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Gabriel Byrne

Cast & creator

Gabriel Byrne

1950-05-12 (age 76) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for Saturday Night Live, The Graham Norton Show, The View

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.

Also known as: Gabriel James Byrne

Movies

130

film credits

Series

27

television credits

Career

145

1956–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 1975

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self · 2007

The View

The View

Self · 1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · 1993

Vikings

Vikings

Earl Haraldson · 2013

Across film & television

Filmography (157)

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Showing 157 of 157 credits

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The View

The View

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

Vikings

Vikings

Earl Haraldson

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

In Treatment

In Treatment

Dr. Paul Weston

Film '72

Self

Ballerina

Ballerina

The Chancellor

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

Keaton

Hereditary

Hereditary

Steve Graham

Hereditary

Hereditary

Executive Producer

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

Bill Ward

Maniac

Maniac

Porter Milgrim

Strangers

Strangers

Johnny Maguire

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Horse (voice)

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

'Brill'

End of Days

End of Days

The Man

Live from Lincoln Center

Live from Lincoln Center

King Arthur

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

D'Artagnan

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

Captain Sean Murphy

ZeroZeroZero

ZeroZeroZero

Edward Lynwood

Little Women

Little Women

Friedrich Bhaer

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Enzo Ferrari

Excalibur

Excalibur

Uther

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

Captain Marcus Duvall

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

Executive Producer

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

Tom Reagan

Madigan Men

Madigan Men

Benjamin Madigan

Madigan Men

Madigan Men

Producer

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy

Victor Dashkov

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

Lionel (voice)

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

Bob

Secret State

Secret State

Tom Dawkins

Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

Sheriff Ambrose

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Vittorio Mussolini

The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life

Self

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

Earl Haraldson (archive footage)

Cool World

Cool World

Jack Deebs

Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

Gene Reed

Dead Man

Dead Man

Charlie Dickinson

Stigmata

Stigmata

Father Andrew Kiernan

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

The 33

The 33

Andre Sougarret

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

The Marquess of Steyne

Shade

Shade

Charlie Miller

Quirke

Quirke

Quirke

Spider

Spider

Bill Cleg

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

Ray

The Keep

The Keep

Major Kaempffer

P.S.

P.S.

Peter Harrington

Four Letters of Love

Four Letters of Love

Muiris Gore

A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

John Newland

Hello Again

Hello Again

Kevin Scanlon

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

(archive footage)

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

Priest (archive footage)

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

The Mechanic

Dance First

Dance First

Samuel Beckett

Lost Girls

Lost Girls

Richard Dormer

Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

Mr. Pilby

Endless Night

Endless Night

Bram

I, Anna

I, Anna

D.C.I. Bernie Reid

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Brother Juniper

All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

Joseph Corso

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

Daniel Graham

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

Mackey

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

Self

The Last of Summer

The Last of Summer

Bishop's secretary

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Self

Capital

Capital

Dittmar Rigule

Jindabyne

Jindabyne

Stewart

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

Ben London

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center

King Arthur

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

Self

Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Fenge

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Self

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

Harry Compton

Gothic

Gothic

Lord Byron

Leningrad

Leningrad

Philip Parker

Siesta

Siesta

Augustine

Mad to Be Normal

Mad to Be Normal

Jim

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Lionel Powers

Into the West

Into the West

Papa Reilly

Into the West

Into the West

Associate Producer

An L.A. Minute

An L.A. Minute

Ted Gold

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette

Self

Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

Bolek

This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

Rohan

When Brendan Met Trudy

When Brendan Met Trudy

Special Appearance

Played

Played

Eddie

Diamond Skulls

Diamond Skulls

Hugo

Just a Sigh

Just a Sigh

Man

Death of a Ladies' Man

Death of a Ladies' Man

Samuel O'Shea

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)

Lionheart

Lionheart

Black Prince

Lies We Tell

Lies We Tell

Donald

Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

Executive Producer

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'

Self (archive footage)

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'

Self

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

Jack Griffin

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

Co-Executive Producer

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

Screenplay

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Self - Actor

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

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

Self

Bracken

Pat Barry

In the Cloud

In the Cloud

Doc Wolff

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

Roger Ellis

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

Co-Producer

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Self

The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

Commandant O'Brien

The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

Producer

On a Paving Stone Mounted

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Draíocht

Father

Draíocht

Writer

Buffalo Girls

Buffalo Girls

Teddy Blue

2:22

2:22

Detective Swain (uncredited)

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Self

Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

Jack Kelly

Hanna K.

Hanna K.

Joshué Herzog

Attack on Leningrad

Phillip Parker

Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

Self - Steve

Making Love

Making Love

Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto

Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

Christopher Lewis

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

The Good Thief

Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken

No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

Lester Rosenthal aka Lawrence Rose

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

Narrator

A Soldier's Tale

A Soldier's Tale

Saul

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

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

Self

Pirates

Pirates

Narrator (voice)

Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

Paolo

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Narrator

Leningrad

Leningrad

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

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

Self

The Outsider

The Outsider

Man in Street

Out of Ireland

Out of Ireland

Richard O'Gorman (voice)

Virginia's Run

Virginia's Run

Ford Lofton

The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

Ptolemy

Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home

Horses: The Story of Equus

Horses: The Story of Equus

Narrator

The Courier

The Courier

Val

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

Self

Patrick

Patrick

Patrick

Pursuing the Suspects

Himself

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea

Narrator

Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?

Narrator (voice)

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

Bassett

Tent City, U.S.A

Tent City, U.S.A

Executive Producer

Reflections

William Masters

Land Without God

Land Without God

Executive Producer

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Narrator

Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

Lt. John Merrick

Joyce in June

Keogh / Blazes Boylan

The Treatment

Father Michael

Walking with Ghosts

Walking with Ghosts

Himself

Sauver Mozart