Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and author who appeared in various plays in Ireland and England during the 1980s but is best known for his screen debut in a popular Irish drama TV series The Riordans in 1978 and 1979 as Pat Barry, as well as its sequel titled Bracken between 1980 and 1982 in the same role. In 1987 he starred in several well-received projects – the film The Lionheart as the Black Prince, as well as Julia and Julia as Paolo, Hello Again as Kevin Scanlon and Siestaas Augustine. His most notable appearances in the early 2000s were in films such as Shipwreck and Miller’s Crossing in 1990, Cool World (1992), Point of No Return (1993) and Dangerous Woman (1993).

Gabriel also starred in The Usual Suspects (1995), Smilla’s Feeling for Snow (1997) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) as D’Artagnan opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Gabriel played a character from Dr. Paul Weston in Treatment TV series between 2008 and 2010 and Earl Haraldson in the series Vikings (2013), but also films like Hereditary (2018) alongside Toni Collette and In the Cloud (2018) with Daniel Portman. Gabriel Byrne is also known as the author of Pictures in the Mind, an autobiography published on 1 September 1995, in which he described his early upbringing in a typical Irish family and the long road to becoming a successful actor.

Born name

Gabriel James Byrne

nickname

Gabe, Gebriel Birn

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

Residence

Manhattan, New York, United States

nationality

training

In his youth he spent 5 years in a seminary training to become a Catholic priest.

Gabriel attended Ardscoil Éanna Grammar School in Crumlin, a south suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

He then enrolled in University College Dublin and studied linguistics and archaeology, after which he mastered Irish.

occupation

Actor, producer, director, screenwriter, author

family

• Vater – Dan Byrne (Cooper, Soldier)
• Mother – Eileen née Gannon Byrne (Nurse)
• Siblings – Donal Byrne (younger brother), Thomas Byrne (younger brother), Breda Byrne (younger sister), Margaret (younger sister), Marian (younger sister) (deceased)

Manager

Gabriel Byrne is represented by –

• The agency in Dublin, Ireland
• Paradigm Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA
• Arcieri & Associates in New York, New York, United States

Genre

Traditional pop

instruments

Life

labels

Unsigned

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

72 kg or 159 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Gabriel Byrne dated –

1. Aine O’Connor (1974-1986) – Gabriel had a long-term relationship with Aine, a well-known television producer and presenter, but the couple broke up in 1986 after twelve years together.
2. Ellen Barkin (1987-1999) – A year after his predecessor’s relationship ended, he started dating American actress Ellen Barkin in 1987 and the couple married on September 18, 1988. They have two children together, son John “Jack” Daniel born 1989, and daughter Romy Marion, born in 1992. The couple separated around 1993 but officially divorced on May 26, 1999.
3. Julia Ormond (1997-2000) – Gabriel met and began dating British actress Julia Ormond in 1997 after they met during the film titled Smilla’s Feeling for Snow that same year. The couple broke up in 2000.
4. Hannah Beth King (2013 – Present) – He began dating Hannah in 2013 and after being engaged for around a month, the couple married at a ceremony at Ballymaloe House in County Cork on 4 August 2014 , Ireland. They have one daughter together, born in February 2017.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Irish descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

Due to his advanced age, his hair has turned into “salt and pepper”.

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Wavy unruly haircut
• Bright white teeth
• Often goes clean-shaven
• Heavy Irish accent

brand promotion

• Gabriel became a UNICEF Ambassador to Ireland in November 2004 and Patron of The West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation in 1997.
• He also appeared in a television commercial for O2 telecom services in 2009.

Religion

atheism

Known for

• Starring as Tom Reagan in the film Miller’s Crossing (1990)
• Appeared appalled as Father Andrew Kiernan Stigmata (1999)
• A Man’s Role in End of Days (1999)
• Appears in TV series like Madigan Men in 2000 as Benjamin Madigan, In Treatment between 2008 and 2010 as Dr. Paul Weston and Vikings in 2013 as Earl Haraldson

As a singer

He performed a song titled My Way in a 1996 film Mad Dog Time, he had the role of Ben London.

first movie

Gabriel made his feature film debut in the drama Mounted on a Cobblestone in 1978.

First TV show

He made his TV series debut as an unnamed cast member in the fourth episode of the first season of the horror-drama series Last of Summer 1978.

Gabriel Byrne favorite things

• sports – football
• Football Club – Stella Maris
• Movie – Amarcord (1973)

Gabriel Byrne Facts

1. Before he started to get serious about acting, he worked as a teacher of Spanish and history, and was also in a short time a cook, a bullfighter and an archaeologist.
2. He started acting at 29 and went to America for the first time at 37.
3. In November 1999, Gabriel claimed he was sexually abused by his Latin teacher while attending seminary to become a priest. He said it didn’t affect him at the time, but he did recognize the trauma’s impact on the issues he faced later in life.
4. Although he has had several acting projects and films from BFI (British Film Insitute) and other uncredited jobs, many consider his film debut to be Excalibur , a film he made in 1981 with Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren as Uther Pendragon, King Arthur’s father turned. He appeared in Live from Lincoln Center: Camelot (2008) as King Arthur.
5. Gabriel co-starred with Mick Jagger in a short drama film Wings of Ash: A Dramatization of the Life of Antonin Artaud in 1978.
6. Gabriel had the role of Satan in The End of Days (1999) opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, but also played a priest in Stigmata (1999) that same year .
7. He wrote a drama called Draíocht This means magic in Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic), which he became fluent in college. It was the first Irish drama and was broadcast on Irish national television TG4 in 1996.
8. Gabriel was supposed to be staring at Swim-Two-Birds , a film adaptation of a metafictional novel of the same name. His co-stars would be Colin Farrell and Cillian Murphy, while Brendan Gleeson would direct. However, in October 2009 they feared the Irish Film Board was abolished as planned by the Irish state and production of the film eventually fell through.
9. He appeared in a music video for the single It’s Not So Easy by David & David in 1986.
10. For his role as therapist, Dr. Paul Weston, in the drama series, In Treatment (2008-2010) on HBO, he was first given the name “Latest Mc. Dreamy” from The New York Times magazine. Later in 2008, Gabriel won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the series and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the first time in his career.
11. He starred in the popular TV series Vikings in 2013 along with Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen and Katheryn Winnick.
12. Gabriel received a Volta Award for Lifetime Achievement in Acting at the 5th Jameson Dublin Film Festival 2007.
13. He received the Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland on 20 February 2007. A few months later, in November of the same year, Gabriel was awarded the National University of Ireland, Galway for his services to Irish and Irish Language awarded the honorary doctorate international film.
14. Gabriel is a very private person and doesn’t like to share much about his life. However, he starred in an intimate documentary about his life called Tales from Home , released in the summer of 2008 on 20 Galway Film Fleadh , giving fans of his work a unique insight into his life.
15. His autobiography, Pictures in the Mind , was published on September 1, 1995. Among other important bits and pieces, he mentioned that he hated being called “brooding.”
16. People magazine once listed him as one of the “sexiest men alive,” while Entertainment Weekly once ranked him among the “33 Sexiest Celebrities Over 50.”
17. In 2018, Gabriel received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Film and Television Academy for his contribution to Irish cinema.
18. Gabriel had the role of a character named James Jim Tyrone Jr. in a Broadway play A Moon for the Misborn. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and received a 2nd nomination for the Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category.
19. He was the winner of a Theater World Award for acting in 2000 for his role in Moon for the Misbegotten Broadway play. At the same time, actors Macaulay Culkin, Jennifer Ehle and Stephen Dillane received theirs.
20. He is not active on social media.