Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne 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 soap opera "The Riordans" and the spin-off show "Bracken". He has appeared in over 35 feature 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
John V. Byrne which time he served as the school's first Dean of Oceanography, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and Dean of Research. In 1981, Byrne was nominated by president Ronald Reagan to be the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He held the position until 1984, when he returned to Oregon State when he was appointed as president, succeeding Robert William MacVicar. Byrne served until his retirement in 1995, when he was succeeded by Paul G. Risser. He resides in Corvallis, Oregon. John V. Byrne John Vincent Byrne (born May 9, 1928) is an American marine geologist and