Gabriel, a Walkinstown native, was originally planning to be a journalist. However, he dabbled in many careers before being an actor – he was an archaeologist, and a cook, and even briefly began training to be a priest. He was a Spanish and history teacher in Ardscoil Éanna when he decided to pursue acting at the age of 29.
After appearing in RTÉ’s The Riordans and its spin-off Bracken, it wasn’t long before Gabriel moved to London, and then on to New York. He currently lives in Rockport, Maine with his wife and daughter, but visits Ireland frequently.
Gabriel won Best Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards last night for his role in Death of a Ladies Man, a Canadian-Irish co-produced comedy-drama film. The film centers around Samuel O’Shea, a college literature professor played by Gabriel, who must confront his mortality and make peace with his family after a series of hallucinations lead to his diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor.
Gabriel Byrne children: Meet Romy Marion Byrne, Jack Daniel Byrne,
The actor, director, and producer were previously married to American actress Ellen Barkin, who he shares two children with. The couple separated amicably in 1993 and divorced in 1999. They remain friends.
His son John “Jack” Daniel was born in 1989 and his daughter, Romy Marion, was born in 1992. Jack is a successful LA musician, while Romy is starting off in the acting business.
IFTA Best Actor winner Gabriel Byrne, 71, has been married to his second wife Hannah Beth King since 2014 and they share one daughter together, Maisie James, who was born in 2017.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
