His character has been beating people up for money for as long as he can remember, and here he is, at it again. The incessant drone of meaningless violence has taken its toll and now he's just going through the motions.

The days of Liam Neeson as an action movie star may soon be coming to a close as the actor revealed that he is thinking

Sixteen years after "Taken" made him the most improbable action star on the planet, Liam Neeson has finally announced that he'll soon be retiring from the genre that made him famous all over again - a career move he plans to implement by the end of 2025.

"I’m 72 – it has to stop at some stage," Neeson, who has had a latter-day career renaissance as the star of several run-and-gun actioners, told People. "You can’t fool audiences. I don’t want [stunt coordinator and double] Mark [Vanselow] to be fighting my fight scenes for me."

That being said, the overall track record of Liam Neeson's meme-worthy number of action films is fairly mixed, particularly the ones from the past few years. For every solid entry like The Grey and Non-Stop,

First up, “Taken,” of course, the Pierre Morel film which set Neeson on this course. While there are two sequels to this film about a retired CIA agent who sets out across Europe to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace),

Is Liam Neeson retiring from acting? Fans of the charismatic star have been buzzing with curiosity after recent comments sparked rumors of his potential departure from the industry. Neeson, known for his powerful performances in both dramatic and action-packed roles,

From 2008 to 2014, Neeson starred in three films in the Taken franchise, where he played former CIA operative Bryan Mills. In the film, Mills travels to Paris to rescue and avenge

Acclaimed actor Liam Neeson's newest crime movie continues a dismal Rotten Tomatoes streak that has lasted four years and is poised to keep lasting.