He has since starred in other successful films , including the title role in the historical biopic Michael Collins ( 1996 ) , the 1998 film adaptation of Victor Hugo 's Les Misérables , the epic space opera Star Wars : Episode I – The Phantom Menace ( 1999 ) , the biographical drama Kinsey ( 2004 ) , the superhero film Batman Begins ( 2005 ) , the action thriller series Taken ( 2008–2014 ) , the thriller-survival film The Grey ( 2011 ) , and the historical drama Silence ( 2016 ) .
Nell is a drama film from 1994 that stars Liam Neeson .