Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, a small town located in County Antrim. His full name is Liam John Neeson, and he was raised in a Roman Catholic family. He grew up in a modest, working-class environment, where his father, Barney Neeson, worked as a caretaker at a local primary school, while his mother, Katherine Neeson, was a cook.