Liam Neeson looked downcast as he made a rare appearance three months after his shocking comments about seeking vengeance on a black person after the rape of a friend.
The Taken actor, 66, looked almost unrecognisable as he cut a very casual figure during an outing to Central Park with a friend in New York City on Thursday.
Liam tried to keep a low profile in grey tracksuit bottoms which he teamed with two navy blue hoodies.
Pictured: Liam Neeson looked downcast as he made a rare appearance three months after his shocking comments about seeking vengeance on a black person after the rape of a friend
The Love Actually star sported an overgrown beard and grey locks, which he tucked underneath in a beige baseball cap, he added a pair of black glasses.
Liam finished his look with a pair of grey trainers for his walk and outing to Central Park with a friend.
The star, who made his first red carpet appearance since the shocking comments in March, appeared downcast as he stepped out in the American city, chewing on a wooden stick.
His appearance comes after he was branded 'racist' following an interview where he said he had spent a week prowling the streets with a cosh to murder a black man 40 years ago, when he learned a loved one had allegedly been raped while he was away.
Casual: The Taken actor, 66, looked almost unrecognisable as he cut a very casual figure during an outing to Central Park with a friend in New York City on Thursday
Unrecognisable: Liam tried to keep a low profile in grey tracksuit bottoms which he teamed with two navy blue hoodies
During a chat with the Independent to promote his new film Cold Pursuit in February, the actor described how he walked the streets looking for a 'black b*****d' to kill in a misguided attempt at revenge.
Following a worldwide backlash, Liam appeared on Good Morning America days later to insist he is not a racist and revealed he had sought help from a Catholic priest after the incident.
In Cold Pursuit, it sees the action star take on the role of a father intent on revenge after his son has been killed in a drug feud, with Liam revealing he understands his character's motivation.
Liam explained: 'There's something primal – God forbid you've ever had a member of your family hurt under criminal conditions.'
Low profile: The Love Actually star sported an overgrown beard and grey locks, which he tucked underneath in a beige baseball cap, he added a pair of black glasses
Friend: Liam finished his look with a pair of grey trainers for his walk and outing to Central Park with a friend
Rare appearance: The star, who made his first red carpet appearance since the shocking comments in March, appeared downcast as he stepped out, chewing on a wooden stick
He said that after coming home from an overseas trip years ago he was told a loved one, who he does not name, had been raped.
Liam said: 'She handled the situation of the rape in the most extraordinary way. But my immediate reaction was I asked, did she know who it was? No. What colour were they? She said it was a black person.
'I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I'd be… approached by somebody – I'm ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some "black b******d" would come
