Liam Neeson

Actor, also producer · Born June 7, 1952 (74) · Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 7, 1952 (74)
From: Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 140 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Liam Neeson's films like?

Across their 115 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action36 titles47^th

Documentary19 titles74^th

Drama15 titles53^rd

Comedy10 titles42^nd

Crime9 titles67^th

Adventure8 titles65^th

Biography6 titles73^rd

Animation4 titles56^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

28%

Bonds

19%

Self

16%

Survival

12%

Society

11%

Power

Ideas

Family bonds30 Justice21 Redemption17 Identity17 Survival19 Romantic love13 Community13 Purpose9

What they feel like to watch

their average across 110 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 106

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 31 · Serious 28 · Dark 51

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 55 · Stylized 38 · Heightened 17

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 38 · Intense 59

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 39 · Shifting 64 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 85 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 6

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 39 · Even-paced 54 · Relentless 17

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 61 · Full focus 19

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 33 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 42

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 74 · Open-ended 29 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

81 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 36 of 81 analyzed roles.

Hero

36 of 81

Mentor

21 of 81

Shadow

9 of 81

Herald

5 of 81

Ally

4 of 81

Shapeshifter

3 of 81

Trickster

2 of 81

Threshold guardian

1 of 81

Show the 81 roles

Heraldas Evangelist in Pilgrim's Progress (1978)
Mentoras Evangelist in Pilgrim's Progress (1978)
Mentoras Greatheart in Christiana (1979)
Mentoras John Carns in The Innocent (1985)
Mentoras Michael Lamb in Lamb (1985)
Shadowas Carl Wayne Anderson in Suspect (1987)
Allyas Leo Cutter in The Good Mother (1988)
Heraldas Martin Falcon in Satisfaction (1988)
Mentoras Briar in Next of Kin (1989)
Shapeshifteras Peyton Westlake in Darkman (1990)
Tricksteras Peyton Westlake in Darkman (1990)
Heroas Peyton Westlake in Darkman (1990)
Heroas Danny Scoular in Crossing the Line (1990)
Shadowas Tony Aaron in Under Suspicion (1991)
Tricksteras Franze-Otto Dietrich in Shining Through (1992)
Mentoras Will in Leap of Faith (1992)
Allyas Fergus Lamb in Deception (1992)
Heroas Ethan Frome in Ethan Frome (1993)
Heroas Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993)
Shapeshifteras Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993)
Heroas Jerome Lovell in Nell (1994)
Heroas Rob Roy MacGregor in Rob Roy (1995)
Allyas Ben Ryan in Before and After (1996)
Heroas Michael Collins in Michael Collins (1996)
Heraldas Narrator in Everest (1998)
Mentoras Dr. David Marrow in The Haunting (1999)
Heroas Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Heroas Charlie in Gun Shy (2000)
Heraldas 'Priest' Vallon in Gangs of New York (2002)
Mentoras Capt. Mikhail Polenin in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Heroas Capt. Mikhail Polenin in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Mentoras Daniel in Love Actually (2003)
Heroas Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey (2004)
Mentoras Godfrey de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Mentoras Ducard in Batman Begins (2005)
Shadowas Father Liam in Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Heroas Francis Xavier in Xavier (2006)
Shadowas Carver in Seraphim Falls (2006)
Heroas Bryan Mills in Taken (2008)
Heroas Peter in The Other Man (2008)
Shadowas David Stewart in Chloe (2009)
Shadowas Eliot Deacon in After.Life (2009)
Threshold guardianas Eliot Deacon in After.Life (2009)
Heraldas Zeus in Clash of the Titans (2010)
Mentoras Hannibal in The A-Team (2010)
Heroas Hannibal in The A-Team (2010)
Heroas Dr. Martin Harris in Unknown (2011)
Heroas Ottway in The Grey (2011)
Mentoras Admiral Shane in Battleship (2012)
Mentoras Zeus in Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Heroas Bryan Mills in Taken 2 (2012)
Shapeshifteras Michael in Third Person (2013)
Heroas Mustafa in Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
Shadowas Raccoon in The Nut Job (2014)
Heroas Bill Marks in Non-Stop (2014)
Heroas Matt Scudder in A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Shadowas Clinch in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Heroas Bryan Mills in Taken 3 (2014)
Mentoras Jimmy Conlon in Run All Night (2015)
Mentoras Ferreira in Silence (2016)
Mentoras Douglas MacArthur in Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite (2016)
Heroas Mark Felt in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
Mentoras Narrator in Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (2018)
Heroas Michael MacCauley in The Commuter (2018)
Shadowas Agent High T in Men in Black: International (2019)
Heroas Nels Coxman in Cold Pursuit (2019)
Allyas Tom in Ordinary Love (2019)
Mentoras Robert in Made in Italy (2020)
Heroas Tom Dolan in Honest Thief (2020)
Heroas Mike McCann in The Ice Road (2021)
Heroas Jim in The Marksman (2021)
Mentoras Jim in The Marksman (2021)
Heroas Philip Marlowe in Marlowe (2022)
Heroas Travis Block in Blacklight (2022)
Heroas Alex Lewis in Memory (2022)
Heroas Matt Turner in Retribution (2023)
Heroas Thug in Absolution (2024)
Heroas Mike McCann in Ice Road: Vengeance (2025)
Heroas Frank Drebin Jr. in The Naked Gun (2025)
Mentoras Larry in The Fix (2026)
Heroas Robert Quinn in Cold Storage (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Contemplative

