Gabriel Byrne
Born
May 12, 1950 (age 75)
Birthplace
Dublin, Ireland

Gabriel Byrne

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).

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Movies

Four Letters of Love
Four Letters of Love
2025 ★ 6.3
Muiris Gore
Ballerina
Ballerina
2025 ★ 7.3
The Chancellor
Dance First
Dance First
2023 ★ 6.9
Samuel Beckett
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 ★ 8.2
The Horse (voice)
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
2022 ★ 6.4
Enzo Ferrari
Murder at Yellowstone City
Murder at Yellowstone City
2022 ★ 5.4
Sheriff Ambrose
Death of a Ladies' Man
Death of a Ladies' Man
2021 ★ 5.6
Samuel O'Shea
Lost Girls
Lost Girls
2020 ★ 6.1
Richard Dormer
An L.A. Minute
An L.A. Minute
2018 ★ 2.0
Ted Gold
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 ★ 7.3
Steve Graham
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
2018 ★ 6.0
Narrator
In the Cloud
In the Cloud
2018 ★ 5.0
Doc Wolff
Lies We Tell
Lies We Tell
2018 ★ 5.3
Donald
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
2018 ★ 8.0
Narrator
Mad to Be Normal
Mad to Be Normal
2017 ★ 5.9
Jim
Carrie Pilby
Carrie Pilby
2017 ★ 6.8
Mr. Pilby
No Pay, Nudity
No Pay, Nudity
2016 ★ 4.0
Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose
Endless Night
Endless Night
2015 ★ 6.1
Bram
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs
2015 ★ 6.4
Gene Reed
The 33
The 33
2015 ★ 6.4
Andre Sougarret
Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy
2014 ★ 6.3
Victor Dashkov
Just a Sigh
Just a Sigh
2013 ★ 6.2
Man
All Things To All Men
All Things To All Men
2013 ★ 4.3
Joseph Corso
Capital
Capital
2012 ★ 6.1
Dittmar Rigule
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
2012 ★ 7.8
Narrator
I, Anna
I, Anna
2012 ★ 5.3
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL
2010 ★ 6.0
Priest (archive footage)
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty
2009 ★ 5.8
Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
Leningrad
Leningrad
2009 ★ 5.4
Philip Parker
2:22
2:22
2008 ★ 5.2
Detective Swain (uncredited)
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
2008
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008 ★ 2.0
King Arthur
Emotional Arithmetic
Emotional Arithmetic
2008 ★ 5.4
Christopher Lewis
Jindabyne
Jindabyne
2006 ★ 5.5
Stewart
Played
Played
2006 ★ 3.6
Eddie
Wah-Wah
Wah-Wah
2005 ★ 5.8
Harry Compton
Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13
2005 ★ 6.2
Captain Marcus Duvall
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004 ★ 5.1
Brother Juniper
P.S.
P.S.
2004 ★ 5.6
Peter Harrington
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
2004 ★ 5.8
The Marquess of Steyne
Patrick
Patrick
2004 ★ 5.5
Patrick
Shade
Shade
2003 ★ 6.2
Charlie Miller
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
2003 ★ 7.0
Narrator
Spider
Spider
2002 ★ 6.6
Bill Cleg
Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship
2002 ★ 6.0
Captain Sean Murphy
Horses: The Story of Equus
Horses: The Story of Equus
2002
Narrator
Killing Emmett Young
Killing Emmett Young
2002 ★ 5.3
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Virginia's Run
Virginia's Run
2002 ★ 7.2
Ford Lofton
When Brendan Met Trudy
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000 ★ 4.0
Special Appearance
Making Love
Making Love
2000 ★ 6.8
il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
End of Days
End of Days
1999 ★ 6.1
The Man
Stigmata
Stigmata
1999 ★ 6.3
Father Andrew Kiernan
Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
1998 ★ 7.1
'Brill'
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
1998 ★ 6.8
Lionel (voice)
Pirates
Pirates
1998 ★ 6.0
Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 ★ 6.6
D'Artagnan
Polish Wedding
Polish Wedding
1998 ★ 5.0
Bolek
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
1997 ★ 5.7
Rohan
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997 ★ 5.3
Ray
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997 ★ 4.9
Lionel Powers
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 ★ 6.3
The Mechanic
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting
1996 ★ 2.0
Roger Ellis
The Last of the High Kings
The Last of the High Kings
1996 ★ 5.6
Jack Griffin
The Brylcreem Boys
The Brylcreem Boys
1996 ★ 4.0
Commandant O'Brien
Mad Dog Time
Mad Dog Time
1996 ★ 5.2
Ben London
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 ★ 7.3
Charlie Dickinson
Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight
1995 ★ 5.0
Jack Kelly
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
1995 ★ 5.0
Narrator (voice)
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
1995 ★ 8.2
Keaton
Out of Ireland
Out of Ireland
1995 ★ 6.0
Richard O'Gorman (voice)
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 ★ 6.4
Teddy Blue
Little Women
Little Women
1994 ★ 7.3
Friedrich Bhaer
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
1994 ★ 5.3
Daniel Graham
A Simple Twist of Fate
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994 ★ 6.1
John Newland
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994 ★ 8.0
The Good Thief
Prince of Jutland
Prince of Jutland
1994 ★ 5.4
Fenge
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
1993 ★ 5.5
Mackey
Point of No Return
Point of No Return
1993 ★ 6.2
Bob
Into the West
Into the West
1992 ★ 6.4
Papa Reilly
Cool World
Cool World
1992 ★ 5.6
Jack Deebs
Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked
1990 ★ 6.7
Lt. John Merrick
Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing
1990 ★ 7.5
Tom Reagan
Diamond Skulls
Diamond Skulls
1990 ★ 3.1
Hugo
A Soldier's Tale
A Soldier's Tale
1988 ★ 3.8
Saul
The Courier
The Courier
1988
Val
Julia and Julia
Julia and Julia
1988 ★ 4.9
Paolo
Siesta
Siesta
1987 ★ 5.1
Augustine
Hello Again
Hello Again
1987 ★ 5.7
Kevin Scanlon
Lionheart
Lionheart
1987 ★ 5.4
Black Prince
Gothic
Gothic
1987 ★ 5.7
Lord Byron
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm
1986 ★ 6.4
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Reflections
Reflections
1984 ★ 4.0
William Masters
The Treatment
The Treatment
1984
Father Michael
The Keep
The Keep
1983 ★ 5.6
Major Kaempffer
Hanna K.
Hanna K.
1983 ★ 6.1
Joshué Herzog
The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner
1982
Bassett
The Search for Alexander the Great
The Search for Alexander the Great
1981 ★ 5.0
Ptolemy
Excalibur
Excalibur
1981 ★ 7.0
Uther
The Outsider
The Outsider
1979 ★ 5.2
Man in Street
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Sauver Mozart
Sauver Mozart

TV Series