Liam Neeson

I must admit one of the reasons, maybe the main reason for which I like Qui-Gon is because of Liam Neeson, for me one of the most talented actors ever :) I guess I would have liked Qui-Gon even if he hasn't been chosen for the role, but I just can't imagine the character being portrayed by anyone else. Liam is just the *perfect* Qui-Gon.

Biography

** taken from IMDB

William John Neeson was born the 7 June 1952 in Northern Ireland. Is married with the actress Natasha Richardson since 1994 and has two sons.

Neeson worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary's Teaching College in Belfast. However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players' Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play "The Risen People". After two years, Neeson moved to Dublin's Abbey Theater where he performed the classics. It was here that he was spotted by director John Boorman and was cast in the film Excalibur (1981), which dealt with the Arthurian legend. From there, he acted in a number of average films and Television Mini-series until he gained notice for his role as the mute in Suspect (1987). Neeson did not play the lead in a movie until he appeared in Darkman (1990). Good performances in Leap of Faith (1992) and Husbands and Wives (1992) led to Neeson being picked for the role of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993). For this role, Neeson was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. In 1993, he made his Broadway debut in "Anna Christie" in which he co-starred with Natasha Richardson. For his role in this play, Neeson was nominated for a Tony. When he returned to the big screen, Neeson again co-starred with Richardson in the Jodie Foster movie Nell (1994). In the next 2 years, Neeson played characters close to his roots when he was the eighteenth century Scottish Highlander Rob Roy (1995) and the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (1996).

filmography

•  Batman Begins (2005) (filming)
•  Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (filming)
•  Kinsey (2004)
•  Love Actually (2003)
•  Martin Luther (2002) (TV) (voice)
•  Gangs of New York (2002)
•  "Liberty's Kids" (2002) TV Series (voice)
•  K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
•  Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (uncredited)
•  Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V)
•  Reflections of Evil (2002) (uncredited) (voice)
•  Man Who Came to Dinner, The (2000) (TV)
•  Gun Shy (2000)
•  Haunting, The (1999)
•  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
•  Misérables, Les (1998)
•  Michael Collins (1996)
•  Before and After (1996)
•  Rob Roy (1995)
•  Nell (1994)
•  Schindler's List (1993)
•  Ruby Cairo (1993)
•  Ethan Frome (1993)
•  Leap of Faith (1992)
•  Husbands and Wives (1992)
•  Under Suspicion (1992)
•  Shining Through (1992)
•  Big Man, The (1990)
•  Darkman (1990)
•  Next of Kin (1989)
•  High Spirits (1988)
•  Good Mother, The (1988)
•  Dead Pool, The (1988)
•  Satisfaction (1988)
•  Sweet as You Are (1987) (TV)
•  Suspect (1987)
•  Prayer for the Dying, A (1987)
•  Sworn to Silence (1987) (TV)
•  Lamb (1986)
•  Duet for One (1986)
•  Hold the Dream (1986) (TV)
•  Mission, The (1986)
•  "If Tomorrow Comes" (1986) (mini) TV Series
•  Arthur the King (1985) (TV)
•  Innocent, The (1985)
•  "Ellis Island" (1984) (mini) TV Series
•  Bounty, The (1984)
•  "Woman of Substance, A" (1983) (mini) TV Series
•  Krull (1983)
•  Nailed (1981)
•  Excalibur (1981)
•  Christiana (1979)
•  Pilgrim's Progress (1979)

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