Thrilling

Warm

Other

109

How their films linger

Bittersweet45 Hopeful44 Thought-provoking39 Rousing23 Fun19 Feel-good18

How their films end · 17 with a twist

Happy31
Bittersweet57
Tragic6
Ambiguous18
Cyclical2
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Liam Neeson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 98 of their 140 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Howdy5 titles, show their 5 titles on Howdy
Lionsgate+4 titles, show their 4 titles on Lionsgate+
Shout! TV4 titles, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core4 titles, show their 4 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Cineverse3 titles, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
Dove Channel2 titles, show their 2 titles on Dove Channel
FOX One2 titles, show their 2 titles on FOX One
ScreenPix2 titles, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
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Subscription and free streaming for Liam Neeson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

183 credits, 140 with a MovieCove page; 65 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Mongoose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Ryan 'Fang' Flanagan
The Lost Children of Tuam(2026)
Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Fix(2026)
as Larry
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Cold Storage(2026)
as Robert Quinn
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Reality Is Not Enough(2025)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Naked Gun(2025)
as Frank Drebin Jr.
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ice Road: Vengeance(2025)
as Mike McCann
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Absolution(2024)
as Thug
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Wildcat(2023)
as Father Flynn
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Narrator
Conan O'Brien Must Go(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Bryan Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
In the Land of Saints and Sinners(2023)
as Finbar Murphy
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Retribution(2023)
as Matt Turner
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Marlowe(2022)
as Philip Marlowe
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi(2022)
Show 6 episodes · as Qui-Gon Jinn · as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Qui-Gon Jinn (uncredited) · as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Memory(2022)
as Alex Lewis
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Benjamin Franklin(2022)
Show 2 episodes · as Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
Blacklight(2022)
as Travis Block
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Ice Road(2021)
as Mike McCann
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Marksman(2021)
as Jim
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
WAMEGO: Addendum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Honest Thief(2020)
as Tom Dolan
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Made in Italy(2020)
as Robert
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Brave Blue World(2019)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Ordinary Love(2019)
as Tom
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Men in Black: International(2019)
as Agent High T
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Cold Pursuit(2019)
as Nels Coxman
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)
as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Widows(2018)
as Harry Rawlings
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The White Crow(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Last Horsemen of New York(2018)
Actor
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Commuter(2018)
as Michael MacCauley
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Derry Girls(2018)
Show 2 episodes · as Chief Inspector Byers
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Daddy's Home 2(2017)
as Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House(2017)
as Mark Felt
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Narrator
The Orville(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Jahavus Dorahl
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Red Nose Day Actually (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Daniel
Karenina & I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Leo Tolstoy
Silence(2016)
as Ferreira
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Dream Corp LLC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)
A Monster Calls(2016)
as The Monster (voice)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Atlanta(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Liam Neeson
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite(2016)
as Douglas MacArthur
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
1916 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator
A Christmas Star(2017)
as Narrator / Radio DJ
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)
Show 4 episodes · as Mr. Toffee · as Self · as Thor
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Nature Is Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Ice
Ted 2(2015)
as Customer
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Entourage(2015)
as Liam Neeson
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Run All Night(2015)
as Jimmy Conlon
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Manny(2014)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Taken 3(2014)
as Bryan Mills
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014)
as Matthew Scudder
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)
as Mustafa (voice)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Third Person(2013)
as Michael
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Road(2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
A Million Ways to Die in the West(2014)
as Clinch
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Non-Stop(2014)
as Bill Marks
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Lego Movie(2014)
as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Nut Job(2014)
as Raccoon (voice)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Saving My Tomorrow(2014)
Show as Narrator
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)
as History Channel Host (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Khumba(2013)
as Phango (voice)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as The Journalist
Girl Rising(2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Taken 2(2012)
as Bryan Mills
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Dark Knight Rises(2012)
as Ra's Al Ghul
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Battleship(2012)
as Admiral Shane
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Wrath of the Titans(2012)
as Zeus
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Grey(2011)
as John Ottway
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Life's Too Short(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Liam Neeson
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Unknown(2011)
as Dr. Martin Harris
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Buccaneers and Bones(2010)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader(2010)
as Aslan (voice)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Next Three Days(2010)
as Damon
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Wildest Dream(2010)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The A-Team(2010)
as Hannibal
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Clash of the Titans(2010)
as Zeus
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Chloe(2009)
as David Stewart
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
After.Life(2009)
as Eliot Deacon
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Five Minutes of Heaven(2009)
as Alistair Little
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Other Man(2008)
as Peter
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2008)
Show 3 episodes · as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)
as Aslan (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Taken(2008)
as Bryan Mills
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Seraphim Falls(2006)
as Carver
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Sergeant York: Of God and Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Home(2006)
Actor
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Xavier(2006)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Narrator
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
as Aslan (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Breakfast on Pluto(2005)
as Father Liam
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Batman Begins(2005)
as Ducard
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Kingdom of Heaven(2005)
as Godfrey de Ibelin
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Kinsey(2004)
as Alfred Kinsey
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Story of Star Wars: The Story of Anakin Skywalker(2004)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Narrator
Love Actually(2003)
as Daniel
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Coral Reef Adventure(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Gangs of New York(2002)
as 'Priest' Vallon
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Liberty's Kids(2002)
Show 40 episodes · as John Paul Jones (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)
as Mikhail Polenin
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)
as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Narrator
Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 7 episodes · as Narrator
Journey into Amazing Caves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
The Endurance(2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Narrator
Gun Shy(2000)
as Charles Mayough
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Haunting(1999)
as Dr. David Marrow
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)
as Qui-Gon Jinn
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Family Guy(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as Liam Neeson (voice)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Les Misérables(1998)
as Jean Valjean
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Everest(1998)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
A Leap of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Michael Collins(1996)
as Michael Collins
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Before and After(1996)
as Ben Ryan
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome(1996)
as Host
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Lumière and Company(1995)
as (segment "John Boorman")
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Out of Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as William Murphy (voice)
Rob Roy(1995)
as Robert Roy MacGregor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Nell(1994)
as Dr. Lovell
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Schindler's List(1993)
as Oskar Schindler
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Ethan Frome(1993)
as Ethan Frome
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Leap of Faith(1992)
as Sheriff Will Braverman
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Deception(1992)
as Fergus Lamb
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Husbands and Wives(1992)
as Michael Gates
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Shining Through(1992)
as Franze-Otto Dietrich
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Man
Under Suspicion(1991)
as Tony Aaron
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Crossing the Line(1990)
as Danny Scoular
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Darkman(1990)
as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Father Sean (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Next of Kin(1989)
as Briar Gates
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
High Spirits(1988)
as Martin Brogan
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Good Mother(1988)
as Leo Cutter
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Dead Pool(1988)
as Peter Swan
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Satisfaction(1988)
as Martin Falcon
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Sweet as You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Martin Perry
Suspect(1987)
as Carl Wayne Anderson
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
A Prayer for the Dying(1987)
as Liam Docherty
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Hold the Dream(1986)
Show 4 episodes · as Blackie O'Neill
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Sworn to Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Vincent Cauley
Duet for One(1986)
as Totter
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Lamb(1985)
as Michael Lamb
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Mission(1986)
as Father John Fielding
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
If Tomorrow Comes(1986)
Show 3 episodes · as André Trignant
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Delta Force(1986)
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Arthur the King(1985)
as Grak
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Innocent(1985)
as John Carns
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Ethan Frome · as Martin Perry
A Woman of Substance(1984)
Show 3 episodes · as Blackie O'Neill
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Ellis Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 2 episodes · as Kevin Murray
Miami Vice(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Sean Carroon
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Bounty(1984)
as Charles Churchill
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Krull(1983)
as Kegan
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Across the Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Martin
Nature(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Ethan Frome
Nailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Young Catholic
Excalibur(1981)
as Gawain
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
My Dear Palestrina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Blacksmith
Christiana(1979)
as Greatheart
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Dinner at the Sporting Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Dermot
Pilgrim's Progress(1978)
as Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 1 episode · as Blacksmith
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Him
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Danny
Charlie Johnson in the Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Cold Pursuit 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Nels Coxman
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Narrator
Narco Sub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Riker's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Splendid Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Trainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as John Moore

