Gabriel Byrne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1950
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
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.
Filmography
- Sauver Mozart
Sauver Mozart TBA
Actor
Richard Burton: Wild Genius 2025
as Self
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' 2025
as Self (archive footage), as Self
Ballerina 2025
as The Chancellor
Four Letters of Love 2025
as Muiris Gore
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story 2025
as Self
Dance First 2023
as Samuel Beckett
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022
as The Horse (voice)
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend 2022
as Enzo Ferrari
Murder at Yellowstone City 2022
as Sheriff Ambrose
Walking with Ghosts 2022
as Himself
Death of a Ladies' Man 2021
as Samuel O'Shea
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? 2020
as Self
Lost Girls 2020
as Richard Dormer
Land Without God 2019
Executive Producer
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary 2018
as Self - Steve
An L.A. Minute 2018
as Ted Gold
Hereditary 2018
as Steve Graham, Executive Producer
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw 2018
as Narrator
In the Cloud 2018
as Doc Wolff
Lies We Tell 2018
as Donald
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea 2018
as Narrator
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death 2017
as Self
Mad to Be Normal 2017
as Jim
Carrie Pilby 2017
as Mr. Pilby
No Pay, Nudity 2016
as Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016
as Self - Actor
Endless Night 2015
as Bram
Louder Than Bombs 2015
as Gene Reed
The 33 2015
as Andre Sougarret
Vampire Academy 2014
as Victor Dashkov
Excalibur: Behind the Movie 2013
as Self
Just a Sigh 2013
as Man
All Things To All Men 2013
as Joseph Corso
Capital 2012
as Dittmar Rigule
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man 2012
as Narrator
Tent City, U.S.A 2012
Executive Producer
I, Anna 2012
as D.C.I. Bernie Reid
A Man's Story 2011
as Self
The Women of SNL 2010
as Priest (archive footage)
Perrier's Bounty 2010
as Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
Leningrad 2009
as Philip Parker
2:22 2008
as Detective Swain (uncredited)
- Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home 2008
Actor
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center 2008
as King Arthur
Emotional Arithmetic 2008
as Christopher Lewis
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
as Self
Jindabyne 2006
as Stewart
Played 2006
as Eddie
Wah-Wah 2005
as Harry Compton
Assault on Precinct 13 2005
as Captain Marcus Duvall
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004
as Brother Juniper
P.S. 2004
as Peter Harrington
Vanity Fair 2004
as The Marquess of Steyne
Patrick 2004
as Patrick
Shade 2003
as Charlie Miller
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality 2003
as Narrator
Spider 2002
as Bill Cleg
Ghost Ship 2002
as Captain Sean Murphy
Horses: The Story of Equus 2002
as Narrator
- Pursuing the Suspects
Pursuing the Suspects 2002
as Himself
Killing Emmett Young 2002
as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' 2002
as Self
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette 2002
as Self
Virginia's Run 2002
as Ford Lofton
When Brendan Met Trudy 2000
as Special Appearance
Mad About Mambo 2000
Executive Producer
Making Love 2000
as Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto
End of Days 1999
as The Man
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as (archive footage)
Stigmata 1999
as Father Andrew Kiernan
Enemy of the State 1998
as 'Brill'
Quest for Camelot 1998
as Lionel (voice)
Pirates 1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask 1998
as D'Artagnan
Polish Wedding 1998
as Bolek
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' 1998
as Self
This Is the Sea 1997
as Rohan
The End of Violence 1997
as Ray
Weapons of Mass Distraction 1997
as Lionel Powers
Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997
as The Mechanic
Somebody Is Waiting 1996
as Roger Ellis, Co-Producer
The Last of the High Kings 1996
as Jack Griffin, Co-Executive Producer, Screenplay
The Brylcreem Boys 1996
as Commandant O'Brien, Producer
Mad Dog Time 1996
as Ben London
- Draíocht
Draíocht 1996
as Father, Writer
Dead Man 1995
as Charlie Dickinson
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? 1995
as Narrator (voice)
Frankie Starlight 1995
as Jack Kelly
The Usual Suspects 1995
as Keaton
Out of Ireland 1995
as Richard O'Gorman (voice)
Buffalo Girls 1995
as Teddy Blue
Little Women 1994
as Friedrich Bhaer
Trial by Jury 1994
as Daniel Graham
A Simple Twist of Fate 1994
as John Newland
All Things Bright and Beautiful 1994
as The Good Thief
Prince of Jutland 1994
as Fenge
In the Name of the Father 1993
Executive Producer
A Dangerous Woman 1993
as Mackey
Point of No Return 1993
as Bob
Into the West 1992
as Papa Reilly, Associate Producer
Cool World 1992
as Jack Deebs
Shipwrecked 1990
as Lt. John Merrick
Miller's Crossing 1990
as Tom Reagan
Diamond Skulls 1990
as Hugo
A Soldier's Tale 1988
as Saul
The Courier 1988
as Val
Julia and Julia 1988
as Paolo
Siesta 1987
as Augustine
Hello Again 1987
as Kevin Scanlon
Lionheart 1987
as Black Prince
Gothic 1987
as Lord Byron
Defence of the Realm 1986
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
- Reflections
Reflections 1984
as William Masters
- The Treatment
The Treatment 1984
as Father Michael
The Keep 1983
as Major Kaempffer
Hanna K. 1983
as Joshué Herzog
- Joyce in June
Joyce in June 1982
as Keogh / Blazes Boylan
The Rocking Horse Winner 1982
as Bassett
Excalibur 1981
as Uther
The Outsider 1979
as Man in Street
On a Paving Stone Mounted 1978
Actor
Credits from TMDB.