Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

ActorProducerProductionWriter May 12 (age 75) Dublin, Ireland 1956–2025 (69 year career)
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Biography

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 t…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (142)

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Movies (117)

Ballerina

Ballerina

2025

as The Chancellor

7.2
Four Letters of Love

Four Letters of Love

2025

as Muiris Gore

6.2
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

as Self

7.5
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

2025

as Self

7.5
Dance First

Dance First

2023

as Samuel Beckett

6.9
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

2022

as Enzo Ferrari

6.4
Walking with Ghosts

Walking with Ghosts

2022

as Himself

Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

as Sheriff Ambrose

5.4
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

as The Horse (voice)

8.2
Death of a Ladies' Man

Death of a Ladies' Man

2021

as Samuel O'Shea

5.7
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

2020

as Self

2.0
Lost Girls

Lost Girls

2020

as Richard Dormer

6.1
Hereditary

Hereditary

2018

as Steve Graham

7.3
Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

2018

as Donald

5.3
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

2018

as Self - Steve

9.0
An L.A. Minute

An L.A. Minute

2018

as Ted Gold

2.0
In the Cloud

In the Cloud

2018

as Doc Wolff

5.0
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

2018

as Narrator

6.0
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

2018

as Narrator

8.0
Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

2017

as Mr. Pilby

6.8
Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

2017

as Jim

5.9
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

2017

as Self

8.0
No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

2016

as Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose

4.0
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

2016

as Self - Actor

6.6
Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

2015

as Gene Reed

6.5
The 33

The 33

2015

as Andre Sougarret

6.4
Endless Night

Endless Night

2015

as Bram

6.1
Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

2014

as Victor Dashkov

6.3
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

as Self

All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

2013

as Joseph Corso

4.3
Just a Sigh

Just a Sigh

2013

as Man

6.2
I, Anna

I, Anna

2012

as D.C.I. Bernie Reid

5.3
Capital

Capital

2012

as Dittmar Rigule

6.1
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

2012

as Narrator

7.8
A Man's Story

A Man's Story

2011

as Self

6.9
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

as Priest (archive footage)

6.0
Leningrad

Leningrad

2009

as Philip Parker

5.4
Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

2009

as Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)

5.8
Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

2008

as Christopher Lewis

5.5
2:22

2:22

2008

as Detective Swain (uncredited)

5.2
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

2008
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

2008

as King Arthur

2.0
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007

as Self

Jindabyne

Jindabyne

2006

as Stewart

5.4
Played

Played

2006

as Eddie

3.6
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

as Captain Marcus Duvall

6.2
Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

2005

as Harry Compton

5.8
P.S.

P.S.

2004

as Peter Harrington

5.6
Patrick

Patrick

2004

as Patrick

5.5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

as Brother Juniper

5.1
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as The Marquess of Steyne

5.8
Shade

Shade

2003

as Charlie Miller

6.2
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003

as Narrator

7.0
Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

2002

as Captain Sean Murphy

6.0
Horses: The Story of Equus

Horses: The Story of Equus

2002

as Narrator

Spider

Spider

2002

as Bill Cleg

6.6
Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

2002

as Ford Lofton

7.2
Pursuing the Suspects

Pursuing the Suspects

2002

as Himself

6.7
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

2002

as Self

6.5
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002

as Self

7.0
Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

2002

as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken

5.3
When Brendan Met Trudy

When Brendan Met Trudy

2000

as Special Appearance

4.0
Making Love

Making Love

2000

as Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto

6.8
End of Days

End of Days

1999

as The Man

6.1
Stigmata

Stigmata

1999

as Father Andrew Kiernan

6.3
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as 'Brill'

7.1
Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

1998

as Lionel (voice)

6.8
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

as D'Artagnan

6.6
Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

1998

as Bolek

5.0
Pirates

Pirates

1998

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Nothing Is What It Seems:  The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

1998

as Self

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997

as Ray

5.3
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

as The Mechanic

6.3
This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

1997

as Rohan

5.7
Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Lionel Powers

4.9
Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

as Ben London

5.2
Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

1996

as Roger Ellis

2.0
The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996

as Jack Griffin

5.6
The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

1996

as Commandant O'Brien

4.0
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995

as Keaton

8.2
Dead Man

Dead Man

1995

as Charlie Dickinson

7.3
Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

1995

as Jack Kelly

5.0
Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

1995

as Teddy Blue

6.4
Out of Ireland

Out of Ireland

1995

as Richard O'Gorman (voice)

6.0
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

1995

as Narrator (voice)

5.0
Little Women

Little Women

1994

as Friedrich Bhaer

7.3
A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994

as John Newland

6.1
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

1994

as Fenge

5.4
Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

as Daniel Graham

5.3
All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994

as The Good Thief

8.0
Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993

as Bob

6.2
A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

1993

as Mackey

5.5
Into the West

Into the West

1992

as Papa Reilly

6.4
Cool World

Cool World

1992

as Jack Deebs

5.6
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Tom Reagan

7.5
Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

1990

as Hugo

3.1
Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

1990

as Lt. John Merrick

6.7
A Soldier's Tale

A Soldier's Tale

1988

as Saul

3.8
The Courier

The Courier

1988

as Val

Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

1988

as Paolo

4.9
Hello Again

Hello Again

1987

as Kevin Scanlon

5.7
Gothic

Gothic

1987

as Lord Byron

5.7
Siesta

Siesta

1987

as Augustine

5.1
Lionheart

Lionheart

1987

as Black Prince

5.4
Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

1986

as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

6.4
Reflections

Reflections

1984

as William Masters

4.0
The Treatment

The Treatment

1984

as Father Michael

The Keep

The Keep

1983

as Major Kaempffer

5.6
Hanna K.

Hanna K.

1983

as Joshué Herzog

6.1
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982

as Bassett

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Uther

7.0
The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

1981

as Ptolemy

5.0
The Outsider

The Outsider

1979

as Man in Street

5.2
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