Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Acting
Born 1950-05-12Dublin, Ireland

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 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.

Movies (118)

Ballerina
7.3

Ballerina

2025Movie7.3
Hereditary
7.3

Hereditary

2018Movie7.3
The Usual Suspects
8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995Movie8.2
Enemy of the State
7.1

Enemy of the State

1998Movie7.1
Excalibur
7.0

Excalibur

1981Movie7.0
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
8.2

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022Movie8.2
End of Days
6.1

End of Days

1999Movie6.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.7

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998Movie6.7
Little Women
7.3

Little Women

1994Movie7.3
Ghost Ship
6.0

Ghost Ship

2002Movie6.0
Dead Man
7.3

Dead Man

1995Movie7.3
Assault on Precinct 13
6.2

Assault on Precinct 13

2005Movie6.2
Miller's Crossing
7.4

Miller's Crossing

1990Movie7.4
Stigmata
6.3

Stigmata

1999Movie6.3
Cool World
5.7

Cool World

1992Movie5.7
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
6.4

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

2022Movie6.4
Vampire Academy
6.3

Vampire Academy

2014Movie6.3
The 33
6.4

The 33

2015Movie6.4
Spider
6.6

Spider

2002Movie6.6
Quest for Camelot
6.8

Quest for Camelot

1998Movie6.8
Shade
6.2

Shade

2003Movie6.2
Point of No Return
6.2

Point of No Return

1993Movie6.2
Jindabyne
5.4

Jindabyne

2006Movie5.4
Vanity Fair
5.8

Vanity Fair

2004Movie5.8
Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.4

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997Movie6.4
A Dangerous Woman
5.5

A Dangerous Woman

1993Movie5.5
Murder at Yellowstone City
5.5

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022Movie5.5
Endless Night
6.1

Endless Night

2015Movie6.1
Louder Than Bombs
6.5

Louder Than Bombs

2015Movie6.5
A Simple Twist of Fate
6.1

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994Movie6.1
The Keep
5.6

The Keep

1983Movie5.6
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
7.0

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

2002Movie7.0
Played
3.9

Played

2006Movie3.9
Dance First
6.9

Dance First

2023Movie6.9
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.2

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004Movie5.2
The Women of SNL
5.2

The Women of SNL

2010Movie5.2
Lies We Tell
5.3

Lies We Tell

2018Movie5.3
All Things To All Men
4.3

All Things To All Men

2013Movie4.3
Trial by Jury
5.4

Trial by Jury

1994Movie5.4
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999Movie6.9
Four Letters of Love
6.0

Four Letters of Love

2025Movie6.0
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

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

2007Movie
Gothic
5.7

Gothic

1987Movie5.7
Lost Girls
6.1

Lost Girls

2020Movie6.1
P.S.
5.6

P.S.

