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After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners. Action thriller starring Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas and Laurence Fishburne.
2021
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Movie/Drama
Thriller
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Liam Neeson
(Actor)
Born:
June 07, 1952
in
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Best Known For:
Schindler's List and Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace
Early-life:
William John Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. He made his acting debut at 11 in a school play. He was a good teenage amateur boxer, winning the Irish Youth Championship, but quit after blacking out following a fight. Neeson later enrolled at St Mary's Teaching College in Belfast, but became interested in acting on joining the Belfast Lyric Players' Theatre. He made ends meet with various odd jobs, including forklift operator, truck driver and assistant architect, before stardom beckoned.
Career:
Neeson's professional debut was on stage in The Risen People. He was spotted in a play at Dublin's Abbey Theatre by director John Boorman, who cast him in movie Excalibur in 1981. He made a name for himself in Krull, A Woman of Substance, Ellis Island and The Mission. Other leading roles came in Suspect, The Dead Pool and The Big Man. However, he didn't become a major star until Schindler's List in 1993. Since then he's featured in Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace, Gangs of New York, Love Actually, Kinsey and the brilliant action film Taken. He was also seen in the big-screen version of The A Team and has several blockbusters in the pipeline.
Quote:
'I never did think of myself as handsome - terribly attractive, yes - but not handsome.'
Trivia:
Dated a string of famous women, including Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields, Barbra Streisand, Sinead O'Connor and Helen Mirren. Married actress Natasha Richardson, mother of his sons Micheal and Daniel. She died in a skiing accident in 2009.
Marcus Thomas
(Actor)
Laurence Fishburne
(Actor)
Born:
July 30, 1961
in
Augusta, Georgia
Best Known For:
His role in The Matrix
Early-life:
Laurence John Fishburne III was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1961. His mother, Hattie, was a teacher, and his father was a correctional officer. They divorced when he was a youngster and Laurence was raised in Brooklyn by his mother. He began acting at the tender age of 12, landing a role in the soap opera One Life to Live.
Career:
Laurence lied about his age to ensure he got a part in the epic Apocalypse Now, and enjoyed a minor role in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed The Color Purple. Since then, Fishburne has established himself as a character actor of some note - with roles in School Daze, Boys N the Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It? (for which he received an Oscar nomination) and The Matrix films. In 2008, he returned to TV work, accepting a lead role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, but is also due to appear in the upcoming movies Predators and 4Chosen.
Quote:
'It's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously.
Trivia:
Away from acting, Fishburne is a Unicef ambassador.
Jonathan Hensleigh
(Director)
