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Aliases: Gabriel James Byrne , Гэбриэл Бирн , Гэбриел Бирн , Гэбриел Бёрн , Гебріел Бірн , گابریل بایرن

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 95

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Vikings
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8

Vikings

(2013) Earl Haraldson
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Average
7
In Treatment
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8

In Treatment

(2008) Dr. Paul Weston
Hereditary
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7

Hereditary

(2018) Steve Graham
War of the Worlds
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7

War of the Worlds

(2019) Bill Ward
Tony Awards
Average
5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
The Usual Suspects
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8

The Usual Suspects

(1995) Dean Keaton
Ghost Ship
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6

Ghost Ship

(2002) Captain Sean Murphy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2023 Samuel Beckett
2022 The Horse (voice)
Enzo Ferrari
Sheriff Ambrose
Himself
2020 Samuel O'Shea
Self
Edward Lynwood
Richard Dormer
2019 Bill Ward
2018 Porter Milgrim
Ted Gold
Steve Graham
Narrator
Doc Wolff
Donald
Narrator
2017 Himself
Jim
Mr. Pilby
2016 Lawrence Rose
Himself
2015 Bram
Gene Reed
Andre Sougarret
Earl Haraldson (archive footage)
2014 Quirke
Victor Dashkov
2013 Himself
L'homme
Joseph Corso
Earl Haraldson
2012 Dittmar Rigule
Tom Dawkins
Narrator
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
2011 Self
2010 Priest (archive footage)
2009 Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
Philip Parker
2008 King Arthur
Christopher Lewis
Dr. Paul Weston
2007 Phillip Parker
Himself
2006 Eddie
Stewart
2005 Harry Compton
Captain Marcus Duvall
2004 Brother Juniper
Peter Harrington
The Marquess of Steyne
Patrick
2003 Charlie Miller
Narrator
2002 Bill Cleg
Captain Sean Murphy
Narrator
Himself
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Self
Self
Ford Lofton
2000 Special Appearance
Benjamin Madigan
il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
1999 The Man
Father Andrew Kiernan
1998 'Brill'
Lionel (voice)
Narrator (voice)
D'Artagnan
Bolek
1997 Lionel Powers
Rohan
Self
Ray
The Mechanic
1996 Roger Ellis
Jack Griffin
Commandant O'Brien
Ben London
1995 Charlie Dickinson
Jack Kelly
Narrator
Dean Keaton
Teddy Blue
1994 Friedrich Bhaer
Daniel Graham
John Newland
Self
The Good Thief
Fenge
1993 Self - Guest
Mackey
Bob
1992 Papa Reilly
Jack Deebs
1990 Lt. John Merrick
Tom Reagan
Hugo
1988 Saul
Val
1987 Augustine
Kevin Scanlon
Black Prince
Paolo
1986 Lord Byron
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
1985 Vittorio Mussolini
Christopher Columbus
1984 William Masters
Father Michael
1983 Major Kaempffer
Joshué Herzog
1982 Bassett
1981 Ptolemy
Uther Pendragon
1980 Man in Street
Pat Barry
1978 N/A
Johnny Maguire
1976 King Arthur
1975 Self - Host
1956 Self - Presenter
Himself (Archive Footage)
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
2018 Executive Producer
2012 Executive Producer
2000 Producer
1996 Co-Executive Producer
Producer
1993 Executive Producer
1992 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1996 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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