Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen début came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. The actor has now starred in over 35 feature films, such as The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing and Stigmata, in addition to writing two. Byrne's producing credits include the Academy Award-nominated In the Name of the Father. Currently, he is receiving much critical acclaim for his role as Dr. Paul Weston in the HBO drama In Treatment.
Known For
| Birth Location | Dublin, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950-05-12 |
Movies
Dance First
as Samuel Beckett
2023
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
2022
Walking with Ghosts
as Himself
2022
Death of a Ladies' Man
as Samuel O'Shea
2021
2020
Lost Girls
as Richard Dormer
2020
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2020
An L.A. Minute
as Ted Gold
2018
Hereditary
as Steve Graham
2018
2018
In the Cloud
as Doc Wolff
2018
Lies We Tell
as Donald
2018
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
as Narrator
2018
2017
Mad to Be Normal
as Jim
2017
Carrie Pilby
as Mr. Pilby
2017
No Pay, Nudity
as Lawrence Rose
2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Himself
2016
Endless Night
as Bram
2015
Louder Than Bombs
as Gene Reed
2015
The 33
as Andre Sougarret
2015
Vampire Academy
as Victor Dashkov
2014
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
as Himself
2013
Just a Sigh
as L'homme
2013
All Things To All Men
as Joseph Corso
2013
Capital
as Dittmar Rigule
2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
as Narrator
2012
I, Anna
as D.C.I. Bernie Reid
2012
A Man's Story
as Self
2011
The Women of SNL
as Priest (archive footage)
2010
Perrier's Bounty
as Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
2009
Leningrad
as Philip Parker
2009
2:22
as Detective Swain (uncredited)
2008
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
as King Arthur
2008
Emotional arithmetic
as Christopher Lewis
2008
Played
as Eddie
2006
Jindabyne
as Stewart
2006
Wah-Wah
as Harry Compton
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
as Captain Marcus Duvall
2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Brother Juniper
2004
P.S.
as Peter Harrington
2004
Vanity Fair
as The Marquess of Steyne
2004
Patrick
as Patrick
2004
Shade
as Charlie Miller
2003
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
as Narrator
2003
Spider
as Bill Cleg
2002
Ghost Ship
as Captain Sean Murphy
2002
Horses: The Story of Equus
as Narrator
2002
Pursuing the Suspects
as Himself
2002
Killing Emmett Young
as Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
2002
2002
2002
Virginia's Run
as Ford Lofton
2002
When Brendan Met Trudy
as Special Appearance
2000
Making Love
as il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
2000
End of Days
as The Man
1999
Stigmata
as Father Andrew Kiernan
1999
Enemy of the State
as 'Brill'
1998
Quest for Camelot
as Lionel (voice)
1998
Pirates
as Narrator (voice)
1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
1998
Polish Wedding
as Bolek
1998
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Lionel Powers
1997
This Is the Sea
as Rohan
1997
The End of Violence
as Ray
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as The Mechanic
1997
Somebody Is Waiting
as Roger Ellis
1996
The Last of the High Kings
as Jack Griffin
1996
The Brylcreem Boys
as Commandant O'Brien
1996
Mad Dog Time
as Ben London
1996
Dead Man
as Charlie Dickinson
1995
Frankie Starlight
as Jack Kelly
1995
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
as Narrator
1995
The Usual Suspects
as Dean Keaton
1995
Buffalo Girls
as Teddy Blue
1995
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
Royal Deceit
as Fenge
1994
A Dangerous Woman
as Mackey
1993
Point of No Return
as Bob
1993
Into the West
as Papa Reilly
1992
Cool World
as Jack Deebs
1992
Shipwrecked
as Lt. John Merrick
1990
Miller's Crossing
as Tom Reagan
1990
Dark Obsession
as Hugo
1990
A Soldier's Tale
as Saul
1988
The Courier
as Val
1988
Julia and Julia
as Paolo
1988
Siesta
as Augustine
1987
Hello Again
as Kevin Scanlon
1987
Lionheart
as Black Prince
1987
Gothic
as Lord Byron
1986
Defence of the Realm
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
1986
Reflections
as William Masters
1984
The Treatment
as Father Michael
1984
The Keep
as Major Kaempffer
1983
Hanna K.
as Joshué Herzog
1983
The Rocking Horse Winner
as Bassett
1982
The Search for Alexander the Great
as Ptolemy
1981
Excalibur
as Uther Pendragon
1981
The Outsider
as Man in Street
1980
Movies
Land Without God
Executive Producer
2019
Hereditary
Executive Producer
2018
Tent City, U.S.A
Executive Producer
2012
Mad About Mambo
Executive Producer
2000
The Last of the High Kings
Screenplay
1996
The Last of the High Kings
Co-Executive Producer
1996
The Brylcreem Boys
Producer
1996
In the Name of the Father
Executive Producer
1993
Into the West
Associate Producer
1992
