Gabriel Byrne

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 12, 1950 (76 yrs)

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Gabriel James Byrne

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Ballerina
7.3

Ballerina

2025as The Chancellor
Hereditary
7.3

Hereditary

2018as Steve Graham
The Usual Suspects
8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995as Keaton
Enemy of the State
7.1

Enemy of the State

1998as 'Brill'
Little Women
7.3

Little Women

1994as Friedrich Bhaer
End of Days
6.1

End of Days

1999as The Man
Excalibur
7.0

Excalibur

1981as Uther
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.7

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998as D'Artagnan
Ghost Ship
6.0

Ghost Ship

2002as Captain Sean Murphy
The 33
6.4

The 33

2015as Andre Sougarret
Vampire Academy
6.3

Vampire Academy

2014as Victor Dashkov
Dead Man
7.3

Dead Man

1995as Charlie Dickinson
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
8.2

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022as The Horse (voice)
Miller's Crossing
7.5

Miller's Crossing

1990as Tom Reagan
Point of No Return
6.2

Point of No Return

1993as Bob
Stigmata
6.3

Stigmata

1999as Father Andrew Kiernan
Quest for Camelot
6.9

Quest for Camelot

1998as Lionel (voice)
Assault on Precinct 13
6.2

Assault on Precinct 13

2005as Captain Marcus Duvall
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
6.4

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

2022as Enzo Ferrari
Cool World
5.7

Cool World

1992as Jack Deebs
The Keep
5.6

The Keep

1983as Major Kaempffer
Spider
6.7

Spider

2002as Bill Cleg
P.S.
5.6

P.S.

2004as Peter Harrington
Shade
6.2

Shade

2003as Charlie Miller
Murder at Yellowstone City
5.5

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022as Sheriff Ambrose
Vanity Fair
5.8

Vanity Fair

2004as The Marquess of Steyne
Lost Girls
6.1

Lost Girls

2020as Richard Dormer
I, Anna
5.3

I, Anna

2012as D.C.I. Bernie Reid
Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.3

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997as The Mechanic
Gothic
5.7

Gothic

1987as Lord Byron
Four Letters of Love
6.1

Four Letters of Love

2025as Muiris Gore
Trial by Jury
5.4

Trial by Jury

1994as Daniel Graham
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
7.5

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025as Self
Louder Than Bombs
6.5

Louder Than Bombs

2015as Gene Reed
Prince of Jutland
5.4

Prince of Jutland

1994as Fenge
A Simple Twist of Fate
6.1

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994as John Newland
Wah-Wah
5.9

Wah-Wah

2005as Harry Compton
The End of Violence
5.4

The End of Violence

1997as Ray
Hello Again
5.7

Hello Again

1987as Kevin Scanlon
A Dangerous Woman
5.5

A Dangerous Woman

1993as Mackey
Hanna K.
6.2

Hanna K.

1983as Joshué Herzog
Mad Dog Time
5.3

Mad Dog Time

1996as Ben London
Carrie Pilby
6.8

Carrie Pilby

2017as Mr. Pilby
The Women of SNL
6.0

The Women of SNL

2010as Priest (archive footage)
Into the West
6.4

Into the West

1992as Papa Reilly
The Outsider
5.8

The Outsider

1979as Man in Street
Endless Night
6.1

Endless Night

2015as Bram
2:22
5.2

2:22

2008as Detective Swain (uncredited)
Jindabyne
5.5

Jindabyne

2006as Stewart
Played
3.9

Played

2006as Eddie