framethrowerSign up for free

FrameThrower · Actors · Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

22 films · 2,184 frames · top-billed in 17 · 19902025

Born 7 June 1952 · Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

William John Neeson is an Irish actor. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the United States, where the wide acclaim for his performance in Schindler's List led to more high-profile work. He is widowed and lives in New York with his two sons.

He has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 22 films · 2,184 frames · top-billed in 17 · 19902025

  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor1996
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire2000
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor2004
  • honorary master's degree1996
  • Theatre World Award1993
  • Drama League Award

How their films are shot

Measured across 2,184 frames from the 22 films we hold. This is the look of the work Liam takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 22 films we hold, 47% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Liam takes.

Time of day

Day47%
Night44%
Interior5%

Lighting

Natural45%
Low key44%
High key5%

Shot size

Medium49%
Wide22%
Closeup19%
Establishing5%

Camera angle

Eye level82%
High angle8%
Low angle8%

Mood

Neutral50%
Tense26%
Lonely8%
Ominous7%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 2,184 frames from Liam Neeson's 22 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.