Born June 7, 1952 in Northern Ireland, the actor has made a killing as Hollywood’s definitive aging badass in countless movies, such as the Arctic survivalist drama The Grey or the grittier, big screen update of The A-Team, roles that started coming down the pipeline after Neeson starred as the hero of the international hit thriller Taken.
While it seems obvious now, years ago, no one would have predicted that Liam Neeson would be the most endurable action movie star of the last decade.