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
Hereditary
(2018)
Steve Graham
Excalibur
(1981)
Uther Pendragon
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
Dean Keaton
Cool World
(1992)
Jack Deebs
Enemy of the State
(1998)
'Brill'
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
(2022)
The Horse (voice)
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
(2022)
Enzo Ferrari
Little Women
(1994)
Friedrich Bhaer
Ghost Ship
(2002)
Captain Sean Murphy
Vampire Academy
(2014)
Victor Dashkov
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
D'Artagnan
Dead Man
(1995)
Charlie Dickinson
End of Days
(1999)
The Man
Murder at Yellowstone City
(2022)
Sheriff Ambrose
Quest for Camelot
(1998)
Lionel (voice)
Stigmata
(1999)
Father Andrew Kiernan
Full Filmography
Acting
On a Paving Stone Mounted
(1978)
The Outsider
(1980)
Man in Street
Excalibur
(1981)
Uther Pendragon
The Search for Alexander the Great
(1981)
Ptolemy
The Rocking Horse Winner
(1982)
Bassett
The Keep
(1983)
Major Kaempffer
Hanna K.
(1983)
Joshué Herzog
Reflections
(1984)
William Masters
The Treatment
(1984)
Father Michael
Gothic
(1986)
Lord Byron
Defence of the Realm
(1986)
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Hello Again
(1987)
Kevin Scanlon
Siesta
(1987)
Augustine
Lionheart
(1987)
Black Prince
The Courier
(1988)
Val
Julia and Julia
(1988)
Paolo
A Soldier's Tale
(1988)
Saul
Miller's Crossing
(1990)
Tom Reagan
Shipwrecked
(1990)
Lt. John Merrick
Dark Obsession
(1990)
Hugo
Into the West
(1992)
Papa Reilly
Cool World
(1992)
Jack Deebs
Point of No Return
(1993)
Bob
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Mackey
Little Women
(1994)
Friedrich Bhaer
Trial by Jury
(1994)
Daniel Graham
A Simple Twist of Fate
(1994)
John Newland
Royal Deceit
(1994)
Fenge
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(1994)
The Good Thief
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
Dean Keaton
Dead Man
(1995)
Charlie Dickinson
Buffalo Girls
(1995)
Teddy Blue
Frankie Starlight
(1995)
Jack Kelly
Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
(1995)
Narrator
The Last of the High Kings
(1996)
Jack Griffin
Mad Dog Time
(1996)
Ben London
The Brylcreem Boys
(1996)
Commandant O'Brien
Somebody Is Waiting
(1996)
Roger Ellis
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
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
D'Artagnan
Enemy of the State
(1998)
'Brill'
Polish Wedding
(1998)
Bolek
Quest for Camelot
(1998)
Lionel (voice)
Pirates
(1998)
Narrator (voice)
Stigmata
(1999)
Father Andrew Kiernan
End of Days
(1999)
The Man
Making Love
(2000)
il violinista/Jeno Varga adulto
When Brendan Met Trudy
(2000)
Special Appearance
Spider
(2002)
Bill Cleg
Ghost Ship
(2002)
Captain Sean Murphy
Virginia's Run
(2002)
Ford Lofton
Horses: The Story of Equus
(2002)
Narrator
Killing Emmett Young
(2002)
Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Pursuing the Suspects
(2002)
Himself
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
(2002)
Self
Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
(2002)
Self
Shade
(2003)
Charlie Miller
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality
(2003)
Narrator
Vanity Fair
(2004)
The Marquess of Steyne
P.S.
(2004)
Peter Harrington
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
Brother Juniper
Patrick
(2004)
Patrick
Assault on Precinct 13
(2005)
Captain Marcus Duvall
Wah-Wah
(2005)
Harry Compton
Jindabyne
(2006)
Stewart
Played
(2006)
Eddie
Emotional arithmetic
(2008)
Christopher Lewis
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
(2008)
King Arthur
2:22
(2008)
Detective Swain (uncredited)
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
Capital
(2012)
Dittmar Rigule
I, Anna
(2012)
D.C.I. Bernie Reid
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
(2012)
Narrator
All Things To All Men
(2013)
Joseph Corso
Just a Sigh
(2013)
L'homme
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
(2013)
Himself
Vampire Academy
(2014)
Victor Dashkov
Endless Night
(2015)
Bram
The 33
(2015)
Andre Sougarret
Louder Than Bombs
(2015)
Gene Reed
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
(2016)
Himself
No Pay, Nudity
(2016)
Lawrence Rose
Mad to Be Normal
(2017)
Jim
Carrie Pilby
(2017)
Mr. Pilby
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death
(2017)
Self
An L.A. Minute
(2018)
Ted Gold
Lies We Tell
(2018)
Donald
Hereditary
(2018)
Steve Graham
In the Cloud
(2018)
Doc Wolff
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
(2018)
Narrator
Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea
(2018)
Narrator
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
(2020)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Lost Girls
(2020)
Richard Dormer
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
(2020)
Self
Death of a Ladies' Man
(2021)
Samuel O'Shea
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
(2022)
Enzo Ferrari
Walking with Ghosts
(2022)
Himself
Murder at Yellowstone City
(2022)
Sheriff Ambrose
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