Liam Neeson's son, Micheál Richardson, has said he auditioned for a role to star alongside his famous father "for his own dignity".
The 68-year-old veteran actor and his 25-year-old son appear together in Amazon Prime Video’s comedy drama, Made in Italy.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, Richardson said: "I auditioned for the part for my own dignity. I didn’t just want to be handed the part because he’s my dad".
Neeson replied: "You auditioned? I didn’t know that!"
Richardson is one of Neeson's two sons with late wife, Natasha, who died aged 45 following a skiing accident in 2009.
Appearing via video, Neeson said of playing a father-son duo who have lost a wife and mother: "We can very much relate to that.
"When I read the script I thought, 'Oh my gosh, this is a bit near the knuckle’, I felt a churning in the gut, but thought it would be great to do and to do it with my son."
He added: "It was cathartic in a way – the way in which art sometimes can be. There were some very delicate emotional scenes, and I could access the emotion without any problem, I didn’t need days to build up to it and I thought Micheal would be the same."
This Friday! Join @lauramvula, @RobBrydon, Cush Jumbo, Tahar Rahim, @DeborahMeaden, Liam Neeson & Micheál Richardson! Friday at 10:45pm on @BBCOne #TheGNShow pic.twitter.com/BIcwe1fRLA
— Graham Norton Show (@TheGNShow) March 24, 2021
The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One on Friday at 10.55pm.
