When the Irish actor Gabriel Byrne was first approached to play the role of Samuel Beckett, one of Ireland’s greatest literary heroes, he hesitated. “I wrestled with the idea,” Byrne says on ...

See About archive blog posts. Gabriel Byrne, star of HBO’s ‘In Treatment,’ has been hit with strep throat and stomach flu and therefore is not coming to the press tour.

It’s Byrne’s first time on a Broadway stage since 2016, when he appeared in a production of Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” ...

Gabriel Byrne's latest film, Wah-Wah, opens this week. Later this month he may win a Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway production of... Listen Share May, 07 2006 (All Things Considered) ...

When the Irish actor Gabriel Byrne was first approached to play the role of Samuel Beckett, one of Ireland’s greatest literary heroes, he hesitated. “I wrestled with the idea,” Byrne says on a recent ...

Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in “Dance First.” (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures) Aiden Gillen as James Joyce in “Dance First.” (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures) ...