Julia Roberts and Liam Neeson

Since his modest beginnings as an actor in the late 1970s, Liam Neeson has starred in a slew of critically acclaimed films, even earning him an Oscar nomination for his performance on Schindler’s List. It turns out that, aside from being a phenomenal star, Neeson was also a total heartthrob when he was younger.

The action star has dated Julia Roberts after appearing together in the 1987 film Satisfaction. She was 19 at that time, and he was already a well-known actor. The couple lived together within two weeks of their first meeting, saying that he was her first leading man—the couple dated for over a year before breaking up in 1988. Roberts became an icon in Hollywood and has been married to Daniel Moder for over two decades now. On the other hand, Neeson cemented his reputation as a blockbuster star with acting credits in the Taken trilogy.