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Gabriel Byrne Biography
Birth Name:
Gabriel James Byrne
Birth Place:
Dublin, Ireland
Profession
Actor, director, writer, producer
Fast Facts
- Spent five years in a seminary training to be a priest
- Before becoming an actor at age 29, worked as an archaeologist, cook and school teacher
- Came to fame on Irish TV in 1978 on the last season of The Riordans and went on to star in a spin-off series Bracken
- Film debut was in 1981's Excalibur
- Published autobiography Pictures In My Head in 1995
- Achieved critical acclaim on Broadway starring in two Eugene O'Neill plays, A Moon for the Misbegotten and A Touch of the Poet
Awards
- 2014Irish Film & Television Awards-Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television: nominated
- 2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2006Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Lead Actor: nominated
Relationships
- Donal Byrne -- Brother
- Thomas Byrne -- Brother
- Romy Marion Byrne -- Daughter
- Dan Byrne -- Father
- Eileen Byrne -- Mother
- Breda O'Loughlin -- Sister
- Margaret Byrne -- Sister
- Marian Byrne -- Sister
- Jack Daniel Byrne -- Son