Gabriel Byrne biography
Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor (born 1950), born on 12 May 1950 in Dublin.
Gabriel Byrne's screen career began in 1978 with The Riordans, playing Pat Barry.
Gabriel Byrne has appeared in 91 films and 23 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Ballerina (2025), Four Letters of Love (2024), Dance First (2023).
Honours include Theatre World Award, Golden Globes and IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Also known as
- Gabriel James Byrne
- Born
- 12 May 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Dublin
- Work
- Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1978 to present
- Awards
- Theatre World Award
- Golden Globes
- IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
Gabriel Byrne filmography
91 films and 23 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ballerina | The Chancellor | ||
| 2024 | Four Letters of Love | Muiris Gore | ||
| 2023 | Dance First | Samuel Beckett | ||
| 2022 | Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend | Enzo Ferrari | ||
| 2022 | The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse | The Horse (voice) | Short film | |
| 2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Sheriff James Ambrose | ||
| 2020 | Lost Girls | Richard Dormer | ||
| 2020 | Death of a Ladies' Man | Samuel O'Shea | ||
| 2018 | In the Cloud | Doc Wolff | ||
| 2018 | Hereditary | Steve Graham | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | An L.A. Minute | Ted Gold | ||
| 2018 | Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal | Jim | ||
| 2017 | Lies We Tell | Donald | ||
| 2016 | No Pay, Nudity | Lawrence Rose | ||
| 2016 | Carrie Pilby | Mr. Daniel Pilby | ||
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombs | Gene Reed | ||
| 2015 | Nobody Wants the Night | Bram Trevor | ||
| 2015 | The 33 | André Sougarret | ||
| 2014 | Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters | English | ||
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Victor Dashkov | ||
| 2013 | All Things to All Men | Joseph Corsco | ||
| 2013 | Just a Sigh | French | ||
| 2013 | Just a Sigh (Le Temps de l'aventure) | Doug | ||
| 2012 | Le Capital | Dittmar Rigule |
Show all 91 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I, Anna | Detective Bernie Reid | ||
| 2009 | Attack on Leningrad | Russian | ||
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty | The Reaper (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Leningrad | Phillip Parker | ||
| 2009 | Butte, America | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2008 | 2:22 | Detective Swain | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic | Christopher Lewis | ||
| 2006 | Played | Eddie | ||
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Stewart Kane | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Captain Marcus Duvall | ||
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Harry Compton | ||
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Brother Juniper | ||
| 2004 | P.S | Peter Harrington | ||
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | The Marquess of Steyne | ||
| 2003 | Shade | Charlie Miller | ||
| 2003 | Flight from Death | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Captain Sean Murphy | ||
| 2002 | Virginia's Run | Ford Lofton | ||
| 2002 | Spider | Bill Cleg | ||
| 2002 | Horses: The Story of Equus | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark | Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken | ||
| 2000 | Canone inverso | The Violinist ('Jeno Varga') | ||
| 2000 | Mad About Mambo | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | End of Days | The Man / Satan | ||
| 1999 | Stigmata | Father Andrew Kiernan | ||
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | NSA Agent Fake Brill | ||
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | D'Artagnan | ||
| 1998 | Polish Wedding | Bolek | ||
| 1998 | The Brylcreem Boys | Sean O'Brien | Also co-producer | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Sir Lionel (voice) | ||
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | The Mechanic | ||
| 1997 | This Is the Sea | Rohan | ||
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Ray Bering | ||
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings | Jack Griffin | Also writer and executive producer | |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Ben London | ||
| 1996 | Somebody Is Waiting | Roger Ellis | Also executive producer | |
| 1996 | Dr. Hagard's Disease | Unknown | Unreleased; also executive producer | |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Dean Keaton | ||
| 1995 | Frankie Starlight | Jack Kelly | ||
| 1995 | Dead Man | Charlie Dickinson | ||
| 1994 | Little Women | Professor Friedrich Bhaer | ||
| 1994 | Prince of Jutland | Fenge | ||
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Daniel Graham | ||
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | John Newland | ||
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Colin Mackey | ||
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Bob | aka The Assassin | |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 1992 | Cool World | Jack Deebs | ||
| 1992 | Into the West | Papa Reilly | Also associate producer | |
| 1990 | Shipwrecked | Lieutenant John Merrick | ||
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Tom Reagan | ||
| 1989 | A Soldier's Tale | Saul | ||
| 1989 | Diamond Skulls | Lord Hugo Bruckton | ||
| 1988 | The Courier | Val | ||
| 1987 | Hello Again | Dr. Kevin Scanlon | ||
| 1987 | Julia and Julia | Paolo Vinci | ||
| 1987 | Siesta | Augustine | ||
| 1987 | Lionheart | The Black Prince | ||
| 1986 | Gothic | Lord Byron | ||
| 1985 | Defence of the Realm | Nick Mullen | ||
| 1984 | Reflections | William Masters | ||
| 1983 | Hanna K | Joshua Herzog | ||
| 1983 | The Keep | Sturmbannführer Erich Kämpffer | ||
| 1981 | Excalibur | Uther Pendragon | ||
| 1981 | Love Is | Larry | ||
| 1978 | On a Paving Stone Mounted | Unknown |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZeroZeroZero | Edward Lynwood | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | The War of the Worlds | Bill Ward | 24 episodes | |
| 2018 | Maniac | Porter Milgrim | 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Marco Polo | Pope Gregory X | Episode: "Let God's Work Begin" | |
| 2014 | Quirke | Quirke | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Vikings | Earl Haraldson | 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Secret State | Tom Dawkins | 4 episodes | |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | 106 episodes | |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Ben Madigan | 12 episodes; also co-executive producer | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Lionel Powers | Television film | |
| 1997 | Glenroe | Pat Barry | Episode: "Miley's New Bullock" | |
| 1996 | Draíocht | Father | Television film | |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Teddy Blue | Television film | |
| 1994 | Screen Two | The Good Thief | Episode: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" | |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Kim Cattrall" | |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Christopher Columbus | 4 episodes | |
| 1985 | Mussolini: The Untold Story | Vittorio Mussolini | 6 episodes | |
| 1983 | Wagner | Karl Ritter | 3 episodes | |
| 1982 | Joyce in June | Keogh / Blazes Boylan | Television film | |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great | Ptolemy | 4 episodes | |
| 1981 | Strangers | Johnny Maguire | Episode: "The Flowers of Edinburgh" | |
| 1980 | Bracken | Pat Barry | Drama series | |
| 1978 | The Riordans | Pat Barry | Drama series |