The Big Picture It’s easy to forget that up until a decade ago, Liam Neeson wasn’t exactly known for action films. Neeson was considered to be a rather straightforward dramatic actor ever since his breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic Schindler’s List, but his performance in the action film Taken ended up being the first of many action roles. Neeson has rarely stepped outside the “action revenge thriller” genre in the last decade of his career.
Cast Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheal Neeson, Michael Eklund, Bradley Stryker, Wesley MacInnes Rating R Runtime 119 Genres Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Studio Studiocanal Liam Neeson Gets Revenge for His Son’s Murder in 'Cold Pursuit' Liam Neeson starred in Cold Pursuit as Nels Coxman, a lonely snowplow operator whose son Kyle is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
‘Cold Pursuit’ Deals With Addiction and Heartbreak While Nels’ quest of vengeance makes him fairly intimidating, Cold Pursuit indicates that he is an inherently good man and was a good father to Kyle. In order to hold leverage over Viking, Nels kidnaps his son, Ryan , from an elite preparatory school. While this gives him a strategic advantage, Nels recognizes that Ryan isn’t responsible for his father’s crimes, and that dragging him into the conflict won’t bring him any satisfaction.