Full name: Gabriel James Byrne
Irish name: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin
Date of Birth: May 12, 1950 at 3:00 am
Place of Birth: Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Current Place of Residence: Maine, USA
Eyes: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height:  5’10”
Heritage: Irish
Citizenship: Ireland

Early Schooling:

  • Attended Ardscoil Éanna secondary school in Crumlin, where he later taught Spanish and history
  • Later taught by the Christian Brothers
  • Traveled to England at the age of 11 to become a priest

Alma Mater:

  • Attended University College Dublin, where he studied archaeology, Spanish, and linguistics
  • Graduated with a BA in 1972, becoming proficient in the Irish language
  • Completed Higher Diploma in Education (HDipEd) in 1973

Childhood Hobby: Going to the movies and football
Musical Skills: the Accordion

Meaning of the name Gabriel:

  • the origin is Hebrew and is translated as “God is my might”
  • the angel Gabriel makes several appearances in both the Old and New Testament

Father: Daniel

  • Former solder in the Irish Army
  • Worked as a cooper at a Guinness brewery in Dublin
  • Deceased, 1987

Mother: Eileen

  • Maiden name was Gannon
  • Hospital nurse in Galway
  • Deceased, July 24, 2002

Marital Status:

Married Hannah Beth King, film-maker and producer, August 4, 2014 in County Cork, Ireland
They welcomed their new baby girl, Maisie James, in February, 2017.

Previous wife: Ellen Barkin

  • Married 1988; Separated 1993; Divorced 1999
  • son Jack Daniel (born October 1989)
  • daughter Romy Marion (born November 1992)

Links:

Mr. Byrne is represented by The Agency in Dublin, Ireland

Download Mr. Byrne’s Curriculum Vitae from the Agency

Watch Gabriel’s Official Showreel on Vimeo

The Books:

Walking With Ghosts, a memoir

  • Published in 2020 by Pan McMillan, UK
  • Published by Grove Press, USA in 2021

Pictures In My Head

  • first published in Ireland in 1994 by Wolfhound Press, Ltd.
  • American edition published in 1997 by Roberts Rinehart Publishers
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