On May 12, 1950, Gabriel Byrne was born in Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland. He developed into an Irish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and narrator of audiobooks as he got older.
His playing career began with the Focus Theatre before he moved to London and joined the Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne made his acting debut in the Irish drama series The Riordans and its spin-off program Bracken.
Gabriel Byrne parents: Who are his father and mother?
Gabriel Byrne’s mother Eileen (née Gannon), from Elphin, County Roscommon, was a nurse who worked at a hospital, while his father Dan Byrne was a soldier and cooper. His parents are devoted Roman Catholics.
Byrne earned the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 for his contributions to Irish cinema. The Irish Times’ ranking of Ireland’s top film stars for 2020 had him at number 17. The Guardian listed him as one of the greatest performers who were never nominated for an Academy Award.
