Gabriel Byrne
Actor, Producer, Writer
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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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
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Ballerina · as The Chancellor |
| 2024 | Four Letters of Love · as Muiris GoreOn Plex |
| 2023 | Dance First · as Samuel Beckett |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse · as The Horse (voice) |
| 2022 | Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend · as Enzo Ferrari |
| 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) · as Bill Ward |
| 2019 | ZeroZeroZero · as Edward Lynwood |
| 2018 | Maniac (2018) · as Porter Milgrim |
| 2018 | An L.A. Minute · as Ted GoldOn Plex |
| 2018 | Hereditary · as Steve Graham |
| 2018 | In the Cloud · as Doc Wolff |
| 2018 | Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Lies We Tell · as DonaldOn Plex |
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal · as JimOn Plex |
| 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 · as Earl Haraldson (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Marco Polo · as Pope Gregory X |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy · as Victor Dashkov |
| 2013 | Quirke · as Quirke |
| 2013 | Just a Sigh · as Man |
| 2013 | All Things to All Men · as Joseph CorsoOn Plex |
| 2013 | Vikings · as Earl Haraldson |
| 2012 | Capital · as Dittmar Rigule |
| 2012 | Secret State · 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)On Plex |
| 2009 | Leningrad · as Philip Parker |
| 2008 | 2:22 · as Detective Swain (uncredited)On Plex |
| 2008 | In Treatment · as Dr. Paul Weston |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic · as Christopher Lewis |
| 2007 | Attack on Leningrad · as Phillip Parker |
| 2006 | Jindabyne · as Stewart |
| 2006 | Played · as Eddie |
| 2005 | Wah-Wah · as Harry ComptonOn Plex |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 · as Captain Marcus Duvall |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey · as Brother JuniperOn Plex |
| 2004 | P.S. · as Peter Harrington |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair · as The Marquess Of Steyne |
| 2004 | Patrick · as Patrick |
| 2003 | Shade · as Charlie MillerOn Plex |
| 2003 | Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality · as Narrator |
| 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 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon · as Father |
| 2000 | When Brendan Met Trudy · as Special Appearance |
| 2000 | Madigan Men · as Benjamin Madigan |
| 2000 | Canone Inverso · as 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 | The End of Violence · as Ray |
| 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 DickinsonOn Plex |
| 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 · as Teddy BlueOn Plex |
| 1995 | The Century of Cinema · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Little Women · as Friedrich Bhaer |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury · as Daniel GrahamOn Plex |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate · as John Newland |
| 1994 | Royal Deceit · as FengeOn Plex |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman · as Mackey |
| 1993 | Point of No Return · as Bob |
| 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 · 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 ByronOn Plex |
| 1985 | Defense of the Realm · as Nicholas 'nick' Mullen |
| 1985 | Mussolini: The Untold Story · as Vittorio MussoliniOn Plex |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus · as Christopher Columbus |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Barabbas The Good Thief |
| 1984 | Reflections · as William Masters |
| 1983 | The Keep · as Major Kaempffer |
| 1983 | Wagner · as Karl Ritter |
| 1983 | Hanna K. · as Joshué Herzog |
| 1983 | The Rocking Horse Winner · as Bassett |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great · as Ptolemy |
| 1981 | Excalibur · as Uther |
| 1979 | The Outsider · as Man In Street |
| 1978 | Strangers · as Johnny Maguire |
| 1978 | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center · as King Arthur |
| 2019 | Land Without God · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2018 | Hereditary · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Tent City, U.S.A. · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | |
| 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 |
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings · as Screenplay |
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings · as Co-Executive Producer |