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.
An Irish actor who 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).
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Venice International Film Festival
Golden Lion
Known For
Silence
(2016)
Ferreira
The Grey
(2012)
John Ottway
Batman Begins
(2005)
Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Aslan (voice)
The Ice Road
(2021)
Mike
Taken 3
(2014)
Bryan Mills
Schindler's List
(1993)
Oskar Schindler
Ted 2
(2015)
Customer
Excalibur
(1981)
Gawain
Love Actually
(2003)
Daniel
Retribution
(2023)
Matt Turner
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Ra's al Ghul
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Qui-Gon Jinn
Battleship
(2012)
Admiral Shane
Taken
(2008)
Bryan Mills
Full Filmography
Acting
Dinner at The Sporting Club
(1978)
Dermot
Pilgrim's Progress
(1978)
Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
The Last Window Cleaner
(1979)
Himself
Christiana
(1979)
Excalibur
(1981)
Gawain
Nailed
(1981)
Young Catholic
Krull
(1983)
Kegan
Across the Water
(1983)
Martin
An Audience with Mel Brooks
(1984)
Self (uncredited)
The Bounty
(1984)
Charles Churchill
The Innocent
(1985)
John Carns
Arthur the King
(1985)
Grak
Duet for One
(1986)
Totter
The Mission
(1986)
Father John Fielding
Lamb
(1986)
Michael Lamb
The Delta Force
(1986)
Delta Force Member (uncredited)
A Prayer for the Dying
(1987)
Liam Docherty
Sworn to Silence
(1987)
Vincent Cauley
Suspect
(1987)
Carl Wayne Anderson
The Dead Pool
(1988)
Peter Swan
The Good Mother
(1988)
Leo Cutter
High Spirits
(1988)
Martin Brogan
Satisfaction
(1988)
Martin Falcon
Sweet As You Are
(1988)
Martin Perry
Next of Kin
(1989)
Briar Gates
The Big Man
(1990)
Danny Scoular
Darkman
(1990)
Peyton Westlake / Darkman
Revolver
(1991)
Man
Under Suspicion
(1991)
Tony Aaron
Ruby Cairo
(1992)
Fergus Lamb
Shining Through
(1992)
Franze-Otto Dietrich
Husbands and Wives
(1992)
Michael Gates
Leap of Faith
(1992)
Sheriff Will Braverman
Schindler's List
(1993)
Oskar Schindler
Ethan Frome
(1993)
Ethan Frome
Nell
(1994)
Dr. Lovell
Rob Roy
(1995)
Robert Roy MacGregor
Miss Sarajevo
(1995)
Himself
Lumière and Company
(1995)
Before and After
(1996)
Ben Ryan
Michael Collins
(1996)
Michael Collins
Everest
(1998)
Narrator
Les Misérables
(1998)
Jean Valjean
The Haunting
(1999)
Dr. David Marrow
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Qui-Gon Jinn
Gun Shy
(2000)
Charles Mayough
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
(2000)
Narrator (voice)
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
(2000)
Narrator
Inside The Space Station
(2000)
Himself - Narrator
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
(2001)
Self
The Mind's Big Bang
(2001)
Self
Journey into Amazing Caves
(2001)
Narrator (voice)
K-19: The Widowmaker
(2002)
Mikhail Polenin
Gangs of New York
(2002)
"Priest" Vallon
Martin Luther
(2003)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Love Actually
(2003)
Daniel
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
(2003)
Self
Coral Reef Adventure
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
(2004)
Self
Kinsey
(2004)
Alfred Kinsey
The Story of Star Wars
(2004)
Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)
Patrick
(2004)
Narrator
Breakfast on Pluto
(2005)
Father Liam
Kingdom of Heaven
(2005)
Godfrey de Ibelin
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Aslan (voice)
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
(2005)
Self
Batman Begins
(2005)
Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul
Home
(2006)
The Path to Redemption
(2006)
Self
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
(2006)
Narrator
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
(2006)
Xavier
(2006)
Narrator
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Self
The Birth of Christ
(2007)
Himself - Narrator
Trumbo
(2007)
Self
