Biography
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen début came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. The actor has now starred in over 35 feature films, such as The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing and Stigmata, in addition to writing two. Byrne's producing credits include the Academy Award-nominated In the Name of the Father. Currently, he is receiving much critical acclaim for his role as Dr. Paul Weston in the HBO drama In Treatment.
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Filmography
all 138
Movies 116
TV Shows 22
self 19
Producer 5
Narrator 5
Voice 2
Ballerina (2025)
Movie
Samuel Beckett
Dance First (2023)
Movie
The Horse (voice)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Movie
Enzo Ferrari
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)
Movie
8
Sheriff Ambrose
Murder at Yellowstone City (2022)
Movie
Himself
Walking with Ghosts (2022)
Movie
Samuel O'Shea
Death of a Ladies' Man (2021)
Movie
Self
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? (2020)
Movie
Edward Lynwood
ZeroZeroZero (2020)
TV
5.73
Richard Dormer
Lost Girls (2020)
Movie
Self
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2020)
Movie
Bill Ward
War of the Worlds (2019)
TV
6.55
Executive Producer
Land Without God (2019)
Movie
Porter Milgrim
Maniac (2018)
TV
6.5
Ted Gold
An L.A. Minute (2018)
Movie
Steve Graham / Executive Producer
Hereditary (2018)
Movie
6.57
Self - Presenter
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw (2018)
Movie
Doc Wolff
In the Cloud (2018)
Movie
Donald
Lies We Tell (2018)
Movie
Narrator
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea (2018)
Movie
Self
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death (2017)
Movie
Jim
Mad to Be Normal (2017)
Movie
Mr. Pilby
Carrie Pilby (2017)
Movie
Lawrence Rose
No Pay, Nudity (2016)
Movie
Himself
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
Movie
Bram Trevor
Endless Night (2015)
Movie
Gene
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Movie
Andre Sougarret
The 33 (2015)
Movie
3
Earl Haraldson
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (2015)
TV
Quirke
Quirke (2014)
TV
7
Victor Dashkov
Vampire Academy (2014)
Movie
7.38
Self
Excalibur: Behind the Movie (2013)
Movie
Doug
Just a Sigh (2013)
Movie
Joseph Corso
All Things To All Men (2013)
Movie
6
Earl Haraldson
Vikings (2013)
TV
7.11
Dittmar Rigule
Capital (2012)
Movie
Tom Dawkins
Secret State (2012)
TV
Self
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (2012)
Movie
Executive Producer
Tent City, U.S.A (2012)
Movie
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
I, Anna (2012)
Movie
Self
A Man's Story (2011)
Movie
Priest (archive footage)
The Women of SNL (2010)
Movie
Voice of The Reaper
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
Movie
Parker
Leningrad (2009)
Movie
Detective Swain (uncredited)
2:22 (2008)
Movie
King Arthur
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008)
Movie
Christopher Lewis
Emotional Arithmetic (2008)
Movie
Dr. Paul Weston
In Treatment (2008)
TV
5.36
Phillip Parker
Attack on Leningrad (2007)
TV
Himself
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Eddie
Played (2006)
Movie
Stewart Kane
Jindabyne (2006)
Movie
Harry Compton
Wah-Wah (2005)
Movie
Capt. Marcus Duvall
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Movie
6
Brother Juniper
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Movie
Peter Harrington
P.S. (2004)
Movie
The Marquess of Steyne
Vanity Fair (2004)
Movie
6
Patrick
Patrick (2004)
Movie
Charlie Miller
Shade (2003)
Movie
8
Narrator
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (2003)
Movie
Bill Cleg
Spider (2002)
Movie
Captain Sean Murphy
Ghost Ship (2002)
Movie
5.17
Narrator
Horses: The Story of Equus (2002)
Movie
Himself
Pursuing the Suspects (2002)
Movie
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Killing Emmett Young (2002)
Movie
Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (2002)
Movie
Self
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette (2002)
Movie
Ford Lofton
Virginia's Run (2002)
Movie
Special Appearance
When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
Movie
Benjamin Madigan
Madigan Men (2000)
TV
Executive Producer
Mad About Mambo (2000)
Movie
il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
Making Love (2000)
Movie
The Man
End of Days (1999)
Movie
6.13
Father Andrew Kiernan
Stigmata (1999)
Movie
5.57
'Brill'
Enemy of the State (1998)
Movie
6.09
Lionel (voice)
Quest for Camelot (1998)
Movie
8
Narrator
Pirates (1998)
Movie
D'Artagnan
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Movie
8.5
Bolek
Polish Wedding (1998)
Movie
Lionel Powers
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Movie
Rohan
This Is the Sea (1997)
Movie
Self
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Ray
The End of Violence (1997)
Movie
The Mechanic
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
Movie
Roger Ellis
Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
Movie
Jack Griffin
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
Movie
Commandant O'Brien
The Brylcreem Boys (1996)
Movie
Ben London
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Movie
Charlie Dickinson
Dead Man (1995)
Movie
7
Jack Kelly
Frankie Starlight (1995)
Movie
Narrator
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? (1995)
Movie
Keaton
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Movie
6.51
Actor
Out of Ireland (1995)
Movie
Teddy Blue
Buffalo Girls (1995)
Movie
Friedrich Bhaer
Little Women (1994)
Movie
7
Daniel Graham
Trial by Jury (1994)
Movie
John Newland
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
Movie
6
Self
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
TV
The Good Thief
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994)
Movie
Fenge
Royal Deceit (1994)
Movie
Executive Producer
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Movie
5.4
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
TV
6
Mackey
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Movie
Bob
Point of No Return (1993)
Movie
5.63
Papa Reilly
Into the West (1992)
Movie
Jack Deebs
Cool World (1992)
Movie
6
Lt. John Merrick
Shipwrecked (1990)
Movie
Tom Reagan
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Movie
5.95
Hugo
Dark Obsession (1990)
Movie
Saul
A Soldier's Tale (1988)
Movie
Val
The Courier (1988)
Movie
Paolo
Julia and Julia (1988)
Movie
Augustine
Siesta (1987)
Movie
Kevin Scanlon
Hello Again (1987)
Movie
Black Prince
Lionheart (1987)
Movie
Byron
Gothic (1986)
Movie
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Defence of the Realm (1986)
Movie
Vittorio Mussolini
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
TV
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1985)
TV
William Masters
Reflections (1984)
Movie
Father Michael
The Treatment (1984)
Movie
Major Kaempffer
The Keep (1983)
Movie
Joshua Herzog
Hanna K. (1983)
Movie
Bassett
The Rocking Horse Winner (1982)
Movie
Ptolemy
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Movie
Uther Pendragon
Excalibur (1981)
Movie
1
Man in Street
The Outsider (1980)
Movie
Pat Barry
Bracken (1980)
TV
Actor
On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978)
Movie
Johnny Maguire
Strangers (1978)
TV
King Arthur
Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
TV
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Actor
Divine Rapture
Movie
Teddy Blue
Buffalo Girls
TV
self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Movie
Hamlet Revenant
Movie
Sauver Mozart
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.9
Based on 4.27 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-05-12 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceDublin, Republic of Ireland
ReligionCatholicism
RelationshipsEllen Barkin (1988-09-18 - 1999-05-26), Áine O'Connor (1974-01-01 - 1986-01-01)
SpouseHannah Beth King
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
ResidencesDublin, Ireland, Brooklyn, United States of America
Also Known AsGabriel James Byrne, Гэбриэл Бирн, Гэбриел Бирн, Гэбриел Бёрн
AwardsTheatre World Award, Golden Globe Award, IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
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