Liam Neeson is now best known as an action star thanks to the Taken movie series, but we should have seen this transition coming long before Taken premiered 16 years ago. Liam Neeson has been part of movies from a variety of genres throughout his acting career. Neeson received critical acclaim for his role as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielbergs Schindlers List, which served as his breakout role. Neeson continued a streak of success with movies like Rob Roy, Michael Collins, and Les Misrables.
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