Ever wondered how Liam Neeson rose to stardom? Neeson was born in North Ireland in a small town called Ballymena in County Antrim. He is a son of Katherine Neeson who was a career cook. Neeson’s father is Bernard Neeson, he works as a caretaker at Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. He was named after the local Roman Catholic priest Liam. He is the third born of four siblings. He has three sisters: Rosaline, Elizabeth and Bernadette. He rose to the limelight when he acted as Oscar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. This opened opportunities for him in big-budget films such as Taken, Batman Begins, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Taken II, Kinsey, The Chronicles of Narnia and Les Miserables among others. For more interesting facts you must read his biography. Grab your biography book now!