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
Excalibur
(1981)
Uther
Hereditary
(2018)
Steve Graham
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
Dean Keaton
Ghost Ship
(2002)
Captain Sean Murphy
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
(2022)
Enzo Ferrari
Enemy of the State
(1998)
'Brill'
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
(2022)
The Horse (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
D'Artagnan
End of Days
(1999)
The Man
Murder at Yellowstone City
(2022)
Sheriff Ambrose
Little Women
(1994)
Friedrich Bhaer
Vampire Academy
(2014)
Victor Dashkov
John Wick Presents: Ballerina
(2025)
Stigmata
(1999)
Father Andrew Kiernan
Quest for Camelot
(1998)
Lionel (voice)
Cool World
(1992)
Jack Deebs
Full Filmography
Acting
On a Paving Stone Mounted
(1978)
The Outsider
(1980)
Man in Street
The Search for Alexander the Great
(1981)
Ptolemy
Excalibur
(1981)
Uther
The Rocking Horse Winner
(1982)
Bassett
Hanna K.
(1983)
Joshué Herzog
The Keep
(1983)
Major Kaempffer
Reflections
(1984)
William Masters
The Treatment
(1984)
Father Michael
Defence of the Realm
(1986)
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Gothic
(1986)
Lord Byron
Lionheart
(1987)
Black Prince
Hello Again
(1987)
Kevin Scanlon
Siesta
(1987)
Augustine
The Courier
(1988)
Val
A Soldier's Tale
(1988)
Saul
Julia and Julia
(1988)
Paolo
Dark Obsession
(1990)
Hugo
Miller's Crossing
(1990)
Tom Reagan
Shipwrecked
(1990)
Lt. John Merrick
Cool World
(1992)
Jack Deebs
Into the West
(1992)
Papa Reilly
Point of No Return
(1993)
Bob
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Mackey
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(1994)
The Good Thief
Little Women
(1994)
Friedrich Bhaer
Royal Deceit
(1994)
Fenge
Trial by Jury
(1994)
Daniel Graham
A Simple Twist of Fate
(1994)
John Newland
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
(1995)
Narrator
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
Dean Keaton
Dead Man
(1995)
Charlie Dickinson
Buffalo Girls
(1995)
Teddy Blue
Frankie Starlight
(1995)
Jack Kelly
Somebody Is Waiting
(1996)
Roger Ellis
Mad Dog Time
(1996)
Ben London
The Last of the High Kings
(1996)
Jack Griffin
The Brylcreem Boys
(1996)
Commandant O'Brien
Smilla's Sense of Snow
(1997)
The Mechanic
The End of Violence
(1997)
Ray
This Is the Sea
(1997)
Rohan
Weapons of Mass Distraction
(1997)
Lionel Powers
Polish Wedding
(1998)
Bolek
Pirates
(1998)
Narrator (voice)
Enemy of the State
(1998)
'Brill'
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
D'Artagnan
Quest for Camelot
(1998)
Lionel (voice)
End of Days
(1999)
The Man
Stigmata
(1999)
Father Andrew Kiernan
Making Love
(2000)
il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
When Brendan Met Trudy
(2000)
Special Appearance
Virginia's Run
(2002)
Ford Lofton
Horses: The Story of Equus
(2002)
Narrator
Ghost Ship
(2002)
Captain Sean Murphy
Spider
(2002)
Bill Cleg
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
(2002)
Self
Pursuing the Suspects
(2002)
Himself
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
(2002)
Self
Killing Emmett Young
(2002)
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Shade
(2003)
Charlie Miller
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
(2003)
Narrator
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
Brother Juniper
P.S.
(2004)
Peter Harrington
Vanity Fair
(2004)
The Marquess of Steyne
Patrick
(2004)
Patrick
Wah-Wah
(2005)
Harry Compton
Assault on Precinct 13
(2005)
Captain Marcus Duvall
Played
(2006)
Eddie
Jindabyne
(2006)
Stewart
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
(2008)
King Arthur
2:22
(2008)
Detective Swain (uncredited)
Emotional arithmetic
(2008)
Christopher Lewis
Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
(2008)
Leningrad
(2009)
Philip Parker
Perrier's Bounty
(2009)
Voice of the Grim Reaper (voice)
The Women of SNL
(2010)
Priest (archive footage)
A Man's Story
(2011)
Self
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
(2012)
Narrator
Capital
(2012)
Dittmar Rigule
I, Anna
(2012)
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
Just a Sigh
(2013)
L'homme
All Things To All Men
(2013)
Joseph Corso
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
(2013)
Self
Vampire Academy
(2014)
Victor Dashkov
Louder Than Bombs
(2015)
Gene Reed
The 33
(2015)
Andre Sougarret
Endless Night
(2015)
Bram
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
(2016)
Self - Actor
No Pay, Nudity
(2016)
Lawrence Rose
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death
(2017)
Self
Mad to Be Normal
(2017)
Jim
Carrie Pilby
(2017)
Mr. Pilby
An L.A. Minute
(2018)
Ted Gold
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
(2018)
Narrator
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
(2018)
Narrator
Hereditary
(2018)
Steve Graham
Lies We Tell
(2018)
Donald
In the Cloud
(2018)
Doc Wolff
Lost Girls
(2020)
Richard Dormer
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
(2020)
Self
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
(2020)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Death of a Ladies' Man
(2021)
Samuel O'Shea
Walking with Ghosts
(2022)
Himself
Murder at Yellowstone City
(2022)
Sheriff Ambrose
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
(2022)
Enzo Ferrari
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
(2022)
The Horse (voice)
Dance First
(2023)
Samuel Beckett
John Wick Presents: Ballerina
(2025)
Production
Into the West
(1992)
Associate Producer
In the Name of the Father
(1993)
Executive Producer
The Brylcreem Boys
(1996)
Producer
The Last of the High Kings
(1996)
Co-Executive Producer
Mad About Mambo
(2000)
Executive Producer
Tent City, U.S.A
(2012)
Executive Producer
Hereditary
(2018)
Executive Producer
Land Without God
(2019)
Executive Producer
Writing