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 wi...
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Batman Begins
As Ducard
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
As Aslan (voice)
Schindler's List
As Oskar Schindler
Love Actually
As Daniel
Breakfast on Pluto
As Father Liam
Kingdom of Heaven
As Godfrey de Ibelin
Krull
As Kegan
Michael Collins
As Michael Collins
Gangs of New York
As "Priest" Vallon
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
As Qui-Gon Jinn
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
As Aslan (voice)
Nell
As Dr. Lovell
The Dead Pool
As Peter Swan
The Bounty
As Charles Churchill
Les Misérables
As Jean Valjean
Kinsey
As Alfred Kinsey
The Delta Force
As Delta Force Member (uncredited)
High Spirits
As Martin Brogan
Bonnie
As Self
Excalibur
As Gawain
The Mission
As Father John Fielding
Everest
As Narrator
The Riker's Ghost
Rob Roy
As Robert Roy MacGregor
The Haunting
As Dr. David Marrow
Shining Through
As Franze-Otto Dietrich
K-19: The Widowmaker
As Mikhail Polenin
Taken
As Bryan Mills
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
As Self
The Endurance
As Narrator (voice)
Leap of Faith
As Sheriff Will Braverman
Darkman
As Peyton Westlake / Darkman
Suspect
As Carl Wayne Anderson
Seraphim Falls
As Carver
A Prayer for the Dying
As Liam Docherty
Under Suspicion
As Tony Aaron
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Next of Kin
As Briar Gates
Chloe
As David Stewart
Husbands and Wives
As Michael Gates
Gun Shy
As Charles Mayough
After.Life
As Eliot Deacon
Trumbo
As Self
The Next Three Days
As Damon
Before and After
As Ben Ryan
Ethan Frome
As Ethan Frome
Battleship
As Admiral Shane
Christiana
Five Minutes of Heaven
As Alistair Little
An Audience with Mel Brooks
As Self (uncredited)
Satisfaction
As Martin Falcon
The Other Man
As Peter
Pilgrim's Progress
As Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Unknown
As Dr. Martin Harris
The Dark Knight Rises
As Ra's Al Ghul
Coral Reef Adventure
As Narrator (voice)
The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky
As Mike McCann
Journey into Amazing Caves
As Narrator (voice)
Clash of the Titans
As Zeus
Silence
As Ferreira
Ruby Cairo
As Fergus Lamb
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
As Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
As Self
Taken 2
As Bryan Mills
The Big Man
As Danny Scoular
The Grey
As John Ottway
Inside The Space Station
As Self - Narrator
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
As Narrator
Wrath of the Titans
As Zeus
Narco Sub
The Wildest Dream
As Narrator
The Good Mother
As Leo Cutter
For the Love of Spock
As Leo Cutter (archive footage)
Patrick
As Narrator
Arthur the King
As Grak
The Big Bang
As Self
The Lego Movie
As Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
Third Person
As Michael
Martin Luther
As Self - Narrator (voice)
A Walk Among the Tombstones
As Matthew Scudder
Khumba
As Phango (voice)
Girl Rising
As Narrator (voice)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
As Clinch
Dinner at the Sporting Club
As Dermot
WAMEGO: Addendum
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
As Narrator (voice)
The Last Laugh
As Self
Wildcat
As Father Flynn
Thug
As Thug
Cold Storage
As Robert Quinn
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
As Self
Run All Night 2
As Jimmy Conlon
Manny
As Narrator
Non-Stop
As Bill Marks
The Nut Job
As Raccoon (voice)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
As The Journalist
Run All Night
As Jimmy Conlon
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
As Self
Taken 3
As Bryan Mills
Lamb
As Michael Lamb
The Secret Policeman's Ball
As Self
A Monster Calls
As The Monster (voice)
Road
As Narrator
The A-Team
As Hannibal
The Prophet
As Mustafa (voice)
Ireland
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
As Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
A Child's Garden of Poetry
As Self (voice)
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
As Finbar Murphy
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
As Aslan (voice)
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
As Self - Narrator
Untitled Naked Gun Reboot
As Frank Drebin Jr.
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
As Self
Nailed
As Young Catholic
Entourage
As Liam Neeson
Ted 2
As Customer
Sworn to Silence
As Vincent Cauley
Spielberg
As Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
As History Channel Host (uncredited)
A Christmas Star
As Narrator / Radio DJ
Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey
As Narrator
Hotel Tehran
Mongoose
As Ryan "Fang" Flanagan
Lumière and Company
As (segment "John Boorman")
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
As Mark Felt
The Huntsman: Winter's War
As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America
As William Murphy (voice)
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
As Self
The Commuter
As Michael MacCauley
Operation Chromite
As Douglas MacArthur
Revolver
As Man
Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical
As Narrator
Deception
As Fergus Lamb
The Trainer
As John Moore
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
As Danny
The Story of Star Wars
As Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Karenina & I
As Leo Tolstoy
Cold Pursuit
As Nels Coxman
Red Nose Day Actually
As Daniel
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
As Narrator
The Innocent
As John Carns
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
Widows
As Harry Rawlings
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
As Narrator
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
As Self
Love Thy Nature
As Narrator
Daddy's Home 2
As Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
Across the Water
As Martin
And the Winner Isn't
As Self
The Birth of Christ
As Self - Narrator
Charlie Johnson in the Flames
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
As Narrator
The Last Horsemen of New York
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
As Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
Honest Thief
As Tom Dolan
Men in Black: International
As Agent High T
Ordinary Love
As Tom
Sweet As You Are
As Martin Perry
The Marksman
As Jim
Lost Lives
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
As Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Made in Italy
As Robert
Miss Sarajevo
As Self
The Ice Road
As Mike
Xavier
As Narrator
Duet for One
As Totter
Home
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
As Narrator
The Last Window Cleaner
As Liam Neeson
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
As Self (archive footage)
Retribution
As Matt Turner
The Mind's Big Bang
As Self
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
As Self
The Path to Redemption
As Self
Memory
As Alex Lewis
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
As Self
Marlowe
As Philip Marlowe
Blacklight
As Travis Block
Cold Pursuit 2
As Nels Coxman
This Morning
As Self
The Simpsons
As Father Sean (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
As Self
The One Show
As Self - Guest
The Daily Show
As Self
Miami Vice
As Sean Carroon
The View
As Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
As Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
60 Minutes
As Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
As Self - Guest
Liberty's Kids
As John Paul Jones
A Woman of Substance
As Blackie O'Neill
Conan
As Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
As Self
The Oscars
As Self
Dream Corp LLC
As Joey in the Center of Her Mind (voice)
If Tomorrow Comes
As André Trignant
Playhouse
As Blacksmith
Live from Studio Five
As Self
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
As Self - Narrator
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Self
Nature
As Narrator (voice)
Martin Luther
As Narrator
El hormiguero
As Self
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
As Self - Narrator
The Graham Norton Show
As Self
An Audience with...
As Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
As Self - Guest
Derry Girls
As Chief Inspector Byers
Atlanta
As Liam Neeson
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
As Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
As Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
As Qui-Gon Jinn (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self - Guest
Benjamin Franklin
As Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
Life's Too Short
As Liam Neeson
1916
As Narrator
Buccaneers & Bones
Honest Trailers
As Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
As Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
As Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Nature Is Speaking
As Ice
Play for Today
As Him
Family Guy
As Liam Neeson (voice)
The Orville
As Jahavus Dorahl
Tony Awards
As Self - Nominee