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Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor. He was born in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, May 12, 1950 as the first of six children and educated by the Christian Brothers. He eventually married and divorced actress Ellen Barkin, having two children with her (Jack and Romy).
Gabriel discovered his passion for acting later in his life. Before becoming an actor, he did work as everything from an archaeologist to a cook, to a bullfighter to a Spanish schoolteacher.
When he finally found acting, he began his career on stage with The Focus Theatre and the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, later joining the Royal Court and the National Theatre in London.
He came to prominence on the final season of the Irish television show The Riordans, subsequently starring in his own spin-off series, Bracken. In 1981, he made his film debut as Lord Uther in John Boorman's classic King Arthur epic, "Excalibur."
He first visited the United States when he was 37, and he currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
His autobiography, Pictures in my Head (ISBN 0863277098), was published in 1995.
No relation to Gabriel Mary 'Gay' Byrne.
Gabriel Byrne Filmography
Actor
• Virginia's Run (2005)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2005)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
• P.S. (2004)
• Vanity Fair (2004)
• Shade (2004)
• Killing Emmett Young (2003)
• Spider (2003)
• Ghost Ship (2002)
• When Brendan Met Trudy (2001)
• Virginia's Run (2001)
• Mad About Mambo (2000)
• End of Days (1999)
• Stigmata (1999)
• Summer Fling (1998)
• This is the Sea (1998)
• Enemy of the State (1998)
• Polish Wedding (1998)
• Quest for Camelot (1998)
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
• The Brylcreem Boys (1997)
• Royal Deceit (1997)
• Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
• The End of Violence (1997)
• Smilla's Sense Of Snow (1997)
• Mad Dog Time (1996)
• Somebody is Waiting (1996)
• Dead Man (1996)
• Frankie Starlight (1995)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• Little Women (1994)
• Trial By Jury (1994)
• A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
• A Dangerous Woman (1993)
• Into the West (1993)
• Point of No Return (1993)
• Cool World (1992)
• Dark Obsession (1991)
• Shipwrecked (1991)
• Miller's Crossing (1990)
• The Courier (1989)
• Lionheart (1989)
• A Soldier's Tale (1988)
• Julia and Julia (1987)
• Siesta (1987)
• Hello, Again (1987)
• Gothic (1987)
• Defense of the Realm (1986)
• Christopher Columbus (1985)
• Hanna K. (1983)
• The Keep (1983)
• Excalibur (1981)
Associate Producer
• Into the West (1993)
Executive Producer
• Mad About Mambo (2000)
• In the Name of the Father (1993)
Producer
• Mad About Mambo (2000)
Screenwriter
• Summer Fling (1998)
Voice
• Patrick (2004)
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