--- description: The action film stalwart Liam Neeson says he plans to stop performing in action roles in the near future. title: Liam Neeson Says He is Quitting Action Movies in 2 Years image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccfc33194fe3e0ed/698783633c163949944523cc/465873259.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Liam Neeson Says He is Quitting Action Movies in 2 Years  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 12, 2015 4:32 PM CUT  Liam Neeson attends a photocall for the film "Non Stop" at The Dorchester on January 30, 2014 in London, England. Liam Neeson attends a photocall for the film "Non Stop" at The Dorchester on January 30, 2014 in London, England.Karwai Tang—WireImage  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 12, 2015 4:32 PM CUT The action film stalwart Liam Neeson says he plans to [stop performing in action roles](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/11/liam-neeson-to-quit-action-movies-two-years-taken-run-all-night "undefined") in the near future. “Maybe two more years. If God spares me and I’m healthy,” he said in an interview with _The Guardian_. Neeson, who broke out with his role in the 1993 Steven Spielberg film _Schindler’s List_, has more recently performed in a spate of action or thriller films such as the hit 2008 film _Taken_, _The Grey_ (2011), and most recently _Run All Night_, which comes out on Friday. “I get sent quite a few action-oriented scripts, which is great,” Neeson, 62, told The Guardian. “I’m not knocking it. It’s very flattering. But there is a limit, of course.” \[[_The Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/11/liam-neeson-to-quit-action-movies-two-years-taken-run-all-night "undefined")\] Liam Neeson Says He is Quitting Action Movies in 2 Years ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3742581/liam-neeson-action-movies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3742581/liam-neeson-action-movies/"},"headline":"Liam Neeson Says He is Quitting Action Movies in 2 Years","datePublished":"2015-03-12T16:32:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:07:29.510Z","description":"The Taken star says he's nearly ready to shift gears","url":"https://time.com/3742581/liam-neeson-action-movies/","keywords":["celebrities","movies","liam neeson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccfc33194fe3e0ed/698783633c163949944523cc/465873259.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccfc33194fe3e0ed/698783633c163949944523cc/465873259.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Non Stop\" - Photocall","caption":"\"Non Stop\" - Photocall","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3742581/liam-neeson-action-movies/","name":"Liam Neeson Says He is Quitting Action Movies in 2 Years"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Late-Night Highlight: Watch Liam Neeson Read A Classic Children's Book On 'Kimmel'","description":"Ever wished you could hear Liam Neeson read you a classic children's book? 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