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{{quote|...and [[[The Hero]]] is [[Dating What Daddy Hates|dating the daughter of the stern older admiral that hates his gut]] who is played by Liam Neeson because '''fuck you''', he was in [[
{{quote|'''Lewis''': No, now I'm curious. Let's say you're going to prison for a long time. Plus, your parents? Very understanding. Who's your cellmate?<br />
'''Oswald''': ...Liam Neeson.|''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', first episode}}
Liam Neeson is a multi-award winning actor originally from [[Stroke Country]]. Has a long and multi-faceted career, from serious drama (as Oskar Schindler in ''~Schindler's List~'') to fantasy (the voice of Aslan in ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'') to action (Bryan Mills in ''[[Taken (
His latest roles are Dr Martin Harris in the thriller ''[[Unknown]]'' and John Ottway in the wilderness survival thriller ''[[The Grey]]''.
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** As Qui-Gon he's also the only Jedi whose robe has a seam down the back. Because of his height, they couldn't make the robe out of one piece of fabric because bolts of cloth don't come that wide.
** They also had to spend thousands of dollars making the walls of the sets taller before they could start filming, because apparently the set designers didn't realize just how tall he was.
* [[Chronically-Killed Actor]]: Which makes it ironic that his character in ''[[Les Misérables]]'' is [[Spared
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: See above. (And don't forget to come back down for the rest of the article. Eventually.)
* [[Hot Dad]]: In real life (see above) and on film.
** Even invoked [[In
* [[Oireland]]: Subverted -- Neeson has let it be known that he will "not do Irish stereotypes".
** Except on the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch, "Ya Call This A House, Do Ya?" in which he played a drunken, churlish Irishman. Of course, in this case, it was [[Played for Laughs|meant to be funny]].
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* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: He's been getting cast as either antiheroes or outright villains recently. Of course, he's known in Real life as being one of the sweetest men in the world.
* [[Nice Guy]]: In Real life and often in Films.
* [[One-Man Army]]: His roles in ''[[Darkman]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Taken (
** Not to mention his role as James in [[Fallout 3]]. [[Technical Pacifist|A kindly Doctor]] who managed to travel across the [[Crapsack World|hell of the Wasteland]] in order to bring his newborn safely to a Vault. Then 19 years later, ''did it again''.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: While a wonderful actor, he might be the poster boy for this trope when attempting anything other than his native Irish. Both he and [[Harrison Ford]] have an especially [[Egregious]] case of this in ''[[K19: The Widowmaker]]''.
** That said, he does normally tone his accent ''way'' down in most of his films. In real life his accent is much, much stonger and a touch harder.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: A mild version -- in the fact-based drama ''Five Minutes of Heaven'', the Roman Catholic Neeson played a Protestant killer (and the Protestant James Nesbitt played the Catholic brother of his victim). Both actors are actually from Northern Ireland.
** And then there's ''[[Taken (
*** You mean he's not like that in [[Reality Is Unrealistic|Real Life?!]]
** Also, any time he plays the villain. It's not very common. {{spoiler|This is specifically why he was chosen to be the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Batman Begins]]'', because they thought it would shock fans that Neeson was the true villain}}.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: His role in ''[[Taken (
** Ain't the only time, either. He's played Jean Valjean of [[Les Misérables]], a role in which being Papa Wolf is a requirement.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: Played a minor role in the [[So Bad It's Good]] Cult Classic [[Krull]].
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