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Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Acting

Born: May 12, 1950Dublin, Ireland

Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020. In 2009, The Guardian named him one of the best actors who never received an Academy Award nomination. Byrne's acting career began at the Focus Theatre in Dublin before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1974. His screen debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. He went on to star in such films as Defence of the Realm (1986), Lionheart (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Little Women (1994), Dead Man (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), Vanity Fair (2004), The 33 (2015), and Hereditary (2018). He co-wrote The Last of the High Kings (1996) and produced In the Name of the Father (1993).  For his Broadway work, Byrne has received two nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his roles in the Eugene O'Neill plays A Moon for the Misbegotten (2000) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). For his television work, Byrne has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Paul Weston in the HBO drama series In Treatment (2008–2010). He also received a Golden Globe Award. His other notable television roles include Vikings (2013), Maniac (2018), and War of the Worlds (2019–2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Self

2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

Self

2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

Self (archive footage)

2025
Four Letters of Love

Four Letters of Love

Muiris Gore

2025
Ballerina

Ballerina

The Chancellor

2025
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Self

2025
Dance First

Dance First

Samuel Beckett

2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Horse (voice)

2022
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Enzo Ferrari

2022
Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

Sheriff Ambrose

2022
Walking with Ghosts

Walking with Ghosts

Himself

2022
Death of a Ladies' Man

Death of a Ladies' Man

Samuel O'Shea

2021
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

Self

2020
Lost Girls

Lost Girls

Richard Dormer

2020
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

Self - Steve

2018
An L.A. Minute

An L.A. Minute

Ted Gold

2018
Hereditary

Hereditary

Steve Graham

2018
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Narrator

2018
In the Cloud

In the Cloud

Doc Wolff

2018
Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

Donald

2018
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Narrator

2018
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

Self

2017
Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

Jim

2017
Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

Mr. Pilby

2017
No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose

2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Self - Actor

2016
Endless Night

Endless Night

Bram

2015
Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

Gene Reed

2015
The 33

The 33

Andre Sougarret

2015
Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

Victor Dashkov

2014
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Self

2013
Just a Sigh

Just a Sigh

Man

2013
All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

Joseph Corso

2013
Capital

Capital

Dittmar Rigule

2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

Narrator

2012
I, Anna

I, Anna

D.C.I. Bernie Reid

2012
A Man's Story

A Man's Story

Self

2011
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

Priest (archive footage)

2010
Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)

2009
Leningrad

Leningrad

Philip Parker

2009
2:22

2:22

Detective Swain (uncredited)

2008

Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

2008
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

King Arthur

2008
Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

Christopher Lewis

2008
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Self

2007
Jindabyne

Jindabyne

Stewart

2006
Played

Played

Eddie

2006
Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

Harry Compton

2005
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

Captain Marcus Duvall

2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Brother Juniper

2004
P.S.

P.S.

Peter Harrington

2004
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

The Marquess of Steyne

2004
Patrick

Patrick

Patrick

2004
Shade

Shade

Charlie Miller

2003
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Narrator

2003
Spider

Spider

Bill Cleg

2002
Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

Captain Sean Murphy

2002
Horses: The Story of Equus

Horses: The Story of Equus

Narrator

2002

Pursuing the Suspects

Himself

2002
Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken

2002
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Self

2002
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

Self

2002
Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

Ford Lofton

2002
When Brendan Met Trudy

When Brendan Met Trudy

Special Appearance

2000
Making Love

Making Love

Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto

2000
End of Days

End of Days

The Man

1999
Stigmata

Stigmata

Father Andrew Kiernan

1999
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

'Brill'

1998
Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

Lionel (voice)

1998
Pirates

Pirates

Narrator (voice)

1998
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

D'Artagnan

1998
Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

Bolek

1998
Nothing Is What It Seems:  The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

Self

1998
This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

Rohan

1997
The End of Violence

The End of Violence

Ray

1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Lionel Powers

1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

The Mechanic

1997
Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

Roger Ellis

1996
The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

Jack Griffin

1996
The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

Commandant O'Brien

1996
Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

Ben London

1996
Dead Man

Dead Man

Charlie Dickinson

1995
Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

Jack Kelly

1995
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

Narrator (voice)

1995
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

Keaton

1995
Out of Ireland

Out of Ireland

Richard O'Gorman (voice)

1995
Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

Teddy Blue

1995
Little Women

Little Women

Friedrich Bhaer

1994
Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

Daniel Graham

1994
A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

John Newland

1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

The Good Thief

1994
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Fenge

1994
A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

Mackey

1993
Point of No Return

Point of No Return

Bob

1993
Into the West

Into the West

Papa Reilly

1992
Cool World

Cool World

Jack Deebs

1992
Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

Lt. John Merrick

1990
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

Tom Reagan

1990
Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

Hugo

1990
A Soldier's Tale

A Soldier's Tale

Saul

1988
The Courier

The Courier

Val

1988
Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

Paolo

1988
Siesta

Siesta

Augustine

1987
Hello Again

Hello Again

Kevin Scanlon

1987
Lionheart

Lionheart

Black Prince

1987
Gothic

Gothic

Lord Byron

1987
Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

1986

Reflections

William Masters

1984

The Treatment

Father Michael

1984
The Keep

The Keep

Major Kaempffer

1983
Hanna K.

Hanna K.

Joshué Herzog

1983
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

Bassett

1982
The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

Ptolemy

1981
Excalibur

Excalibur

Uther

1981
The Outsider

The Outsider

Man in Street

1979
On a Paving Stone Mounted

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978