Gabriel Byrne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator

Date of Birth: 12-May-1950

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, teacher, cook, author, stage actor, film director, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, 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 debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken.
He has starred in more than 70 films for some of cinemas best known directors.
For his Broadway work, he received three Tony nominations for roles in the work of Eugene O'Neill as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award for A touch of the poet.
For his television work, Byrne was nominated for three Emmys.
For his performance in HBO's American drama In Treatment (2008–2010) in the role of Paul Weston, one of his most identifiable roles, he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Satellite Awards. He starred in many films, including: Excalibur (1981), Miller's Crossing (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), Stigmata (1999), End of Days (1999), Spider (2002), Jindabyne (2006), Vampire Academy (2014), The 33 (2015), and Hereditary (2018), and co-wrote The Last of the High Kings (1996).
Byrne has also produced several films, including the Academy Award–nominated In the Name of the Father (1993). In 2018, Gabriel Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish cinema.