2004Movie5.6
Hello Again
5.7

Hello Again

1987Movie5.7
The End of Violence
5.4

The End of Violence

1997Movie5.4
Julia and Julia
5.1

Julia and Julia

1988Movie5.1
Mad Dog Time
5.2

Mad Dog Time

1996Movie5.2
Carrie Pilby
6.8

Carrie Pilby

2017Movie6.8
I, Anna
5.3

I, Anna

2012Movie5.3
Draíocht

Draíocht

1996Movie
In the Cloud
5.0

In the Cloud

2018Movie5.0
Perrier's Bounty
5.8

Perrier's Bounty

2010Movie5.8
Just a Sigh
6.2

Just a Sigh

2013Movie6.2
Prince of Jutland
5.4

Prince of Jutland

1994Movie5.4
Into the West
6.4

Into the West

1992Movie6.4
Capital
6.2

Capital

2012Movie6.2
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
7.5

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025Movie7.5
Lionheart
5.6

Lionheart

1987Movie5.6
A Man's Story
6.9

A Man's Story

2011Movie6.9
Diamond Skulls
3.4

Diamond Skulls

1990Movie3.4
Wah-Wah
5.8

Wah-Wah

2005Movie5.8
Siesta
5.3

Siesta

1987Movie5.3
The Last of the High Kings
5.6

The Last of the High Kings

1996Movie5.6
Leningrad
5.5

Leningrad

2009Movie5.5
Buffalo Girls
6.5

Buffalo Girls

1995Movie6.5
Defence of the Realm
6.4

Defence of the Realm

1986Movie6.4
Weapons of Mass Distraction
5.2

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997Movie5.2
Pirates
8.0

Pirates

1998Movie8.0
Somebody Is Waiting
5.5

Somebody Is Waiting

1996Movie5.5
No Pay, Nudity
4.0

No Pay, Nudity

2016Movie4.0
Killing Emmett Young
5.4

Killing Emmett Young

2002Movie5.4
Mad to Be Normal
5.8

Mad to Be Normal

2017Movie5.8
Death of a Ladies' Man
5.7

Death of a Ladies' Man

2021Movie5.7
Out of Ireland
7.0

Out of Ireland

1995Movie7.0
This Is the Sea
6.0

This Is the Sea

1997Movie6.0
Hanna K.
6.3

Hanna K.

1983Movie6.3
Making Love
6.8

Making Love

2000Movie6.8
Pursuing the Suspects
6.7

Pursuing the Suspects

2002Movie6.7
Frankie Starlight
5.3

Frankie Starlight

1995Movie5.3
When Brendan Met Trudy
4.4

When Brendan Met Trudy

2000Movie4.4
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
6.0

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

2018Movie6.0
Sauver Mozart

Sauver Mozart

Movie
Polish Wedding
5.1

Polish Wedding

1998Movie5.1
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
6.6

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

2016Movie6.6
Emotional Arithmetic
5.5

Emotional Arithmetic

2008Movie5.5
Patrick
6.0

Patrick

2004Movie6.0
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

2008Movie
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013Movie
Virginia's Run
7.4

Virginia's Run

2002Movie7.4
An L.A. Minute
2.0

An L.A. Minute

2018Movie2.0
2:22
5.1

2:22

2008Movie5.1
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
8.0

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

2018Movie8.0
Joyce in June

Joyce in June

1982Movie
A Soldier's Tale
4.2

A Soldier's Tale

1988Movie4.2
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
5.7

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

2025Movie5.7
The Outsider
5.8

The Outsider

1979Movie5.8
The Brylcreem Boys
4.2

The Brylcreem Boys

1996Movie4.2
The Courier
6.7

The Courier

1988Movie6.7
All Things Bright and Beautiful
8.0

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994Movie8.0
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
8.0

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002Movie8.0
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
8.8

Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

2018Movie8.8
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
2.0

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

2020Movie2.0
The Rocking Horse Winner
9.0

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982Movie9.0
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2.0

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

2008Movie2.0
Walking with Ghosts

Walking with Ghosts

2022Movie
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
7.8

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

2012Movie7.8
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
7.0

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

1998Movie7.0
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'

2025Movie
The Treatment
10.0

The Treatment

1984Movie10.0
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
6.3

Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

1995Movie6.3
On a Paving Stone Mounted
9.0

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978Movie9.0
Horses: The Story of Equus
9.0

Horses: The Story of Equus

2002Movie9.0
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death
8.0

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

2017Movie8.0
Shipwrecked
6.7

Shipwrecked

1990Movie6.7
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
7.7

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

2003Movie7.7
Reflections
5.3

Reflections

1984Movie5.3

TV Shows (26)

Vikings
8.1

Vikings

2013Series8.1
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
In Treatment
7.7

In Treatment

2008Series7.7
War of the Worlds
7.2

War of the Worlds

2019Series7.2
Maniac
7.3

Maniac

2018Series7.3
ZeroZeroZero
7.8

ZeroZeroZero

2020Series7.8
Live from Lincoln Center
8.7

Live from Lincoln Center

1976Series8.7
Strangers
7.3

Strangers

1978Series7.3
Christopher Columbus
6.2

Christopher Columbus

1985Series6.2
Secret State
7.1

Secret State

2012Series7.1
The Meaning of Life
7.0

The Meaning of Life

2009Series7.0
Quirke
5.9

Quirke

2014Series5.9
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
6.9

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

2015Series6.9
Madigan Men
8.0

Madigan Men

2000Series8.0
Mussolini: The Untold Story
5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985Series5.3
Attack on Leningrad
5.5

Attack on Leningrad

2007Series5.5
The Last of Summer
8.0

The Last of Summer

1978Series8.0
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994Series
The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

1981Series
Bracken

Bracken

1980Series
Leningrad

Leningrad

2007Series