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Gabriel Byrne
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Irish actor (born 1950)

Also known as: Gabriel James Byrne, Гэбриэл Бирн, غابريل بيرن, 게이브리얼 번, ガブリエル・バーン, 加布里埃尔·伯恩

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Known works

  • Walking with ghosts
  • Pictures in my head (1995)
  • Spider
  • Myths & Tales of Ancient Ireland (1997)
  • Pictures UN My Head (1997)