Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 12, 1950. Since childhood, he wanted to become a priest, but eventually became a teacher, and by the age of thirty - an actor.
The Byrne family was quite large, Gabriel was the oldest of six children. His mother worked as a nurse and his father was an ordinary worker. He was raised in the harsh Catholic school of the Christian Brothers Congregation. Byrne still has negative memories of the school’s teaching methods, including corporal punishment.
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Gabriel Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 12, 1950. Since childhood, he wanted to become a priest, but eventually became a teacher, and by the age of thirty - an actor.
The Byrne family was quite large, Gabriel was the oldest of six children. His mother worked as a nurse and his father was an ordinary worker. He was raised in the harsh Catholic school of the Christian Brothers Congregation. Byrne still has negative memories of the school’s teaching methods, including corporal punishment.
At the age of 12, the boy entered Birmingham Seminary, intending to become a missionary, but in 1966 he was expelled for indecent behavior. For some time, the future actor was interrupted by casual earnings, and then entered the University of Ireland in Dublin, studied phonetics, literature and foreign languages.
Gabriel Byrne received his diploma in 1973, after which he went to work in Spain as an English teacher, but soon returned to his homeland.
The actor gained his first experience playing on stage in 1976, participating in productions of the experimental project of the theater. His professional career began only in 1978, Byrne was accepted into the troupe of one of the Dublin theaters. In the same year, he made his film debut in the film “Riding on a cobblestone pavement”, and then he was offered to star in the production of “The Outsider”. Until 1979, he starred in the TV series The Riordan Family.
In 1981, he was cast as King Uther in John Boorman’s Excalibur. After the release of this film, Gabriel began to receive a lot of interesting offers, and he was shot annually in 3-4 projects. The actor gained popularity after filming the thriller “Defense of the State” in 1985, where he played the role of Nick Mullen.
In 1986, he played the role of Lord Byron in the film Gothic. In 1995, he starred in the film Jim Jarmusch.
The Dead Man , and then - in the Oscar-winning film "Suspicious persons", where he played a major role.
In the late 90s, several films with the actor were released:
End of the world" "Stigmata,"
The Man in the Iron Mask" . However, they received quite a sharp criticism.
In 2008, a documentary film about the actor called “Stories from Home” appeared on the screens.
