Biography
Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor. Born in Dublin on 12 May 1950, he began his career in theatre at the Focus Theatre in Dublin and joined the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1974. His screen debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and its spin-off Bracken.
Byrne is known for film roles including Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing (1990), Keaton in The Usual Suspects (1995), Steve Graham in Hereditary (2018) and The Chancellor in Ballerina (2025). On television he played Earl Haraldson in Vikings (2013). He has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. In 2018 he was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.
