The Taken trilogy is a popular action film series starring Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, a retired CIA operative who uses his skills to rescue his kidnapped daughter. The series has been praised for its intense action sequences, suspenseful plotlines, and Neeson's powerful performances.
Here's a brief overview of each film:
- Taken
- Taken 2
- Taken 3
In this first installment, Bryan Mills travels to Paris to rescue his teenage daughter Kim, who has been kidnapped while on vacation. Using his former CIA skills, he tracks down the kidnappers and rescues Kim.
Bryan Mills and his family are visiting Istanbul when they are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper he killed in the first film. Bryan must once again use his skills to escape and rescue his family.
Bryan Mills is framed for murder and must go on the run while clearing his name. He also discovers a conspiracy involving a powerful businessman and his own former CIA colleagues.
The Taken trilogy has been a commercial success, with each film grossing over $200 million worldwide. Neeson's portrayal of Bryan Mills has made him a popular action star, and the series has spawned a television spin-off, Taken: The Series.
The trilogy is more than just a collection of action films. It delves into themes of family, redemption, and the consequences of violence. Mills is a complex character who is both a hero and a flawed individual. His actions often have unintended consequences, and he is forced to confront the moral implications of his choices.
The thrilling and thought-provoking franchise has solidified Liam Neeson's status as an action icon, making it a must-watch for fans of the genre.
William John Neeson OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed seventh on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. Neeson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.
Neeson made his film debut with Pilgrim's Progress followed by early roles in Excalibur (1981), The Bounty (1984), The Mission (1986), The Dead Pool (1988), and Husbands and Wives (1992). He rose to prominence portraying Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993) for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. He played leading man roles in drama films such as Nell (1994), Rob Roy (1995), Michael Collins (1996), and Les Misérables (1998). He took blockbuster roles portraying Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins (2005) and Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy (2005–2010).
He acted in films such as the historical drama Gangs of New York (2002), the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), the biographical drama Kinsey (2004), the erotic thriller Chloe (2009), the religious drama Silence (2016), the fantasy film A Monster Calls (2016), the crime thriller Widows (2018), the anthology film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and the romantic drama Ordinary Love (2019). Beginning in 2009, Neeson cemented himself as an action star with the action thriller series Taken (2008–2014), The A-Team (2010), The Grey (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), and Cold Pursuit (2019). He is known for his collaborations in the genre with the director Jaume Collet-Serra and starred in four of his films: Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015), and The Commuter (2018).
On stage, Neeson joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast in 1976 for two years. On Broadway he earned two Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nominations for his performances as Matt Burke in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1992) and John Proctor in the Arthur Miller revival of The Crucible (2002). He portrayed Oscar Wilde in David Hare's The Judas Kiss (1998).
