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Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. He was raised in a Catholic household. During his early years, Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St. Mary's Teaching College, Newcastle. 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) as Sir Gawain, his first high-profile film role.
Through the 1980s Neeson appeared in a handful of films and British TV series - including The Bounty (1984), A Woman of Substance (1984), The Mission (1986), and Duet for One (1986) - but it was not until he moved to Hollywood to pursue larger roles that he began to get noticed. His turn as a mute homeless man in Suspect (1987) garnered good reviews, as did supporting roles in The Good Mother (1988) and High Spirits (1988) - though he also starred in the best-to-be-forgotten Satisfaction (1988), which also featured a then-unknown Julia Roberts - but leading man status eluded him until the cult favorite Darkman (1990), directed by Sam Raimi. From there, Neeson starred in Under Suspicion (1991) and Ethan Frome (1992), was hailed for his performance in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), and ultimately was picked by Steven Spielberg to play Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). The starring role in the Oscar-winning Holocaust film brought Neeson Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor.
Also in 1993, he made his Broadway debut with a Tony-nominated performance in "Anna Christie", in which he co-starred with his future wife Natasha Richardson. The next year, the two also starred opposite Jodie Foster in the movie Nell (1994), and were married in July of that year. Leading roles as the 18th century Scottish Highlander Rob Roy (1995) and the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (1996) followed, and soon Neeson was solidified as one of Hollywood's top leading men. He starred in the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Qui-Gon Jinn, received a Golden Globe nomination for Kinsey (2004), played the mysterious Ducard in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), and provided the voice for Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).
Neeson found a second surprise career as an action leading man with the release of Taken (2008) in early 2009, an unexpected box office hit about a retired CIA agent attempting to rescue his daughter from being sold into prostitution. However, less than two months after the release of the film, tragedy struck when his wife Natasha Richardson suffered a fatal head injury while skiing and passed away days afterward. Neeson returned to high-profile roles in 2010 with two back-to-back big-budget films, Clash of the Titans (2010) and The A-Team (2010), and returned to the action genre with Unknown (2011), The Grey (2011), Battleship (2012) and Taken 2 (2012), as well as the sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012).
Neeson was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1999 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. He has two sons from his marriage to Richardson: Micheal Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996).- Actor
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Seamus O'Hara was born on 25 June 1990 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Northman (2022), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) and An Irish Goodbye (2022).- Glen Wallace was born on 5 May 1976 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Secret (2016), EastEnders (1985) and Hollyoaks (1995).
- Alexandra Ford was born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She is known for Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), Line of Duty (2012) and Give My Head Peace (1998).
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Syd Macartney was born on 24 July 1954 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Syd is a director and cinematographer, known for A Love Divided (1999), The Canterville Ghost (1996) and Yellowthread Street (1990).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Robert McKenzie was born on 22 September 1880 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland [now Ballymena District, Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), The White Outlaw (1929) and A Naughty Nurse (1928). He was married to Eva McKenzie. He died on 8 July 1949 in Manunuck, Rhode Island, USA.- Producer
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Mark Devlin was born on 7 September 1970 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Your Highness (2011), Unleashed (2005) and The Magdalene Sisters (2002). He has been married to Karen Devlin since 23 February 1990.- Actress
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Clodagh Rodgers was born on 5 March 1947 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for I'm Bob, He's Dickie (1977), The Bill (1984) and Just for Fun (1963).- Gareth Maguire was born on 12 August 1974 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Leftovers (2014), Marrakech (2006) and Shut Up & Sing (2006). He was previously married to Martie Maguire.
- After fifteen years training and competing in Kung fu forms (winning four Ameteur World Titles). Shane decided to support his son Brandon in his passion and take up acting. In his first production he played Widow Twankey. In the past three years, Shane has had principle roles on the Grand Opera House(Belfast) Stage, and has made many appearances in local independent short films and has worked on major film and television productions such as Dracula Untold, Line OF Duty series 2, BBC drama Hidden and Feature film Starred Up. He signed with Premier Artists N.I at the beginning of 2013.
- Mark Mulholland was born in 1937 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Far and Away (1992), City of Ember (2008) and The Boxer (1997). He died on 24 October 2007 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Shane McCaffrey was born on 3 May 1972 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for After the Dawn (2012), The Horrible Flowers (2006) and The Four Twenty-One (2009).- Producer
- Director
J. Brian Waddell was born in 1934 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. J. Brian was a producer and director, known for Chasing Time In (2001), Dramarama (1983) and First Sight (1987). J. Brian was married to Eileen Audrey Waddell. J. Brian died on 16 December 2009.- Additional Crew
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- Director
Niall O'Donnell was born on 23 May 1988 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Dracula Untold (2014), Learning with Ghost Scott (2013) and Grainne Uaile: The Movie (2024).- Richard Buick was born on 17 August 1976 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Peter Smyth was born on 25 May 1986 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for Historyonics (2004).
- Steven Davis was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- Director
Norman Maen was born in 1932 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), This Is Tom Jones (1969) and Children's Royal Variety Performance (1989). He died on 22 April 2008.- Tom Coulter was born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. He is known for BBC Newsline (1996), BBC News 24 (1997) and Sky News at 10 (2006).
- Nigel Worthington was born on 4 November 1961 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK.