Gabriel Byrne
May 12, 1950 (74 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 ·From the World of John Wick: Ballerinaas The Chancellor
- 2025 ·Four Letters of Loveas Muiris Gore
- 2025 ·Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Storyas Self
- 2023 ·Dance Firstas Samuel Beckett
- 2022 ·The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horseas The Horse (voice)
- 2022 ·Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legendas Enzo Ferrari
- 2022 ·Murder at Yellowstone Cityas Sheriff Ambrose
- 2022 ·Walking with Ghostsas Himself
- 2021 ·Death of a Ladies' Manas Samuel O'Shea
- 2020 ·Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?as Self
- 2020 ·ZeroZeroZeroas Edward Lynwood
- 2020 ·Lost Girlsas Richard Dormer
- 2019 ·War of the Worldsas Bill Ward
- 2018 ·Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditaryas Self - Steve
- 2018 ·Maniacas Porter Milgrim
- 2018 ·An L.A. Minuteas Ted Gold
- 2018 ·Hereditaryas Steve Graham
- 2018 ·My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shawas Narrator
- 2018 ·In the Cloudas Doc Wolff
- 2018 ·Lies We Tellas Donald
- 2018 ·Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Seaas Narrator
- 2017 ·Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Deathas Self
- 2017 ·Mad to Be Normalas Jim
- 2017 ·Carrie Pilbyas Mr. Pilby
- 2016 ·No Pay, Nudityas Lawrence Rose
- 2016 ·Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loachas Self - Actor
- 2015 ·Endless Nightas Bram
- 2015 ·Louder Than Bombsas Gene Reed
- 2015 ·The 33as Andre Sougarret
- 2015 ·Vikings: Athelstan's Journalas Earl Haraldson (archive footage)
- 2014 ·Quirkeas Quirke
- 2014 ·Vampire Academyas Victor Dashkov
- 2013 ·Excalibur: Behind the Movieas Self
- 2013 ·Just a Sighas Man
- 2013 ·All Things To All Menas Joseph Corso
- 2013 ·Vikingsas Earl Haraldson
- 2012 ·Capitalas Dittmar Rigule
- 2012 ·Secret Stateas Tom Dawkins
- 2012 ·John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Manas Narrator
- 2012 ·I, Annaas D.C.I. Bernie Reid
- 2011 ·A Man's Storyas Self
- 2010 ·The Women of SNLas Priest (archive footage)
- 2009 ·Perrier's Bountyas Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
- 2009 ·Leningradas Philip Parker
- 2008 ·2:22as Detective Swain (uncredited)
- 2008 ·Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Homeas
- 2008 ·Camelot: Live from Lincoln Centeras King Arthur
- 2008 ·Emotional Arithmeticas Christopher Lewis
- 2008 ·In Treatmentas Dr. Paul Weston
- 2007 ·Attack on Leningradas Phillip Parker
- 2007 ·Leningradas
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2006 ·Jindabyneas Stewart
- 2006 ·Playedas Eddie
- 2005 ·Wah-Wahas Harry Compton
- 2005 ·Assault on Precinct 13as Captain Marcus Duvall
- 2004 ·The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Brother Juniper
- 2004 ·P.S.as Peter Harrington
- 2004 ·Vanity Fairas The Marquess of Steyne
- 2004 ·Patrickas Patrick
- 2003 ·Shadeas Charlie Miller
- 2003 ·Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortalityas Narrator
- 2002 ·Spideras Bill Cleg
- 2002 ·Ghost Shipas Captain Sean Murphy
- 2002 ·Horses: The Story of Equusas Narrator
- 2002 ·Pursuing the Suspectsas Himself
- 2002 ·Killing Emmett Youngas Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
- 2002 ·Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'as Self
- 2002 ·Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featuretteas Self
- 2002 ·Virginia's Runas Ford Lofton
- 2000 ·When Brendan Met Trudyas Special Appearance
- 2000 ·Madigan Menas Benjamin Madigan
- 2000 ·Making Loveas il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
- 1999 ·End of Daysas The Man
- 1999 ·Stigmataas Father Andrew Kiernan
- 1998 ·Enemy of the Stateas 'Brill'
- 1998 ·Quest for Camelotas Lionel (voice)
- 1998 ·Piratesas Narrator (voice)
- 1998 ·The Man in the Iron Maskas D'Artagnan
- 1998 ·Polish Weddingas Bolek
- 1997 ·This Is the Seaas Rohan
- 1997 ·The End of Violenceas Ray
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1997 ·Weapons of Mass Distractionas Lionel Powers
- 1997 ·Smilla's Sense of Snowas The Mechanic
- 1996 ·Somebody Is Waitingas Roger Ellis
- 1996 ·The Last of the High Kingsas Jack Griffin
- 1996 ·The Brylcreem Boysas Commandant O'Brien
- 1996 ·Mad Dog Timeas Ben London
- 1995 ·Dead Manas Charlie Dickinson
- 1995 ·Frankie Starlightas Jack Kelly
- 1995 ·Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 ·The Usual Suspectsas Keaton
- 1995 ·Buffalo Girlsas Teddy Blue
- 1994 ·Little Womenas Friedrich Bhaer
- 1994 ·Trial by Juryas Daniel Graham
- 1994 ·A Simple Twist of Fateas John Newland
- 1994 ·Inside the Actors Studioas Self
- 1994 ·All Things Bright and Beautifulas The Good Thief
- 1994 ·Prince of Jutlandas Fenge
- 1994 ·Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to Americaas Richard O'Gorman (voice)
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·A Dangerous Womanas Mackey
- 1993 ·Point of No Returnas Bob
- 1992 ·Into the Westas Papa Reilly
- 1992 ·Cool Worldas Jack Deebs
- 1990 ·Shipwreckedas Lt. John Merrick
- 1990 ·Miller's Crossingas Tom Reagan
- 1990 ·Dark Obsessionas Hugo
- 1988 ·A Soldier's Taleas Saul
- 1988 ·The Courieras Val
- 1988 ·Julia and Juliaas Paolo
- 1987 ·Siestaas Augustine
- 1987 ·Hello Againas Kevin Scanlon
- 1987 ·Lionheartas Black Prince
- 1986 ·Gothicas Lord Byron
- 1986 ·Defence of the Realmas Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
- 1985 ·Mussolini: The Untold Storyas Vittorio Mussolini
- 1985 ·Christopher Columbusas Christopher Columbus
- 1984 ·Reflectionsas William Masters
- 1984 ·The Treatmentas Father Michael
- 1983 ·The Keepas Major Kaempffer
- 1983 ·Hanna K.as Joshué Herzog
- 1982 ·The Rocking Horse Winneras Bassett
- 1981 ·The Search for Alexander the Greatas Ptolemy
- 1981 ·Excaliburas Uther
- 1980 ·The Outsideras Man in Street
- 1980 ·Brackenas Pat Barry
- 1978 ·The Last of Summeras Bishop's secretary
- 1978 ·Strangersas Johnny Maguire
- 1976 ·Live from Lincoln Centeras King Arthur
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- Future ·Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'as self
- 1978 ·On a Paving Stone Mountedas
- Future ·A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'as Himself (Archive Footage)
- Future ·Sauver Mozartas