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Liam Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. 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. He 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).
Liam Neeson
Qui-Gon Jinn
for Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Suggested by stevenkelly
In this reimagined version of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, the story shifts its emotional focus away from a forbidden romance and instead centers on the brotherly bond between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Republic edges toward civil war. During a diplomatic summit on Alderaan, political tensions between the Republic and the Separatists are shattered when the cybernetically enhanced Darth Maul launches a devastating attack, revealing that a mysterious third force is manipulating both sides. As Anakin proves his courage but loses his hand in a duel with Maul, Obi-Wan is forced to confront the grief and guilt he has carried since the death of Qui-Gon Jinn, while Palpatine uses the crisis to justify the deployment of the Clone Army and expand his political influence. Following a tracker to Geonosis, Obi-Wan discovers that Count Dooku is not the mastermind everyone believes, but a former Jedi attempting to expose the hidden Sith Lord manipulating the Republic from within. Before the truth can be revealed, Palpatine orders a massive clone assault, igniting the Clone Wars and destroying the last hope for diplomacy. As Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé Amidala escape the battlefield, they realize the galaxy is being consumed by darkness, setting the stage for the tragic fall of the Jedi and Anakin's eventual transformation into Darth Vader.
