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 Turturro Screen Actors Guild, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes and others. Turturro produced and directed, as well as acted in, the film "Illuminata" (1999), which also starred his wife, actress Katherine Borowitz. He wrote and directed the film "Romance and Cigarettes" (2005). In 2006 he appeared in Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd", and as the Sector 7 agent Simmons in four films of the "Transformers" live-action series. In 2010, he directed (and had cameo on-screen appearances in) "Passione", which chronicles the rich musical heritage of Naples, Italy. His stage directorial debut was in October 2011, with the Broadway play "Relatively