Gabriel Byrne | |
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 Byrne in 2010 | |
| Born | Gabriel James Byrne 12 May 1950 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950)[1] is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020.[2] The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.[3]
His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1974. Byrne's screen debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. He went on to star in such films as Excalibur (1981), Lionheart (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Little Women (1994), Dead Man (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), Vanity Fair (2004), The 33 (2015), and Hereditary (2018). He co-wrote The Last of the High Kings (1996) and also produced In the Name of the Father (1993).
For his Broadway work, he has received two nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his roles in the Eugene O'Neill plays A Moon for the Misbegotten (2000), and Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). For his television work, Byrne has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Paul Weston in the HBO drama series In Treatment (2008–2010), he also received a Golden Globe Award. Other notable television roles include Vikings (2013), Maniac (2018), and War of the Worlds (2019–2022).
- ^ "Byrne, Gabriel 1950–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara. "The 50 Greatest Irish Film Actors of All Time – in Order". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Singer, Leigh (19 February 2009). "Oscars: the Best Actors Never to Have Been Nominated". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2022.