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Casting “Secret State”

Updated February 20 Ruth Negga, recent winner of the IFTA Award for Best Actress (Television) for her performance as Dame Shirley Bassey in the BBC production Shirley in 2011, has joined this stellar cast and will play an intelligence analyst. According to Herald.ie [no longer linked because URL usually does […]

Interviews, 2010 – 2012

Return to Interviews – Main Excerpts and links to text and video interviews available online, including podcasts 2012 Gabriel Byrne (“Secret State”) Interview, by Cultbox, November 10, 2012 “I think the function of a really good political thriller is not providing the answers, but to raise questions. And that’s why […]

Byrne-ing News, April 2023 Edition

Ah! Spring is in the air. That verdant time when the ice melts (in a good way!), green shoots begin their hesitant journey to the light, and the sun warms us gently. Spring, when our hearts and thoughts turn to — Gabriel Byrne! He was in Ireland in April. Helping […]

The Byrne-ing News, June 2021 Edition

It’s time to stop, take a breath, sit down, maybe grab a cold/hot drink, and lose yourself in the world of Byrne! This month’s news brings together interviews, pics, a lovely blast from the past, and lots more. Gabriel Byrne may demur and say he doesn’t have the energy now […]

Happy 2020!

Gabriel Byrne. In a tux. That’s the way to ring in the New Year! Top to bottom: Dark Obsession, also known as Diamond Skulls (1989)Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997)Secret State (2012)Quirke (2013) Happy New Year Wallpaper All the best to you in the New Year! And let’s make 2020 a […]

Biography and Career

Last updated 22 February 2024 Born on May 12, 1950 in Walkinstown, Dublin, The Republic of Ireland, Gabriel James Byrne, whose Irish name is Gabriel Séamas ÓBroin, is the oldest of six children. His father worked as a cooper at the Guinness factory and his mother was a nurse. When […]