Gabriel Byrne
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting143
movieA World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Self (archive footage) / Self
movieFour Letters of Love
2025
Muiris Gore
movieBallerina
2025
The Chancellor
movieDance First
2023
Samuel Beckett
movieThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022
The Horse (voice)
movieLamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
2022
Enzo Ferrari
movieMurder at Yellowstone City
2022
Sheriff Ambrose
movieWalking with Ghosts
2022
Himself
movieDeath of a Ladies' Man
2021
Samuel O'Shea
tvZeroZeroZero
2020
Edward Lynwood
movieLost Girls
2020
Richard Dormer
tvWar of the Worlds
2019
Bill Ward
movieCursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018
Self - Steve
tvManiac
2018
Porter Milgrim
movieAn L.A. Minute
2018
Ted Gold
movieHereditary
2018
Steve Graham
movieIn the Cloud
2018
Doc Wolff
movieLies We Tell
2018
Donald
movieCarrie Pilby
2017
Mr. Pilby
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose
movieVersus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
Self - Actor
movieLouder Than Bombs
2015
Gene Reed
movieThe 33
2015
Andre Sougarret
tvVikings: Athelstan's Journal
2015
Earl Haraldson (archive footage)
tvQuirke
2014
Quirke
movieVampire Academy
2014
Victor Dashkov
movieAll Things To All Men
2013
Joseph Corso
tvVikings
2013
Earl Haraldson
movieCapital
2012
Dittmar Rigule
tvSecret State
2012
Tom Dawkins
movieI, Anna
2012
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
movieThe Women of SNL
2010
Priest (archive footage)
moviePerrier's Bounty
2010
Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
movieLeningrad
2009
Philip Parker
movie2:22
2008
Detective Swain (uncredited)
movieCamelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008
King Arthur
movieEmotional Arithmetic
2008
Christopher Lewis
tvIn Treatment
2008
Dr. Paul Weston
Attack on Leningrad
2007
Phillip Parker
movieJindabyne
2006
Stewart
moviePlayed
2006
Eddie
movieWah-Wah
2005
Harry Compton
movieAssault on Precinct 13
2005
Captain Marcus Duvall
movieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
Brother Juniper
movieP.S.
2004
Peter Harrington
movieVanity Fair
2004
The Marquess of Steyne
moviePatrick
2004
Patrick
movieShade
2003
Charlie Miller
movieSpider
2002
Bill Cleg
movieGhost Ship
2002
Captain Sean Murphy
movieKilling Emmett Young
2002
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
movieVirginia's Run
2002
Ford Lofton
movieWhen Brendan Met Trudy
2000
Special Appearance
tvMadigan Men
2000
Benjamin Madigan
movieMaking Love
2000
Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto
movieEnd of Days
1999
The Man
movieStigmata
1999
Father Andrew Kiernan
movieEnemy of the State
1998
'Brill'
movieQuest for Camelot
1998
Lionel (voice)
moviePirates
1998
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1998
D'Artagnan
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieWeapons of Mass Distraction
1997
Lionel Powers
movieSmilla's Sense of Snow
1997
The Mechanic
movieSomebody Is Waiting
1996
Roger Ellis
movieThe Last of the High Kings
1996
Jack Griffin
movieThe Brylcreem Boys
1996
Commandant O'Brien
movieMad Dog Time
1996
Ben London
movieDead Man
1995
Charlie Dickinson
movieIrish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
1995
Narrator (voice)
movieFrankie Starlight
1995
Jack Kelly
movieOut of Ireland
1995
Richard O'Gorman (voice)
movieBuffalo Girls
1995
Teddy Blue
movieLittle Women
1994
Friedrich Bhaer
movieTrial by Jury
1994
Daniel Graham
movieA Simple Twist of Fate
1994
John Newland
movieAll Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
The Good Thief
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieInto the West
1992
Papa Reilly
movieCool World
1992
Jack Deebs
movieShipwrecked
1990
Lt. John Merrick
movieMiller's Crossing
1990
Tom Reagan
movieSiesta
1987
Augustine
movieHello Again
1987
Kevin Scanlon
movieLionheart
1987
Black Prince
movieGothic
1987
Lord Byron
movieDefence of the Realm
1986
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
tvMussolini: The Untold Story
1985
Vittorio Mussolini
tvChristopher Columbus
1985
Christopher Columbus
Reflections
1984
William Masters
The Treatment
1984
Father Michael
movieThe Keep
1983
Major Kaempffer
movieHanna K.
1983
Joshué Herzog
Joyce in June
1982
Keogh / Blazes Boylan
movieExcalibur
1981
Uther
Bracken
1980
Pat Barry
movieThe Outsider
1979
Man in Street
tvThe Last of Summer
1978
Bishop's secretary
tvStrangers
1978
Johnny Maguire
tvLive from Lincoln Center
1976
King Arthur
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
Production10
movieLand Without God
2019
Executive Producer
movieHereditary
2018
Executive Producer
movieTent City, U.S.A
2012
Executive Producer
tvMadigan Men
2000
Producer
movieMad About Mambo
2000
Executive Producer
movieSomebody Is Waiting
1996
Co-Producer
movieThe Last of the High Kings
1996
Co-Executive Producer
movieThe Brylcreem Boys
1996
Producer
movieIn the Name of the Father
1993
Executive Producer
movieInto the West
1992
Associate Producer
Writing1
movieThe Last of the High Kings
1996
Screenplay