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Gabriel Byrne

Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 12, 1950 (75 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • Dead Man
  • Vampire Academy
  • Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
  • Shade
  • Gothic
  • Perrier's Bounty
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey
  • Wah-Wah
  • Royal Deceit
  • Trial by Jury
  • Mad to Be Normal
  • All Things to All Men
  • 2:22
  • Buffalo Girls
  • Mussolini: The Untold Story
  • Lies We Tell
  • An L.A. Minute
  • Land Without God

Known For

  • The Usual Suspects
  • Miller's Crossing
  • Hereditary
  • Ghost Ship
  • In the Name of the Father
  • The Man in the Iron Mask
  • End of Days
  • Stigmata
  • In Treatment
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Ballerina
  • War of the Worlds (2019)
  • Point of No Return
  • Louder Than Bombs
  • Vampire Academy
  • Spider
  • Cool World
  • Dead Man
  • Gothic
  • Excalibur
  • Little Women
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow
  • Lost Girls
  • Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

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Gabriel Byrne Filmography

2025
Ballerina · as The Chancellor
2024
Four Letters of Love · as Muiris Gore
2023
Dance First · as Samuel Beckett
2022
2022
2022
Murder at Yellowstone City · as Sheriff Ambrose
2020
Death of a Ladies' Man · as Samuel O'shea
2020
Lost Girls · as Richard Dormer
2019
War of the Worlds (2019) (TV Series) · as Bill Ward
2019
ZeroZeroZero (TV Series) · as Edward Lynwood
2018
Maniac (2018) (TV Series) · as Porter Milgrim
2018
2018
Hereditary · as Steve Graham
2018
In the Cloud · as Doc Wolff
2018
2017
2017
2016
Carrie Pilby · as Mr. Pilby
2016
No Pay, Nudity · as Lester Rosenthal Aka Lawrence Rose
2015
Endless Night · as Bram
2015
Louder Than Bombs · as Gene Reed
2015
The 33 · as Andre Sougarret
2015
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (TV Series) · as Earl Haraldson (archive Footage)
2014
Marco Polo (TV Series) · as Pope Gregory X
2014
Vampire Academy · as Victor Dashkov
2013
Quirke (TV Series) · as Quirke
2013
Just a Sigh · as Man
2013
2013
Vikings (TV Series) · as Earl Haraldson
2012
Capital · as Dittmar Rigule
2012
Secret State (TV Series) · as Tom Dawkins
2012
I, Anna · as D.c.i. Bernie Reid
2010
Dreaming the Quiet Man · as Narrator
2010
The Women of SNL · as Priest (archive Footage)
2009
Perrier's Bounty · as Voice Of The Grim Reaper (voice)
2009
Leningrad · as Philip Parker
2008
2:22 · as Detective Swain (uncredited)
2008
In Treatment (TV Series) · as Dr. Paul Weston
2007
Emotional Arithmetic · as Christopher Lewis
2007
Attack on Leningrad (TV Series) · as Phillip Parker
2007
2006
Jindabyne · as Stewart
2006
Played · as Eddie
2005
Wah-Wah · as Harry Compton
2005
Assault on Precinct 13 · as Captain Marcus Duvall
2004
2004
P.S. · as Peter Harrington
2004
Vanity Fair · as The Marquess Of Steyne
2004
Patrick · as Patrick
2003
Shade · as Charlie Miller
2003
2002
Ghost Ship · as Captain Sean Murphy
2002
Virginia's Run · as Ford Lofton
2002
Spider · as Bill Cleg
2002
Emmett's Mark · as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
2001
2000
When Brendan Met Trudy · as Special Appearance
2000
Madigan Men (TV Series) · as Benjamin Madigan
2000
Canone Inverso · as Il Violinista/jeno Varga Adulto
1999
End of Days · as The Man
1999
Stigmata · as Father Andrew Kiernan
1998
Enemy of the State · as 'brill'
1998
Polish Wedding · as Bolek
1998
Quest for Camelot · as Lionel (voice)
1998
The Brylcreem Boys · as Commandant O'brien
1998
Pirates · as Narrator (voice)
1998
The Man in the Iron Mask · as D'artagnan
1997
This Is the Sea · as Rohan
1997
1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction · as Lionel Powers
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow · as The Mechanic
1996
Somebody Is Waiting · as Roger Ellis
1996
The Last of the High Kings · as Jack Griffin
1996
Mad Dog Time · as Ben London
1995
Dead Man · as Charlie Dickinson
1995
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? · as Narrator (voice)
1995
Frankie Starlight · as Jack Kelly
1995
The Usual Suspects · as Keaton
1995
Out of Ireland · as Richard O'gorman (voice)
1995
Buffalo Girls · as Teddy Blue
1995
Buffalo Girls (TV Series) · as Teddy Blue
1995
The Century of Cinema (TV Series) · as Narrator
1994
Little Women · as Friedrich Bhaer
1994
Trial by Jury · as Daniel Graham
1994
A Simple Twist of Fate · as John Newland
1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful · as The Good Thief
1994
1993
A Dangerous Woman · as Mackey
1993
1992
Into the West · as Papa Reilly
1992
Cool World · as Jack Deebs
1990
Miller's Crossing · as Tom Reagan
1990
Shipwrecked · as Lt. John Merrick
1990
Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Narrator
1989
Dark Obsession · as Hugo
1989
A Soldier's Tale · as Saul
1988
The Courier · as Val
1987
Siesta · as Augustine
1987
Hello Again · as Kevin Scanlon
1987
Julia and Julia · as Paolo
1987
Lionheart · as Black Prince
1986
Gothic · as Lord Byron
1985
Defense of the Realm · as Nicholas 'nick' Mullen
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV Series) · as Vittorio Mussolini
1985
Christopher Columbus (TV Series) · as Christopher Columbus
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Barabbas The Good Thief
1984
Reflections · as William Masters
1983
The Keep · as Major Kaempffer
1983
Wagner (TV Series) · as Karl Ritter
1983
Hanna K. · as Joshué Herzog
1983
1981
1981
Excalibur · as Uther
1979
The Outsider · as Man In Street
1978
Strangers (TV Series) · as Johnny Maguire
1978
1976
Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as King Arthur

2019
Land Without God · as Executive Producer
2018
Hereditary · as Executive Producer
2011
Tent City, U.S.A. · as Executive Producer
2000
Madigan Men (TV Series)
2000
Mad About Mambo · as Executive Producer
1998
1996
Somebody Is Waiting · as Co-Producer
1993
In the Name of the Father · as Executive Producer
1992
Into the West · as Associate Producer

2025
2024
2021
Jagged · as Self
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self
2018
2017
2016
The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee
2016
2015
2014
Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self
2013
2010
A Man's Story · as Self
2009
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2008
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2008
2008
2008
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter
2007
Xposé (TV Series) · as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2006
Jindabyne: The Process · as Self - Actor
2004
2004
At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2003
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV Series) · as Self - Actor
2002
Tinseltown TV (TV Series) · as Self
2002
2001
2000
The 54th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee
2000
1999
1999
Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator
1999
WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Self
1998
1997
The View (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1996
1996 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter
1994
Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1982
Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self
1956
Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
1955
This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

1996

1996
The Last of the High Kings · as Co-Executive Producer

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