Birth of Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson was born on 7 June 1952 in Ballymena. An actor from Northern Ireland, Neeson trained as a boxer and teacher before beginning his acting career at the Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast. He became internationally known for playing Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He later played Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, and starred in Michael Collins, Kinsey and Love Actually. A late career as an action hero began with Taken in 2008, and continued with a series of thrillers. He lent his voice to Aslan in the Narnia films.

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