Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor. He was natural within Dublin, Ireland on Friday, May 12, 1950 as the number one of hexad youngsters & educated per Christian Brothers.

He one of these days married & divorced Jewish American actress Ellen Barkin, having deuce kids by having her, Jack & Romy Byrne.

Gabriel found his passion for acting around the future in his life. Prior to becoming an actor, he work when all about from either an archeologist to the cook, to the toreador to the Spanish school teacher.

After he eventually observed acting, he began his career in stage by owning A Focus Theatre & a Abbey Theatre inside Dublwithin, later on joining a Royal Court and the National Theatre in London.

He come to prominence on the final year of the Irish television show The Riordans, subsequently starring around his have spin-byproduct series, Bracken. He mass produced his film debut around 1981 when Lord Uther inside John Boorman's classic King Arthur epos, "Excalibur."

He number 1 visited a United States when he was 37, and he presently lives inside Beverly Hills, California. His autobiography, Pictures around the Head (ISBN 0863277098), was published around 1995.

Gabriel Byrne is no relation to Gay Byrne.

Partial Filmography
Wah-Wah (2005) Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) P.S. (2004) Shade (2003) Vanity Fair (2004) Ghost Ship (2002) Spider (2002) End of Days (1999) Stigmata (1999) Enemy of the State (1998) Quest for Camelot (1998) (voice) The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) ''Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) The Brylcreem Boys (1997) The Usual Suspects (1995) Dead Man (1995) Little Women (1994) Point of No Return (1993) Cool World (1992) Into the West (1992) Miller's Crossing (1990) Gothic (1986) The Keep (1983) Excalibur (1981) Bracken (1978) (TV series) The Riordans'' (1965) (TV series)