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Gabriel Byrne, born in 1950, is an Irish actor whose career spans stage, screen, and television, earning accolades including a Golden Globe and multiple Emmy and Tony nominations. Beginning at Dublin’s Focus Theatre, he transitioned to London’s Royal Court Theatre before breaking into television and film with roles in "The Riordans" and "Bracken." Byrne's diverse filmography includes "Defence of the Realm," "Miller's Crossing," and "The Usual Suspects," alongside more recent works like "Vikings" and "Maniac." His stage performances in Eugene O'Neill’s plays earned him Tony nominations, while his portrayal of Paul Weston in "In Treatment" secured him a Golden Globe and Emmy recognition.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Self - Actor | Film |
| 2025 | Four Letters of Love | Muiris Gore | Film |
| 2025 | Ballerina | The Chancellor | Film |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse | The Horse (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend | Enzo Ferrari | Film |
| 2019 | War of the Worlds | Bill Ward | TV |
| 2018 | Hereditary | Steve Graham | Film |
| 2017 | Carrie Pilby | Mr. Pilby | Film |
| 2015 | Endless Night | Bram | Film |
| 2015 | The 33 | Andre Sougarret | Film |
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombs | Gene Reed | Film |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Victor Dashkov | Film |
| 2013 | Just a Sigh | Man | Film |
| 2013 | All Things To All Men | Joseph Corso | Film |
| 2012 | I, Anna | D.C.I. Bernie Reid | Film |
| 2012 | Capital | Dittmar Rigule | Film |
| 2012 | John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man | Narrator | Film |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | Film |
| 2010 | Perrier's Bounty | Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Leningrad | Philip Parker | Film |
| 2008 | 2:22 | Detective Swain (uncredited) | Film |
| 2008 | Emotional Arithmetic | Christopher Lewis | Film |
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Stewart | Film |
| 2006 | Played | Eddie | Film |
| 2005 | Wah-Wah | Harry Compton | Film |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Captain Marcus Duvall | Film |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Brother Juniper | Film |
| 2004 | P.S. | Peter Harrington | Film |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | The Marquess of Steyne | Film |
| 2004 | Patrick | Patrick | Film |
| 2003 | Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality | Narrator | Film |
| 2003 | Shade | Charlie Miller | Film |
| 2002 | Killing Emmett Young | Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken | Film |
| 2002 | Virginia's Run | Ford Lofton | Film |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Captain Sean Murphy | Film |
| 2002 | Spider | Bill Cleg | Film |
| 2000 | Making Love | Violinista / Jeno Varga Adulto | Film |
| 2000 | When Brendan Met Trudy | Special Appearance | Film |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Benjamin Madigan | TV |
| 1999 | End of Days | The Man | Film |
| 1999 | Stigmata | Father Andrew Kiernan | Film |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Lionel (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | Polish Wedding | Bolek | Film |
| 1998 | Pirates | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | 'Brill' | Film |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Ray | Film |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | The Mechanic | Film |
| 1997 | This Is the Sea | Rohan | Film |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Lionel Powers | Film |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Ben London | Film |
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings | Jack Griffin | Film |
| 1996 | Somebody Is Waiting | Roger Ellis | Film |
| 1996 | The Brylcreem Boys | Commandant O'Brien | Film |
| 1995 | Frankie Starlight | Jack Kelly | Film |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Teddy Blue | Film |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Keaton | Film |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Charlie Dickinson | Film |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | John Newland | Film |
| 1994 | Prince of Jutland | Fenge | Film |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Daniel Graham | Film |
| 1994 | Little Women | Friedrich Bhaer | Film |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Mackey | Film |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Bob | Film |
| 1992 | Into the West | Papa Reilly | Film |
| 1992 | Cool World | Jack Deebs | Film |
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Tom Reagan | Film |
| 1990 | Shipwrecked | Lt. John Merrick | Film |
| 1990 | Diamond Skulls | Hugo | Film |
| 1988 | The Courier | Val | Film |
| 1988 | Julia and Julia | Paolo | Film |
| 1987 | Lionheart | Black Prince | Film |
| 1987 | Siesta | Augustine | Film |
| 1987 | Hello Again | Kevin Scanlon | Film |
| 1987 | Gothic | Lord Byron | Film |
| 1986 | Defence of the Realm | Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen | Film |
| 1983 | Hanna K. | Joshué Herzog | Film |
| 1983 | The Keep | Major Kaempffer | Film |
| 1982 | Joyce in June | Keogh / Blazes Boylan | Film |
| 1981 | The Search for Alexander the Great | Ptolemy | TV |
| 1981 | Excalibur | Uther | Film |
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