Liam Neeson

The Northern Irish actor who voiced Aslan in the Narnia films.

Liam Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland, born on 7 June 1952, who played Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film trilogy from 2005 to 2010.

Quick Facts

Birth name: William John Neeson
Born: 7 June 1952
Birthplace: Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1976–present
Citizenship: Ireland (UK); US (from 2009)
Partner: Helen Mirren (1980–1985)
Children: 2, including Micheál Richardson

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Background

He took the role of Aslan the Lion in 2005, replacing Brian Cox, the same year he played Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins and Godfrey of Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven.

Neeson made his film debut in 1978 in Pilgrim's Progress and rose to fame as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also played Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

From 2008 the Taken series turned him into an action star. On Broadway he earned two Tony Award nominations, for Anna Christie and The Crucible. He was appointed an OBE in 2000, and his films have grossed over $11.7 billion worldwide.