ACTOR

Gabriel Byrne

1950 - Today

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Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020. In 2009 The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriel Byrne is the 611th most popular actor (down from 559th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Actor.

Gabriel Byrne is most famous for his role as Dr. Paul Weston in the TV series In Treatment.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gabriel Byrne ranks 611 out of 13,578. Before him are Klaus Maria Brandauer, Nastassja Kinski, Frank Marshall, Lita Grey, Anthony Edwards, and William Fichtner. After him are Luise Rainer, Glenda Jackson, Karlheinz Böhm, Sam Anderson, Thandie Newton, and Jude Law.

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Among people born in 1950, Gabriel Byrne ranks 42. Before him are Daniel Auteuil, Choe Ryong-hae, Jörg Haider, Janez Drnovšek, Vesna Vulović, and Chris Norman. After him are Laura Gemser, Morgan Fairchild, Nouri al-Maliki, Grzegorz Lato, Jody Scheckter, and William Barr.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Gabriel Byrne ranks 49 out of 549. Before him are Enya (1961), John Boland (1870), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Cillian Murphy (1976), Francis Beaufort (1774), and Causantín mac Cináeda (836). After him are Michael Collins (1890), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Brian Cowen (1960), John Flanagan (1873), Ernest Walton (1903), and Turlough O'Carolan (1670).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Gabriel Byrne ranks 7. Before him are Richard Harris (1930), Michael Gambon (1940), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Liam Cunningham (1961), Lola Montez (1821), and Cillian Murphy (1976). After him are Brendan Gleeson (1955), Maureen O'Hara (1920), Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Caitriona Balfe (1979), and Edward Mulhare (1923).

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