Gabriel Byrne Biography

Name: Gabriel Byrne
Date of Birth: 12th May 1950
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Homes: New York, USA / Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'11"
Star Sign: Taurus
Education: University College Dublin

Byrne has two children, both by divorced wife Ellen

Barkin, Jack born in 1989 and Romey Marion in 1992
1979, Jacob's Awards, Best Actor in a TV series-Drama- 'Bracken'
1999, Maverick Tribute Award- Cinequest San Jose film festival
Academy Award nominations as a Producer and his film 'In The Name Of The Father' received many nominations including Best Picture

2000, Tony Award Nomination for the best actor in a play (Moon For Misbegotte).
His best selling book 'Picture In My Head' was an instant success.

Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 12th 1950. He was first of six born to a nurse and a Guinness barrel maker, at the age of twelve he moved to England to become a priest. After four years of the Priesthood he was expelled and so returned to Ireland. Byrne studied Archaeology, Languages and Phonetics, at University College Dublin and didn't embark on his acting career until the tender age of 28. After being in the TV series 'The Riordans' and then staring in his own spin-off series called 'Bracken', made his way to America. Soon after, he went to work playing a Spanish trapeze artist in Siesta, and fell in love with his co-star, Ellen Barkin, whom he married a year later. The couple divorced in 1993 and shared custody of their two children, Jack and Romey Marion. The ironic aspect of two of Byrne's biggest staring roles i.e. 'End of Days' and 'Stigmata', are that he plays Satan and a Priest respectively - an indication of the dark and light sides of his characters.