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A look at "The Grey" star's most explosive roles
By S. James Snyder, Special to Metromix
Has Liam Neeson become Hollywood’s resident rager?
Once upon a time, there were plenty of middle-aged action stars with anger management issues—the likes of Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson, who exuded grit and sought only vengeance. But as Hollywood has gone comic book—and as Gibson has fallen off the A-list—it seems as if Neeson has emerged as the most reliable Tough Father Figure out there.
He’s boiled the formula down to a science, as demonstrated in his latest release—"The Grey"—the story of an oil drilling team fending off wolves in the Alaskan wild. Take a look back at Neeson’s most ticked off heroes.
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