Gabriel James Byrne was born in Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland, on May 12, 1950, is an Irish actor. Young Gabriel Byrne first started performing at Focus Theatre in Dublin at the age of 29. He made his big screen debut in drama film On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978). He got his television debut in Irish drama serial The Riordans (1978-1979) in role as Pat Barry. Gabriel's breakthrough performance came as Uther Pendragon in epic medieval fantasy film Excalibur (1981). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "A Moon for the Misbegotten" (2000) in role as James 'Jim' Tyrone, Jr., at Walter Kerr Theatre, for which he won the Theatre World Award for Best Acting and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
How tall is Gabriel Byrne and what is his weight? Gabriel Byrne's height is 5' 7¾" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 172 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 159 іn pоunds or 72 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 74 years old. His net worth is around 16 million dollars.
Gabriel Byrne
May 12, 1950
74 years old
Ireland
Taurus
Dark Brown
Blue
5 ft 7¾ in | 172 cm
$16 Million
72 kg | 159 lbs
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He won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actor for his role as Nick Mullen in political thriller film Defence of the Realm (1985).
He won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actor for his role as Lord Byron in psychological horror movie Gothic (1986).
He won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble for his role as Dean Keaton / Keyser Söze in crime thriller film The Usual Suspects (1995).
He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie for his role as Lionel Powers in comedy thriller movie Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997).
He was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor (Horror) for his role as Father Andrew Kiernan in supernatural horror film Stigmata (1999).
He was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film for his role as Harry Compton in comedy drama movie Wah-Wah (2005).
He was nominated for the Inside Film Award for Best Actor and the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor for his role as Stewart Kane in drama film Jindabyne (2006).
He won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Film for his role as Samuel O'Shea in comedy drama movie Death of a Ladies' Man (2020).
The Keep (1983) supernatural horror as Sturmbannfuhrer Erich Kaempffer
Miller's Crossing (1990) neo-noir gangster as Tom Reagan
Point of No Return (1993) action as Bob
Little Women (1994) coming of age historical drama as Professor Friedrich Bhaer
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) action drama as D'Artagnan
Spider (2002) psychological thriller as Bill Cleg
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) action thriller as Captain Marcus Duvall
Hereditary (2018) psychological horror as Steve Graham
Dance First (2023) biographical as Samuel Beckett
He won the Jacob's Award for Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama) for his role as Pat Barry in RTÉ 1 television drama serial Bracken (1980-1982).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Paul Weston in HBO drama television series In Treatment (2008-2010).
Christopher Columbus (1985) drama miniseries as Christopher Columbus
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) biographical miniseries as Vittorio Mussolini
Madigan Men (2000) ABC sitcom as Ben Madigan
Secret State (2012) Channel 4 political thriller series as Tom Dawkins
Vikings (2013) History Channel historical drama series as Earl Haraldson
Quirke (2014) BBC One and RTÉ One crime drama series as Quirke
Maniac (2018) Netflix psychological comedy drama miniseries as Porter Milgrim
The War of the Worlds (2019-2022) Fox Networks Group and StudioCanal science fiction series as Bill Ward
ZeroZeroZero (20202) Sky Atlantic, Canal+ and Amazon Prime Video crime drama series as Edward Lynwood
Attended Ardscoil Éanna in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Graduated from University College Dublin (1972).
Has two younger brothers: Donal, Thomas and three younger sisters: Breda, Margaret, Marian.
Has Irish ancestry.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as James Tyrone in a play "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2016), at American Airlines Theatre.
He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his role as Cornelius Melody in a play "A Touch of the Poet" (2005), at Studio 54.
He was nominated for the Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word for Children for "The Star-Child" and "The Nightingale and the Rose".
He was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
Published his autobiography "Pictures in My Head" in 1995.
He played football in Dublin with the Stella Maris Football Club.
Lives in Rockport, Maine.
He dated actress Julia Ormond (1996-1997).
He was married to actress Ellen Barkin (1988-1999), they have son, John "Jack" Daniel and daughter, Romy Marion.
He married Hannah Beth King in 2014, they have one daughter, Maisie James.