel Host (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
| 50 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! (2013) | The Journalist | 10 | |
| 51 | The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013) | Self (archive footage) | - | - |
| 52 | Taken 2 (2012) | Bryan Mills | 6.4 | |
| 53 | Wrath of the Titans (2012) | Zeus | 6.1 | |
| 54 | Battleship (2012) | Admiral Shane | 6.2 | |
| 55 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Top 100 by FilmGator | Ra's Al Ghul | 8.3 | |
| 56 | The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012) | Self | - | - |
| 57 | The Grey (2012) | John Ottway | 6.8 | |
| 58 | Unknown (2011) | Dr. Martin Harris | 6.9 | |
| 59 | The Wildest Dream (2010) | Narrator | 5 | |
| 60 | The A-Team (2010) | Hannibal | 6.7 | |
| 61 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | Zeus | 6.1 | |
| 62 | The Next Three Days (2010) | Damon | 7.6 | |
| 63 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) | Aslan (voice) | 6.2 | |
| 64 | Chloe (2010) | David Stewart | 6.2 | |
| 65 | Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) | Alistair Little | 8 | |
| 66 | After.Life (2009) | Eliot Deacon | 5.6 | |
| 67 | The Other Man (2008) | Peter | 5.3 | |
| 68 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | Aslan (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 69 | Taken (2008) | Bryan Mills | 7.6 | |
| 70 | Seraphim Falls (2007) | Carver | 7.2 | |
| 71 | Trumbo (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 72 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Oscars 2006 | Aslan (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 73 | Breakfast on Pluto (2005) | Father Liam | 6.4 | |
| 74 | Kingdom of Heaven (2005) | Godfrey de Ibelin | 7 | |
| 75 | Batman Begins (2005) Oscars 2006 | Ducard | 8.1 | |
| 76 | The Story of Star Wars (2004) | Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage) | 8 | |
| 77 | Kinsey (2004) Oscars 2005 | Alfred Kinsey | 5.3 | |
| 78 | Martin Luther (2003) | Self - Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 79 | Love Actually (2003) | Daniel | 7.4 | |
| 80 | K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Mikhail Polenin | 6.8 | |
| 81 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Oscars 2003 | Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) | 7 | |
| 82 | Gangs of New York (2002) Oscars 2003 | 'Priest' Vallon | 7.3 | |
| 83 | The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001) | Self | - | - |
| 84 | Journey into Amazing Caves (2001) | Narrator (voice) | 10 | |
| 85 | The Endurance (2000) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 86 | Gun Shy (2000) | Charles Mayough | 8 | |
| 87 | The Haunting (1999) | Dr. David Marrow | 6.2 | |
| 88 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Oscars 2000 | Qui-Gon Jinn | 6.7 | |
| 89 | Les Misérables (1998) | Jean Valjean | 7.2 | |
| 90 | Everest (1998) | Narrator | 4 | |
| 91 | Before and After (1996) | Ben Ryan | - | - |
| 92 | Michael Collins (1996) | Michael Collins | 7.3 | |
| 93 | Rob Roy (1995) | Robert Roy MacGregor | 7.1 | |
| 94 | Nell (1994) | Dr. Lovell | 3 | |
| 95 | Schindler's List (1993) | Oskar Schindler | 8.7 | |
| 96 | Shining Through (1992) | Franze-Otto Dietrich | 7.5 | |
| 97 | Husbands and Wives (1992) | Michael Gates | 7.6 | |
| 98 | Leap of Faith (1992) | Sheriff Will Braverman | 6.5 | |
| 99 | Under Suspicion (1991) | Tony Aaron | - | - |
| 100 | Darkman (1990) | Peyton Westlake / Darkman | 6.4 | |
| 101 | Next of Kin (1989) | Briar Gates | 6.7 | |
| 102 | The Good Mother (1988) | Leo Cutter | - | - |
| 103 | The Dead Pool (1988) | Peter Swan | 6.5 | |
| 104 | High Spirits (1988) | Martin Brogan | 7.2 | |
| 105 | Satisfaction (1988) | Martin Falcon | 9 | |
| 106 | Suspect (1987) | Carl Wayne Anderson | 6.5 | |
| 107 | A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | Liam Docherty | 7 | |
| 108 | Duet for One (1986) | Totter | - | - |
| 109 | The Mission (1986) | Father John Fielding | 8.4 | |
| 110 | The Delta Force (1986) | Delta Force Member (uncredited) | 4.9 | |
| 111 | The Bounty (1984) | Charles Churchill | 6.4 | |
| 112 | Krull (1983) | Kegan | 6.6 | |
| 113 | Excalibur (1981) | Gawain | 7.3 |
