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
Derek John Christopher Byrne Derek John Christopher Byrne Bishop Derek Byrne S.P.S. (born 17 January 1948) is an Irish Priest of the St. Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers), (25 June 2014 – present), who is Bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga, Brazil (2014–present), previously Bishop Derek served as Bishop of Guiratinga, Brazil (2008–2014) Born Derek John Christopher Byrne, is from Monkstown, Co. Dublin. He attended Newbridge College. He studied at University College Cork earning a BA in Philosophy and Theological Studies in St. Patrick's College, Kiltegan, where he was ordained a priest in 1973. Fr Byrne following ordination went to Brazil where he served until