Gabriel Byrne

Age: 63 Birthdate: 1950-05-12 Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Gabriel James Byrne (born May 12, 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Captain Marcus Duvall
2004 Vanity Fair The Marquess of Steyne
2002 Spider Bill Cleg
2002 Ghost Ship Captain Sean Murphy
1998 The Man in the Iron Mask D'Artagnan
1998 Quest for Camelot Lionel (voice)
1995 The Usual Suspects Dean Keaton
1995 Dead Man Charlie Dickinson
1994 A Simple Twist of Fate John Newland
1988 The Courier (1988) Val
1987 Hello Again Kevin Scanlon
1983 The Keep Major Kaempffer
1957 Perri Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Brother Juniper

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Tribeca 2013's best films: Tim Buckley, drug horror, more
5/1/2013 2:01:01 PM
NEW YORK -- Many of the films shown at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, which concluded Sunday, will be opening in coming weeks on local screens. These were among the best (or in some cases, just the buzziest):
China’s Wine Lust; Tim Buckley; Drug Horror: Tribeca Best
4/30/2013 4:19:22 AM
Many of the films shown at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, which concluded Sunday, will be opening in coming weeks on local screens. These were among the best (or in some cases, just the buzziest):
Byrne moves on after 'Vikings'
4/28/2013 4:06:56 AM
If there's one thing Gabriel Byrne has learned in recent years, it's the importance of a comfortable chair.
The top ten interesting facts about Ireland’s capital, Dublin city - PHOTOS
4/30/2013 1:16:34 PM
Some choice tit-bits about "Dirty Dublin" that could very well blow your socks off!
Gabriel Byrne's grateful to pass from 'In Treatment' to 'Vikings'
4/21/2013 6:00:29 AM
If there's one thing Gabriel Byrne has learned in recent years, it's the importance of a comfortable chair.
'Vikings' finale: 4 things to know
4/28/2013 1:09:19 PM
Ragnar and Lagertha tension; new gal Aslaug only makes it more tense; two more angles to watch for
‘Sapphires’: Another Look at Aborigines
4/29/2013 3:37:17 PM
The feel-good Australian musical The Sapphires — about a group of back-country girls in the 1960s who decide to put together a pop group — finally is hitting American screens after wowing them at Cannes and at home where it became one of that country’s highest grossing films last year.
Tune In Tonight: 'Good Wife,' 'Vikings' end their seasons
4/28/2013 5:10:37 AM
Two acclaimed series wrap up Sunday, and happily for fans, both are assured of a new season. “The Good Wife” (8 p.m., CBS) finishes its fourth season with Zach certain he has evidence of vote rigging. This legal drama, set in Chicago (but shot in New York), has never been at the top of the ratings. But it has given CBS something it doesn’t get from its more popular shows: critical acclaim ...
Home-wreckers on Lifetime; 'Viking' family values
4/27/2013 5:00:38 AM
Where would the women's network be without bad girls or femme fatales? Brooke Burns ("Baywatch") stars as the conniving other woman in "A Sister's Revenge" (8 tonight on Lifetime). Michael Miller (Tim Rozon) has put his wild ways behind him. The former...
Coachella 2013: Third Man Records rock for Record Store Day
4/21/2013 5:07:25 PM
Third Man Records celebrated Record Store Day with a pop-up party at the Ace Hotel on Saturday, featuring Carly Ritter, Courtney Jaye and the Dough Rollers.        
AMC/Sundance Channel Global Appoints Asian Management Team
4/18/2013 10:25:16 AM
Sundance Channel also picked up British dramas "Mr Selfridge" and "Secret State" for its Asian channels. read more        
In my library Colm Tóibín
4/14/2013 3:04:58 AM
Gabriel Byrne, the actor and cultural ambassador, told In My Library two years ago that Colm Tóibín was “one of our greatest writers,” describing his novel “Brooklyn,” about a young woman who leaves Ireland for America, as “the dilemma of everyone who’s torn between two places, belonging in neither...
Just a Sigh (Le temps de l’aventure): Tribeca Review
4/13/2013 2:42:13 PM
Emmanuel Devos and Gabriel Byrne star in Jerome Bonnell's two-hander, which follows the brief romantic encounter between a French actress and a British professor. read more
'Vikings' Star Travis Fimmel on Sunday's Muddy, Bloody Episode (Video)
4/15/2013 7:11:25 PM
The actors visits THR's video lounge to also tease the remaining episodes of season one of the History drama. read more
Gabriel Byrne conquers 'Vikings'
4/8/2013 12:38:27 PM
The Irish actor plays a Norse chieftain with a taste for cruelty on History's first full-length scripted series. It's a far cry from his sexy psychologist on HBO's 'In Treatment.' NEW YORK — If there's one thing Gabriel Byrne has learned in recent years, it's the importance of a comfortable chair.
Gabriel Byrne's criticism of The Gathering 'helped with tourism' says event boss
4/5/2013 11:49:11 AM
Gabriel Byrne’s shakedown of the Irish tourism initiative The Gathering has helped attract visitors to Ireland, according to one of its directors. The Hollywood actor made headlines last year when he described The Gathering as a sham during an interview in New York with Irish radio station Today Fm.
Best and worst of the year on Broadway
4/14/2013 5:14:06 AM
"The History Boys." Smart, funny, touching and true, this masterwork by "Beyond the Fringe" alum Alan Bennett is simply a couple of hours of pure theatrical bliss.
Rewriting History: What's Next As Hits The Bible, Vikings Change The Cable Network's Course
4/12/2013 3:03:47 AM
The Bible and Vikings made History last month in more ways than one. Both the religious miniseries and the period drama helped the channel ascend to the No. 1 spot among cable networks during March. That means less than a year after Hatfields & McCoys launched History into the scripted world, the channel is now three-for-three with original dramas. History has come a long way from the days when ...
Irish actor Gabriel Byrne says the Catholic Church “is a force for evil”
4/2/2013 12:27:08 PM
The Dublin actor, Gabriel Byrne , who trained in a seminary for five years where he was sexually abused, has said the Catholic Church is a “force for evil” that once drew inspiration from Hitler’s Nazis.
Judge Judy will continue her judgment days on CBS through 2017
4/8/2013 8:53:28 PM
The verdict is in: Judge Judy is staying on the bench for at least four more years.

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