Seraphim Falls
(2007)
Carver
The Other Man
(2008)
Peter
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(2008)
Aslan (voice)
Taken
(2008)
Bryan Mills
Five Minutes of Heaven
(2009)
Alistair Little
After.Life
(2009)
Eliot Deacon
The Wildest Dream
(2010)
Narrator
Clash of the Titans
(2010)
Zeus
The Next Three Days
(2010)
Damon
Chloe
(2010)
David Stewart
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(2010)
Aslan (voice)
The A-Team
(2010)
John "Hannibal" Smith
Unknown
(2011)
Dr. Martin Harris
A Child's Garden of Poetry
(2011)
Self (voice)
Wrath of the Titans
(2012)
Zeus
The Grey
(2012)
John Ottway
Taken 2
(2012)
Bryan Mills
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Ra's al Ghul
Battleship
(2012)
Admiral Shane
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(2012)
Self
Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
Third Person
(2013)
Michael
Khumba
(2013)
Phango (voice)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
(2013)
The Journalist
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
(2013)
Self
Girl Rising
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(2013)
History Channel Host (uncredited)
The Prophet
(2014)
Mustafa (voice)
Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
(2014)
Himself - Narrator
Road
(2014)
Narrator
Love Thy Nature
(2014)
Narrator
A Million Ways to Die in the West
(2014)
Clinch Leatherwood
Manny
(2014)
Narrator
Non-Stop
(2014)
Bill Marks
The Nut Job
(2014)
Raccoon (voice)
Taken 3
(2014)
Bryan Mills
The Lego Movie
(2014)
Bad Cop /Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
A Walk Among the Tombstones
(2014)
Matthew Scudder
A Christmas Star
(2015)
Narrator / Radio DJ
Ted 2
(2015)
Customer
Entourage
(2015)
Liam Neeson
Run All Night
(2015)
Jimmy Conlon
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
(2016)
Himself
How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
(2016)
Narrator
A Monster Calls
(2016)
The Monster (voice)
Operation Chromite
(2016)
Douglas MacArthur
The Huntsman: Winter's War
(2016)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Silence
(2016)
Ferreira
The Last Laugh
(2016)
Self
For the Love of Spock
(2016)
Leo Cutter (archive footage)
And the Winner Isn't
(2017)
Self
Red Nose Day Actually
(2017)
Daniel
Karenina & I
(2017)
Leo Tolstoy
Daddy's Home 2
(2017)
Liam Neeson (voice) (uncredited)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
(2017)
Mark Felt
Spielberg
(2017)
Self - Segment "Schindler's List"
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
(2017)
Self
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
(2017)
Narrator
Widows
(2018)
Harry Rawlings
The Commuter
(2018)
Michael MacCauley
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(2018)
Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")
The Last Horsemen of New York
(2018)
Cold Pursuit
(2019)
Nels Coxman
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
(2019)
Narrator
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
Lost Lives
(2019)
Ordinary Love
(2019)
Tom
Men in Black: International
(2019)
Agent High T
Made in Italy
(2020)
Robert
WAMEGO: Addendum
(2020)
Honest Thief
(2020)
Tom Dolan
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
(2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Ice Road
(2021)
Mike
The Marksman
(2021)
Jim
Ireland
(2022)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
(2022)
Self - Qui-Gon Jinn
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
(2022)
Self
Bonnie
(2022)
Self
Blacklight
(2022)
Travis Block
Memory
(2022)
Alex Lewis
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
(2022)
Himself
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
(2023)
Finbar Murphy
Marlowe
(2023)
Philip Marlowe
Retribution
(2023)
Matt Turner
Thug
(2024)
Thug
Wildcat
(2024)
Cold Storage
(2025)
Robert Quinn
Untitled Naked Gun Reboot
(2025)
Frank Drebin Jr.
Production