About

Known credits:
136
Birthday:
1950-05-12
Place of birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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Gabriel Byrne

Overview

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

Acting
2025 From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Actor The Chancellor N/A
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2025 Four Letters of Love Actor Muiris Gore N/A
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2025 Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story Actor Self N/A
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2023 Dance First Actor Samuel Beckett 59
Average
2022 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Actor The Horse (voice) 71
Good
2022 Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend Actor Enzo Ferrari 61
Fair
2022 Murder at Yellowstone City Actor Sheriff Ambrose 58
Average
2022 Walking with Ghosts Actor Himself N/A
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2021 Death of a Ladies' Man Actor Samuel O'Shea 58
Average
2020 Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? Actor Self N/A
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2020 Lost Girls Actor Richard Dormer 60
Fair
2019 War of the Worlds Actor Bill Ward 72
Good
2018 Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary Actor Self - Steve 59
Average
2018 An L.A. Minute Actor Ted Gold 58
Average
2018 Hereditary Actor Steve Graham 72
Good
2018 My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw Actor Narrator 58
Average
2018 In the Cloud Actor Doc Wolff 58
Average
2018 Lies We Tell Actor Donald 58
Average
2018 Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea Actor Narrator 59
Average
2017 Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Mad to Be Normal Actor Jim 58
Average
2017 Carrie Pilby Actor Mr. Pilby 63
Fair
2016 No Pay, Nudity Actor Lawrence Rose 58
Average
2016 Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Actor Self - Actor 59
Average
2015 Endless Night Actor Bram 59
Average
2015 Louder Than Bombs Actor Gene Reed 61
Fair
2015 The 33 Actor Andre Sougarret 62
Fair
2014 Quirke Actor Quirke 66
Fair
2014 Vampire Academy Actor Victor Dashkov 62
Fair
2013 Excalibur: Behind the Movie Actor Self N/A
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2013 Just a Sigh Actor Man 59
Average
2013 All Things To All Men Actor Joseph Corso 57
Average
2012 Capital Actor Dittmar Rigule 59
Average
2012 Secret State Actor Tom Dawkins 69
Fair
2012 John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man Actor Narrator 58
Average
2012 I, Anna Actor D.C.I. Bernie Reid 58
Average
2011 A Man's Story Actor Self 58
Average
2010 The Women of SNL Actor Priest (archive footage) 59
Average
2009 Perrier's Bounty Actor Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice) 58
Average
2009 Leningrad Actor Philip Parker 58
Average
2008 2:22 Actor Detective Swain (uncredited) 58
Average
2008 Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home Actor N/A
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2008 Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center Actor King Arthur N/A
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2008 Emotional Arithmetic Actor Christopher Lewis 58
Average
2007 Attack on Leningrad Actor Phillip Parker 69
Fair
2007 Leningrad Actor N/A
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2006 Jindabyne Actor Stewart 58
Average
2006 Played Actor Eddie 58
Average
2005 Wah-Wah Actor Harry Compton 58
Average
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Actor Captain Marcus Duvall 61
Fair
2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Actor Brother Juniper 57
Average
2004 P.S. Actor Peter Harrington 58
Average
2004 Vanity Fair Actor The Marquess of Steyne 58
Average
2004 Patrick Actor Patrick N/A
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2003 Shade Actor Charlie Miller 59
Average
2003 Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality Actor Narrator 59
Average
2002 Spider Actor Bill Cleg 63
Fair
2002 Ghost Ship Actor Captain Sean Murphy 59
Average
2002 Horses: The Story of Equus Actor Narrator N/A
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2002 Pursuing the Suspects Actor Himself 59
Average
2002 Killing Emmett Young Actor Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken 58
Average
2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Virginia's Run Actor Ford Lofton 59
Average
2000 When Brendan Met Trudy Actor Special Appearance 58
Average
2000 Madigan Men Actor Benjamin Madigan N/A
