Top 10 Irish actors and actresses

3. Liam Neeson

From Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Liam Neeson remains one of Ireland's most memorable and awarded actors, reputed for roles such as Oskar Schindler and Star Wars' Qui-Gon Jinn.

Although he started his career as an amateur boxer and studied for his bachelor's in teaching, Neeson found his talent for acting when he enrolled in the Belfast Lyric Players' Theatre. His first performances in feature films involved minor roles, yet his first lead roles included Leo in The Good Mother (1988) and Martin Falcon in Satisfaction (1988). By the time Sam Raimi starred him as the tortured hero in Darkman (1990), Neeson's fame soared.

Neeson became an iconic figure in Hollywood cinema, starring in films such as Under Suspicion (1991) and Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992). By far, his most acclaimed film, Schindler's List (1993), won him six recognitions, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Neeson's most popular roles include Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Valjean in Les Miserables (1998), Henri Ducard in Batman Begins (2005) and Aslan in three episodes of The Chronicles of Narnia (2005, 2008, 2010).

His outstanding performance of Michael Collins in Michael Collins (1996) earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Drama. The film occurred in Ireland, where Neeson reenacted a revolutionary fighting for his country's freedom from Britain.

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