Following In Legendary Footsteps

Micheál Richardson opens up about working on a new film with his dad, liam neeson, 11 years after losing his mum, Natasha Richardson

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Growing up in a family of famous actors doesn’t mean you don’t still get starstruck. Micheál Richardson, 25, the older son of Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson, recalls the very first time it happened to him. His father was playing Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 1999 and brought him to the set. “I was just a toddler and saw R2-D2 and waddled right up to him and gave him a big hug,” recalls Richardson. “My dad says I wouldn’t let go.”

A LEGACY OF LOVE

Richardson says becoming an actor has made him feel a special connection to his late mum.

“Now that I’m on this journey that she had gone through herself, I feel like she’s with me,” he says. “I do feel closer [to her].”

The young actor (whose Irish first name is pronounced Me-hall) will likely have fans of his own soon. He’s currently starring in the drama