Liam Neeson has been nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Actor.
Liam John Neeson , OBE , -LRB- born 7 June 1952 -RRB- is an actor from Northern Ireland .. OBE. Order of the British Empire. Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland. In 1976 , he joined the Lyric Players ' Theatre in Belfast for two years .. Belfast. Belfast. He then acted in the Arthurian film , Excalibur -LRB- 1981 -RRB- .. Arthurian. King Arthur. Excalibur. Excalibur ( film ). Between 1982 and 1987 , Neeson starred in five films ; most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty -LRB- 1984 -RRB- and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission -LRB- 1986 -RRB- .. Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson. Anthony Hopkins. Anthony Hopkins. The Bounty. The Bounty ( 1984 film ). Robert De Niro. Robert De Niro. Jeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons. The Mission. The Mission ( 1986 film ). He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in Next of Kin -LRB- 1989 -RRB- .. Patrick Swayze. Patrick Swayze. He rose to prominence when he starred in the title role in Steven Spielberg 's 1993 Oscar winner Schindler 's List .. Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg. Oscar. Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in other successful films , including the title role in the historical biopic Michael Collins -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , the film adaptation of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Miserables -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Star Wars  : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace as Qui-Gon Jinn -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , the biographical drama Kinsey -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the superhero film Batman Begins as Ra 's al Ghul -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , the action thriller series Taken -LRB- 2008 -- 2014 -RRB- , the fantasy adventure film Clash of the Titans -LRB- 2010 -RRB- as Zeus , the fantasy films in The Chronicles of Narnia series -LRB- 2005 -- 2010 -RRB- as Aslan , and the thriller-survival film The Grey -LRB- 2011 -RRB- .. Michael Collins. Michael Collins ( film ). film adaptation. film adaptation. Victor Hugo. Victor Hugo. 1862 novel. Les Miserables. Les Miserables. Les Miserables ( 1998 film ). Qui-Gon Jinn. Qui-Gon Jinn. Kinsey. Kinsey ( film ). Batman Begins. Batman Begins. Taken. Taken ( film series ). Clash of the Titans. Clash of the Titans ( 2010 film ). Zeus. Zeus. The Chronicles of Narnia. The Chronicles of Narnia ( film series ). Aslan. Aslan. The Grey. The Grey ( film ). He has been nominated for a number of awards , including an Academy Award for Best Actor , a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama .. Academy Award for Best Actor. Academy Award. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Empire magazine ranked Neeson among both the `` 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History '' and `` The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time '' .. Empire. Empire ( film magazine )