Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine Brown, a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. He grew up with three sisters: Elizabeth, Bernadette and Rosaleen.

Neeson married actress Natasha Richardson in 1994. They had two sons, actor Micheál Richardson and Daniel Neeson. Richardson died in 2009 after a skiing accident. Neeson has not remarried.

Liam Neeson kids

Micheál Richardson (son)

Date of birth: June 22, 1995

Micheál is an actor who adopted his mother Natasha Richardson’s surname in her honor. He has appeared with his father in films including “Cold Pursuit” and “Made in Italy.”

Daniel Neeson (son)

Date of birth: August 27, 1996

Daniel has pursued business and environmental projects while maintaining a lower public profile than his father and brother.

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Who are Liam Neeson parents?

Bernard Neeson (father)

Liam’s late father was a pious well-educated person, who made a great impact on his son’s life. Bernard served as a custodian at a Catholic school for boys. He was very religious and took his son and three daughters to the church each Sunday. Once the priest in the church offered Bernard to take his son for box workouts, and thus Liam was involved in this dangerous kind of sports, which helped to form his strong nature and chiseled body.

Bernard didn’t earn a lot, but money was not the main in the Neeson family. They resided in a small house, which actually resembled a box, in Ballymena, Ireland. Mr. Neeson put lots of efforts to teach his kids to be kind and hard-working. Later Neeson family opened a pub, and Bernard was busy there, too.

Katherine Brown Neeson (mother)

Liam’s mother was a dinner lady. She cooked meals at school, and she had to go on foot 1-2 miles each day to get to her place of work. It was hard, but she had never complained because she knew, she had to care about her 4 kids. Bernard didn’t earn a lot, and she had to help him maintain their big family.

Later she helped her husband to run a pub. Katherine taught her son to be honest and hard-working, and in spite of his current star status, Liam’s mindset hasn’t changed.

Katherine is still alive, although her health has deteriorated after the tragic death of her grandson Ronan, the son of her daughter Bernadette in January 2019.  She is nicknamed as Nanna Kitty in a family circle.

Liam Neeson siblings

Elizabeth Connaughton Neeson (older sister)

Elizabeth is Liam’s older sister. She is the first kid in Bernard and Katherine family. She resides in Ballymena and runs a laundry business. Elizabeth, who changed her surname for Connaughton after marriage, has a close bond with her brother. Liam helps her in her laundry, when he comes to visit her. The Hollywood star is not afraid to make his hands dirty, and it attracts more visitors to his sister’s venue, where the blockbuster star can be seen with the iron in his hands.

Bernadette Sexton Neeson (older sister)

A real family man, Liam has cordial relationships with his older sister Bernadette. The woman resided in Worthing, West Sussex. She gave birth to 6 kids, the youngest of which, Ronan Sexton, fell from a phonebox and was in a coma for 5 years till he peacefully died during a night of sleep.

Bernadette is divorced. She lives under one roof with her partner Harry. The woman earned her living as a teacher.

Rosaleen Agnew Neeson (younger sister)

The youngest in the Neeson family, she keeps her husband and two kids out of the limelight. But like her older sisters, she is closely-knitted with her stellar brother.

Bio

Liam John Neeson is a Northern Irish actor born on June 7, 1952. After early theater work in Belfast and Dublin, he established an international film career through “Excalibur,” “Schindler’s List,” “Michael Collins,” “Love Actually” and the “Taken” series.

Neeson received an Academy Award nomination for “Schindler’s List” and has worked across drama, action and comedy. In 2025, he played Frank Drebin Jr. in “The Naked Gun.” He was married to Natasha Richardson from 1994 until her death in 2009, and they had two sons.