Liam Neeson – 69, Ballymena

Born in Ballymena, England, Liam Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland whose name has become synonymous with an on-screen loving husband and family man who squares off against bad guys in action-packed thrillers. In the Seth McFarlane-led reboot of The Naked Gun, Neeson will display his versatility as an actor, having taken up a comedic role for a change.

Being a leading man in action movies comes naturally for the Unknown actor since he began boxing at the All Saints Youth Club at the age of nine. Neeson’s career absolutely skyrocketed when he saved his daughter from would-be abductors in the 2008 action thriller Taken.