This block contains the information about Gabriel Byrne and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

The date of birth of Gabriel Byrne is May 12, 1950. His birth place is Dublin, Ireland. At the age of 12 years, he decided to become a priest. But after a few years he was caught with a cigarette and expelled from the seminary. Before he went to college, Byrne tried many occupations: he was an archaeologist, a cook, and even the bullfighter, but after a while became a teacher of Gaelic, and Spanish in the Dublin girls' school. At the age of 29, Byrne left a teaching position and entered into a theatrical troupe, led by Jim Sheridan. In 1981, Byrne won a role on the popular television series "The Riordans", and six months later, the studio decided to launch a TV series with him in the lead role. In 1987, shooting the film "Siesta", Gabriel Byrne met with the American actress Ellen Barkin, who a year later became his wife, and a year later - in 1989 - gave birth to a son, Jack. In 1992 was born their daughter, Romy, and in 1993, Byrne and Barkin parted, preserving good relations and dividing the custody of the children. In 1996 he made his directorial debut ("The Lark in the Clear Air"). He founded the production company, has promoted several high-profile films such as "In the name of the Father". In 1994, he published an autobiographical book, which is called "Pictures in my head", which in Ireland immediately became a bestseller.

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Here you can learn about the movies Gabriel Byrne acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Enemy of the State - NSA agent, 'Brill'	$90M	1998	$20M	$112M
End of Days - The Man/Satan	$83M	1999	$20.5M	$66.9M
Quest for Camelot - Lionel (voice)	$40M	1998	$6.04M	$22.7M
The Man in the Iron Mask - D'Artagnan	$35M	1998	$17.3M	$56.9M
Smilla's Sense of Snow - The Mechanic	$35M	1997	$107K	$2.22M
Ghost Ship - Captain Sean Murphy	$35M	2002	$11.5M	$30.1M
Stigmata - Father Andrew Kiernan	$32M	1999	$18.3M	$50M
The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Brother Juniper	$24M	2004	$12.7K	$42.9K
Vanity Fair - The Marquess of Steyne	$23M	2004	$6.27M	$16.1M
Assault on Precinct 13 - Capt. Marcus Duvall	$20M	2005	$6.5M	$20M
Little Women - Friedrich Bhaer	$15M	1994		$50M
Miller's Crossing - Tom Reagan	$14M	1990		$5.08M
In the Name of the Father - Executive Producer	$13M	1993		$25M
Dead Man - Charlie Dickinson	$9M	1995		$1.07M
Mad Dog Time - Ben London	$8M	1996	$41.5K	$80K
Spider - Bill Cleg	$8M	2002	$189K	$1.64M
Attack on Leningrad - Phillip Parker	$7M	2009
Wah-Wah - Harry Compton	$7M	2005	$55.3K	$233K
Shade - Charlie Miller	$6.8M	2003	$10.7K	$10.7K
Emotional Arithmetic - Christopher Lewis	$6.8M	2007