Gabriel Byrne
Date of birth: 1950-05-12
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gabriel James Byrne, Гэбриэл Бирн, Гэбриел Бирн, Гэбриел Бёрн, Гебріел Бірн, گابریل بایرن
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.
Movie Credits
Miller's Crossing
1990-09-21
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the
Dead Man
1995-12-23
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepa
The Usual Suspects
1995-07-19
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lo
Leningrad
2009-01-01
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign
Stigmata
1999-09-02
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent expe
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
2022-11-17
Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehic
Point of No Return
1993-03-19
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the executio
Jindabyne
2006-07-20
Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends wh
The Search for Alexander the Great
1981-05-06
Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather in a tent to tell his tale th
Excalibur
1981-04-10
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conce
Vanity Fair
2004-09-01
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the positio
Played
2006-05-19
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (M
P.S.
2004-10-15
Louise, an unfulfilled divorced woman with regrets, gets the chance to relive her past when she meet
Assault on Precinct 13
2005-01-19
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick
Gothic
1987-02-27
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. T
Into the West
1992-10-23
Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coo
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997-02-28
Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apar
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998-03-12
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with t
Little Women
1994-12-21
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
End of Days
1999-11-24
Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When
Enemy of the State
1998-11-20
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer a
Spider
2002-11-06
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the
Ghost Ship
2002-10-25
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers c
The Keep
1983-12-16
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Rom
Emotional Arithmetic
2008-04-18
An emotionally scarred fifty-something female, a high-profile but haunted British novelist, and a he
Hello Again
1987-11-06
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister
Perrier's Bounty
2009-09-11
A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accid
Defence of the Realm
1986-05-09
A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB ag
Trial by Jury
1994-09-09
Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no o
Cool World
1992-07-10
A bizarre accident lands Frank Harris in Cool World, a realm of cartoons. Years later, cartoonist Ja
Making Love
2000-02-11
Costanza is drinking a beer in a Prague pub, a summer night in 1968, while a violinist enters and st
Shade
2003-05-18
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They fi
Siesta
1987-11-11
American Claire wakes up blood-soaked and bruised at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to a
Wah-Wah
2005-08-17
Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994-09-02
When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and
Virginia's Run
2002-03-03
A teenage girl, trying to come to terms with the death of her mother in a horse-riding accident, nur
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994-03-16
A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a mani
The Last of the High Kings
1996-12-06
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis P
Hanna K.
1983-09-07
Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman has her beliefs challenged when she is appointed to the defense of Se
Polish Wedding
1998-01-16
The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (s
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004-12-22
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five
This Is the Sea
1997-09-15
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy
Mad Dog Time
1996-11-08
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious ri
The End of Violence
1997-09-12
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillan
The Courier
1988-02-10
When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery
Prince of Jutland
1994-02-23
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Quest for Camelot
1998-05-15
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a
Shipwrecked
1990-10-03
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmat
Frankie Starlight
1995-11-22
The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the
Julia and Julia
1988-02-05
A grieving woman, haunted by the loss of her husband on their wedding day, suddenly finds herself sl
A Man's Story
2011-10-08
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
Lionheart
1987-08-14
A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prin
The Brylcreem Boys
1996-11-14
In 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with bot
Walking with Ghosts
2022-02-26
A stage adaptation of Gabriel Byrne's 2020 memoir of the same name
Capital
2012-11-14
The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund
Buffalo Girls
1995-04-30
The bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. It's the wanin
A Dangerous Woman
1993-09-10
Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Marth
Patrick
2004-03-14
A fascinating story of the truth behind the legend and history of St Patrick. This special will feat
The Rocking Horse Winner
1982-11-25
In Paul's family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over l
Diamond Skulls
1990-06-08
Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son.
I, Anna
2012-03-03
A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
2012-06-15
Dreaming the Quiet Man’ includes interviews with aficionados of Ford like, Martin, Scorsese, Peter B
All Things To All Men
2013-04-05
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
Vampire Academy
2014-02-07
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mort
Just a Sigh
2013-04-10
In the short break between performances in Calais, stage actress Alix makes a quick escape to Paris.