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 182 titles, 173 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Schindler's List (1993)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination

19672026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 81 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1978Screen debut· Pilgrim's Progress
1990First top-billed film· Darkman
1993Breakout· Schindler's List
1993Career best· Schindler's List
1993Oscar nomination· Schindler's List
1996Golden Globe nomination· Michael Collins

Show 2 more milestones

2004Golden Globe nomination· Kinsey
2022Career best· Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting180 of 182 · 60^thProducing2 of 182

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s30 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s60 · 59 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 48% of 96 roles

18%

57%

75%

29%

50%

45%

75%

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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 1994–2005.

WinNomination

2005
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
2001
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
1997
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
1996
- Venice award, won · Best Actor
1994
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Liam Neeson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55^th percentile, the median of all 120; across their 109 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 109

Approval · how many liked their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 109

Reach · how many have seen their films

92^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 109

Midcredits score across 139 titles, by percentile

75^th and up46
50^th to 74^th39
25^th to 49^th38
Below 25^th16

Shape of the crowd

60 of their 139 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved21
Divisive4
Cult Classic4
Crowd Pleaser60
Broadly Agreed21
Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Xavier (2006)

96^th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Schindler's List (1993)

Midcredits 99^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 96 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Liam Neeson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 72 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore62 titles30–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity72 titles7–64 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity66 titles15–80 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs58 titles9–59 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense59 titles29–75 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Liam Neeson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liam Neeson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Halpern shares the most, 7.

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Liam Neeson

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Filmography

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How do Liam Neeson's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Liam Neeson's work okay for kids?

Who does Liam Neeson work with?

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