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Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Known For Acting
Birthday May 12, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Ballerina

Ballerina

2025

as The Chancellor

Dance First

Dance First

2023

as Samuel Beckett

Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

as Sheriff Ambrose

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

as The Horse (voice)

Death of a Ladies' Man

Death of a Ladies' Man

2021

as Samuel O'Shea

Lost Girls

Lost Girls

2020

as Richard Dormer

Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

2018

as Donald

An L.A. Minute

An L.A. Minute

2018

as Ted Gold

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

2018

as Narrator

In the Cloud

In the Cloud

2018

as Doc Wolff

Hereditary

Hereditary

2018

as Steve Graham

Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

2017

as Jim

Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

2017

as Mr. Pilby

No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

2016

as Lawrence Rose

Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

2015

as Gene Reed

Endless Night

Endless Night

2015

as Bram

The 33

The 33

2015

as Andre Sougarret

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

2014

as Victor Dashkov

All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

2013

as Joseph Corso

I, Anna

I, Anna

2012

as D.C.I. Bernie Reid

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

as Priest (archive footage)

Leningrad

Leningrad

2009

as Philip Parker

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

2009

as Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)

Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

2008

as Christopher Lewis

2:22

2:22

2008

as Detective Swain (uncredited)

Played

Played

2006

as Eddie

Jindabyne

Jindabyne

2006

as Stewart

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

2005

as Harry Compton

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

as Captain Marcus Duvall

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

as Brother Juniper

P.S.

P.S.

2004

as Peter Harrington

Patrick

Patrick

2004

as Patrick

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as The Marquess of Steyne

Shade

Shade

2003

as Charlie Miller

Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

2002

as Ford Lofton

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

2002

as Captain Sean Murphy

Horses: The Story of Equus

Horses: The Story of Equus

2002

as Narrator

Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

2002

as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken

Spider

Spider

2002

as Bill Cleg

Making Love

Making Love

2000

as il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto

When Brendan Met Trudy

When Brendan Met Trudy

2000

as Special Appearance

Stigmata

Stigmata

1999

as Father Andrew Kiernan

End of Days

End of Days

1999

as The Man

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

as D'Artagnan

Pirates

Pirates

1998

as Narrator (voice)

Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

1998

as Bolek

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as 'Brill'

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

1998

as Lionel (voice)

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Lionel Powers

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

as The Mechanic

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997

as Ray

This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

1997

as Rohan

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

1996

as Roger Ellis

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996

as Jack Griffin

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

as Ben London

The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

1996

as Commandant O'Brien

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995

as Keaton

Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

1995

as Jack Kelly

Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

1995

as Teddy Blue

Dead Man

Dead Man

1995

as Charlie Dickinson

Royal Deceit

Royal Deceit

1994

as Fenge

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994

as The Good Thief

A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994

as John Newland

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

as Daniel Graham

Little Women

Little Women

1994

as Friedrich Bhaer

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993

as Bob

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

1993

as Mackey

Into the West

Into the West

1992

as Papa Reilly

Cool World

Cool World

1992

as Jack Deebs

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Tom Reagan

Dark Obsession

Dark Obsession

1990

as Hugo

A Soldier's Tale

A Soldier's Tale

1988

as Saul

The Courier

The Courier

1988

as Val

Lionheart

Lionheart

1987

as Black Prince

Siesta

Siesta

1987

as Augustine

Hello Again

Hello Again

1987

as Kevin Scanlon

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

1986

as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Gothic

Gothic

1986

as Lord Byron

Reflections

Reflections

1984

as William Masters

The Treatment

The Treatment

1984

as Father Michael

The Keep

The Keep

1983

as Major Kaempffer

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982

as Bassett

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Uther

The Outsider

The Outsider

1980

as Man in Street

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996

Screenplay

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Land Without God

Land Without God

2019

Executive Producer

Hereditary

Hereditary

2018

Executive Producer

Tent City, U.S.A

Tent City, U.S.A

2012

Executive Producer

Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

2000

Executive Producer

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

1996

Co-Producer

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996

Co-Executive Producer

The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

1996

Producer

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

Executive Producer

Into the West

Into the West

1992

Associate Producer

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Spirit Awards Best Actor The Usual Suspects Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Best Supporting Actor The Usual Suspects Won
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor The Usual Suspects Nominated
Television Credits

In Treatment

as Dr. Paul Weston

Episodes: 106

First Aired: Jan 28, 2008

Strangers

as Johnny Maguire

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Jun 05, 1978

Live from Lincoln Center

as King Arthur

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Jan 30, 1976

War of the Worlds

as Bill Ward

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 28, 2019

Madigan Men

as Benjamin Madigan

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Bracken

as Pat Barry

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 06, 1980

Vikings

as Earl Haraldson

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

Maniac

as Porter Milgrim

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 21, 2018

Attack on Leningrad

as Phillip Parker

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 19, 2007

Secret State

as Tom Dawkins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 07, 2012

Christopher Columbus

as Christopher Columbus

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 07, 1985

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Vittorio Mussolini

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 24, 1985

The Last of Summer

as Bishop's secretary

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 05, 1978

Quirke

as Quirke

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 16, 2014

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

as Earl Haraldson (archive footage)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 30, 2015

ZeroZeroZero

as Edward Lynwood

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 14, 2020

Leningrad

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 19, 2007

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

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