Murder at Yellowstone City
2022-06-24
A former slave who arrives in Yellowstone City, Montana, a desolate former boomtown now on the decli
Dance First
2023-11-03
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering h
A Soldier's Tale
1988-06-16
In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (G
Horses: The Story of Equus
2002-06-12
The story of three horses who were all born on the same night but their lives take very different pa
Reflections
1984-04-01
A historian writing a biography of Isaac Newton spends a Summer with a dysfunctional family in Co. C
Sauver Mozart
Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Raphaël Jerusalmy.
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000-12-14
Brendan is an earnest, introverted schoolteacher who, aside from his participation in the local choi
Killing Emmett Young
2002-04-13
In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to hom
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
2003-01-01
Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Doc
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997-05-17
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use
Louder Than Bombs
2015-10-01
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps ev
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022-12-25
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search f
Endless Night
2015-11-27
Ellesmere Island, northern Canada, 1908. Josephine, a brave but naive woman, embarks on a dangerous
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Documentary about the origins and making of the 1995 Oscar-winning suspense thriller. Includes rare
The Treatment
1984-03-16
Liam is a south London teenager, out of a job, living for Saturday afternoon, for the excitement of
2:22
2008-09-24
The plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off
The 33
2015-08-06
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated un
Ballerina
2025-06-04
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training
Mad to Be Normal
2017-04-06
The story of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London i
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
2008-07-12
Documentary profile of the acclaimed Irish actor.
Four Letters of Love
2025-07-18
Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018-10-08
A featurette that sheds light on the filmmaker’s approach, and how he turned a character-driven dome
Carrie Pilby
2017-03-31
Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016-06-30
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most ce
Somebody Is Waiting
1996-12-19
An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed.
No Pay, Nudity
2016-11-04
Aging actor Lester Rosenthal (Gabriel Byrne), who has lost his way with his career, with his family,
Pursuing the Suspects
2002-04-29
Short documentary featuring footage of the movie, director Bryan Singer talking about the casting an
An L.A. Minute
2018-08-24
Best-selling author Ted Gold faces a moral dilemma when Velocity, an avant-garde performance artist
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death
2017-10-27
We don’t know how. We don’t know when. But death comes for us all. To be human is to wrestle with th
Lies We Tell
2018-02-02
A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a li
Hereditary
2018-06-07
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets
In the Cloud
2018-02-08
To stop a terrorist bomber, two estranged tech geniuses reunite after the death of their mentor to d
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008-05-08
King Arthur founds the kingdom of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table, who fight for justice
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
2018-03-25
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw
Lost Girls
2020-01-28
When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
2018-02-01
An epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon in an attempt to unravel the myst
The Outsider
1979-11-26
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to
The Women of SNL
2010-11-01
A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978-12-12
An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusi
Death of a Ladies' Man
2021-03-12
A carousing college professor's life takes a series of unimaginable turns, and all the old stories a
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002-04-02
Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. Th
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
2002-04-02
Featurette in which director Bryan Singer tells more about the mysterious criminal Keyser Soze.
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
2020-07-10
The son of a junkie aristocrat and a schizophrenic showgirl becomes a master of reinvention on a 50+
Pirates
1998-04-06
Discovery examines the history of "Golden age of Piracy." The program takes a detailed look at the h
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
1995-10-20
The Irish entry in the BFI's "Century of Cinema" documentary series examines Irish filmmaking in a d
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013-12-20
This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excal
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
2025-01-31
Emerging from rural Ireland, Edna O’Brien broke multiple taboos with her sexually provocative litera
Diary of a Mad Old Man
A stubborn professor who becomes consumed by desire when he forms a bond with his best friend’s daug
Out of Ireland
1995-06-09
Over the course of two centuries, seven million men, women and children abandoned their homeland for
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025-09-10
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025-09-10
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025-11-10
The son of a Welsh miner, Richard Burton became a Hollywood star and is considered one of the greate
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007-05-06
A retrospective of "Saturday Night Live" during the 1990's. Includes interviews with the cast and cr