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
Gabriel Byrne Kings" (1996). Byrne has also produced several films, including the Academy Award–nominated "In the Name of the Father" (1993). One of Byrne's most identifiable roles is that of Paul Weston in the HBO drama "In Treatment" (2008–2011), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Satellite Awards. In 2018, Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish cinema. Byrne was born in Walkinstown, Dublin, the eldest of six children raised by devoutly Roman Catholic parents: a cooper and soldier, Dan, and a