Gabriel Byrne

Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series

Portrayed therapist, Paul Weston in the critically acclaimed HBO series "In Treatment"; earned an Emmy (2008, 2009) nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series

Cast in Richard E. Grant's directorial debut, "Wah-Wah"

Starred opposite Laura Linney and Topher Grace in "P.S."

Appeared as a salavage vessel captain in the spooky thriller "Ghost Ship"

Cast as Ralph Finnes' father in David Cronenberg's "Spider"

Cast in the stage revival of Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten"; received a Tony nomination for Best Actor

Plurabelle Films produced the Belfast-set coming of age comedy "Mad About Mambo"

Played a Vatican-sanctioned investigator in "Stigmata"

Played the patriarch in "Polish Wedding" opposite Claire Danes and Lena Olin

Portrayed D'Artagnan in "The Man in the Iron Mask"

Acted opposite Julia Ormond in "Smilla's Sense of Snow"

Co-starred opposite Ben Kingsley as rival executives in the HBO black comedy "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

Portrayed Rohan in "This Is the Sea"; Sheridan played small role as Station Master

Co-starred with ex-wife Ellen Barkin in "Mad Dog Time"

Co-wrote screenplay for (also produced and acted in) "Last of the High Kings"

Was one of the ensemble of criminals in Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects"

Co-starred opposite Bridget Fonda in "Point of No Return"

Executive produced Sheridan's "In the Name of the Father"

First credit as associate producer (also starred), "Into the West"; scripted by Jim Sheridan

Played a cartoon artist trapped in the world of his creation in "Cool World"

Cast as the cool-headed organized crime lieutenant in the Coen brothers' stylized feature "Miller's Crossing"

Co-starred with future wife Ellen Barkin in the ambitious thriller "Siesta"

Featured in the Italian drama "Julia and Julia" opposite Kathleen Turner

Played Lord Byron in Ken Russell's "Gothic"

Had debut starring role in the political thriller "Defence of the Realm"

Portrayed the title character in the CBS-TV miniseries "Christopher Columbus"

Had featured roles in Michael Mann's "The Keep" and Kevin Billington's "Reflections"

Starred in Irish TV series "The Riordens"

First substantial film role as Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur, in John Boorman's "Excalibur"

Appeared in the US-Netherlands co-production "The Outsider"

Moved to London

Made film acting debut in the British feature "On a Paving Stone Mounted"

Attended a Roman Catholic seminary in Birmingham, England

Acted with Ireland's Focus Theater, an experimental repertory company run by future filmmaker Jim Sheridan

Began participating in amateur theater

Formed production company Plurabelle Films

Joined the Abbey Theatre and remained in their company for two years

Joined the National Theater in London

Joined the Royal Court Theater

Taught Spanish and Gaelic in a girls' school

Worked as an archeologist for three years