Irish actor Gabriel Byrne was Ellen Barkin’s first husband whom she married in 1988 but divorced in 1999.
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Ellen was Gabriel’s second wife and they had two children together – Jack Daniel (born in 1989) and Romy Marion (born in 1992).
What is Gabriel Byrne Known For?
Gabriel, 72, is an actor, producer and screenwriter, known for the Irish drama series The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken.
As an actor, Gabriel has starred in over 70 movies including Excalibur (1981), Miller’s Crossing (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), Stigmata (1999), End of Days (1999), Spider (2002), Jindabyne (2006), Vampire Academy (2014), The 33 (2015), and Hereditary (2018).
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As a screenwriter, Gabriel wrote the screenplay for the movie The Last of the High Kings (1996).

As a producer, he is known for producing several movies, including In the Name of the Father (1993), which earned him an Academy Award–nomination.
He has been a two-time nominee of the Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award winner.
When Was Gabriel Byrne Born?
Gabriel was born on May 12, 1950, into a Catholic family. His father was a soldier and his mother was a nurse.


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