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2000 Making Love Actor il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto 59
Average
1999 End of Days Actor The Man 60
Fair
1999 Stigmata Actor Father Andrew Kiernan 61
Fair
1998 Enemy of the State Actor 'Brill' 69
Fair
1998 Quest for Camelot Actor Lionel (voice) 64
Fair
1998 Pirates Actor Narrator (voice) 58
Average
1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Actor D'Artagnan 65
Fair
1998 Polish Wedding Actor Bolek 58
Average
1997 This Is the Sea Actor Rohan 59
Average
1997 The End of Violence Actor Ray 58
Average
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction Actor Lionel Powers 58
Average
1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Actor The Mechanic 60
Fair
1996 Somebody Is Waiting Actor Roger Ellis 58
Average
1996 The Last of the High Kings Actor Jack Griffin 58
Average
1996 The Brylcreem Boys Actor Commandant O'Brien 58
Average
1996 Mad Dog Time Actor Ben London 58
Average
1995 Dead Man Actor Charlie Dickinson 69
Fair
1995 Frankie Starlight Actor Jack Kelly 58
Average
1995 Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? Actor Narrator 59
Average
1995 The Usual Suspects Actor Keaton 80
Very good
1995 Buffalo Girls Actor Teddy Blue 59
Average
1994 Little Women Actor Friedrich Bhaer 68
Fair
1994 Trial by Jury Actor Daniel Graham 58
Average
1994 A Simple Twist of Fate Actor John Newland 59
Average
1994 All Things Bright and Beautiful Actor The Good Thief N/A
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1994 Prince of Jutland Actor Fenge 58
Average
1993 A Dangerous Woman Actor Mackey 58
Average
1993 Point of No Return Actor Bob 60
Fair
1992 Into the West Actor Papa Reilly 59
Average
1992 Cool World Actor Jack Deebs 57
Average
1990 Shipwrecked Actor Lt. John Merrick 59
Average
1990 Miller's Crossing Actor Tom Reagan 70
Good
1990 Dark Obsession Actor Hugo 58
Average
1988 A Soldier's Tale Actor Saul 58
Average
1988 The Courier Actor Val 58
Average
1988 Julia and Julia Actor Paolo 58
Average
1987 Siesta Actor Augustine 58
Average
1987 Hello Again Actor Kevin Scanlon 58
Average
1987 Lionheart Actor Black Prince 58
Average
1986 Gothic Actor Lord Byron 58
Average
1986 Defence of the Realm Actor Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen 59
Average
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Actor Vittorio Mussolini 69
Fair
1985 Christopher Columbus Actor Christopher Columbus 69
Fair
1984 Reflections Actor William Masters 58
Average
1984 The Treatment Actor Father Michael N/A
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1983 The Keep Actor Major Kaempffer 58
Average
1983 Hanna K. Actor Joshué Herzog 58
Average
1982 The Rocking Horse Winner Actor Bassett N/A
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1981 The Search for Alexander the Great Actor Ptolemy N/A
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1981 Excalibur Actor Uther 65
Fair
1980 Bracken Actor Pat Barry N/A
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1979 The Outsider Actor Man in Street 58
Average
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted Actor N/A
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1978 The Last of Summer Actor Bishop's secretary N/A
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1978 Strangers Actor Johnny Maguire 69
Fair
Diary Of A Mad Old Man Actor N/A
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Sauver Mozart Actor N/A
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A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' Actor Himself (Archive Footage) 58
Average
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' Actor Self N/A
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Writing
1996 The Last of the High Kings Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production
2019 Land Without God Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2018 Hereditary Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2012 Tent City, U.S.A Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2000 Madigan Men Production Producer N/A
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2000 Mad About Mambo Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1996 Somebody Is Waiting Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1996 The Last of the High Kings Production Co-Executive Producer 58
Average
1996 The Brylcreem Boys Production Producer 58
Average
1993 In the Name of the Father Production Executive Producer 74
Good
1992 Into the West Production Associate Producer 59
Average