Gabriel Byrne
Born: 1950-05-12 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Ballerina as The Chancellor
- Four Letters of Love as Muiris Gore
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius as Self
- A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' as Self (archive footage)
- Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story as Self
2023
- Dance First as Samuel Beckett
2022
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as The Horse (voice)
- Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend as Enzo Ferrari
- Murder at Yellowstone City as Sheriff Ambrose
- Walking with Ghosts as Himself
2021
- Death of a Ladies' Man as Samuel O'Shea
2020
- ZeroZeroZero as Edward Lynwood
- Lost Girls as Richard Dormer
- Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? as Self
2019
- War of the Worlds as Bill Ward
- Land Without God ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Hereditary as Steve Graham
- Maniac as Porter Milgrim
- Lies We Tell as Donald
- An L.A. Minute as Ted Gold
- Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary as Self - Steve
- In the Cloud as Doc Wolff
- My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw as Narrator
- Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea as Narrator
2017
- Carrie Pilby as Mr. Pilby
- Mad to Be Normal as Jim
- Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death as Self
2016
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Actor
- No Pay, Nudity as Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose
2015
- Vikings: Athelstan's Journal as Earl Haraldson (archive footage)
- The 33 as Andre Sougarret
- Endless Night as Bram
- Louder Than Bombs as Gene Reed
2014
- Quirke as Quirke
- Vampire Academy as Victor Dashkov
2013
- Vikings as Earl Haraldson
- All Things To All Men as Joseph Corso
- Just a Sigh as Man
- Excalibur: Behind the Movie as Self
2012
- Secret State as Tom Dawkins
- I, Anna as D.C.I. Bernie Reid
- Capital as Dittmar Rigule
- John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man as Narrator
- Tent City, U.S.A ... (Executive Producer)
2011
- A Man's Story as Self
2010
- The Women of SNL as Priest (archive footage)
- Perrier's Bounty as Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
2009
- The Meaning of Life as Self
- Leningrad as Philip Parker
2008
- In Treatment as Dr. Paul Weston
- 2:22 as Detective Swain (uncredited)
- Emotional Arithmetic as Christopher Lewis
- Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center as King Arthur
- Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Attack on Leningrad as Phillip Parker
- Leningrad
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
2005
- Assault on Precinct 13 as Captain Marcus Duvall
- Wah-Wah as Harry Compton
2004
- Vanity Fair as The Marquess of Steyne
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Brother Juniper
- P.S. as Peter Harrington
- Patrick as Patrick
2003
- Shade as Charlie Miller
- Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality as Narrator
2002
- Ghost Ship as Captain Sean Murphy
- Spider as Bill Cleg
- Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette as Self
- Virginia's Run as Ford Lofton
- Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' as Self
- Killing Emmett Young as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
- Pursuing the Suspects as Himself
- Horses: The Story of Equus as Narrator
2000
- Madigan Men as Benjamin Madigan
- Mad About Mambo ... (Executive Producer)
- Making Love as Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto
- When Brendan Met Trudy as Special Appearance
1999
- End of Days as The Man
- Stigmata as Father Andrew Kiernan
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as (archive footage)
1998
- Enemy of the State as 'Brill'
- The Man in the Iron Mask as D'Artagnan
- Quest for Camelot as Lionel (voice)
- Polish Wedding as Bolek
- Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' as Self
- Pirates as Narrator (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- Smilla's Sense of Snow as The Mechanic
- The End of Violence as Ray
- This Is the Sea as Rohan
- Weapons of Mass Distraction as Lionel Powers
1996
- The Last of the High Kings as Jack Griffin
- Mad Dog Time as Ben London
- Somebody Is Waiting as Roger Ellis
- The Brylcreem Boys as Commandant O'Brien
- Draíocht as Father
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Keaton
- Dead Man as Charlie Dickinson
- Buffalo Girls as Teddy Blue
- Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? as Narrator (voice)
- Frankie Starlight as Jack Kelly
- Out of Ireland as Richard O'Gorman (voice)
1994
- Little Women as Friedrich Bhaer
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- A Simple Twist of Fate as John Newland
- Trial by Jury as Daniel Graham
- Prince of Jutland as Fenge
- All Things Bright and Beautiful as The Good Thief
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- In the Name of the Father ... (Executive Producer)
- Point of No Return as Bob
- A Dangerous Woman as Mackey
1992
- Cool World as Jack Deebs
- Into the West as Papa Reilly
1990
- Miller's Crossing as Tom Reagan
- Diamond Skulls as Hugo
- Shipwrecked as Lt. John Merrick
1988
- Julia and Julia as Paolo
- A Soldier's Tale as Saul
- The Courier as Val
1987
- Gothic as Lord Byron
- Hello Again as Kevin Scanlon
- Lionheart as Black Prince
- Siesta as Augustine
1986
- Defence of the Realm as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
1985
- Christopher Columbus as Christopher Columbus
- Mussolini: The Untold Story as Vittorio Mussolini
1984
- Reflections as William Masters
- The Treatment as Father Michael
1982
- The Rocking Horse Winner as Bassett
- Joyce in June as Keogh / Blazes Boylan
1981
- Excalibur as Uther
- The Search for Alexander the Great as Ptolemy
1980
- Bracken as Pat Barry
1979
- The Outsider as Man in Street
1978
- Strangers as Johnny Maguire
- The Last of Summer as Bishop's secretary
- On a Paving Stone Mounted
1976
- Live from Lincoln Center as King Arthur
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- Film '72 as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter