Michael Byrne (actor)
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Michael Byrne | |
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Born | London, England | 7 November 1943
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
Michael Byrne (born 7 November 1943) is a British actor known for his roles in the National Theatre, Hollywood films, and television shows.
Early life
Byrne was born in London, England, to Helen Byrne of Kilkenny, Ireland, a single parent.
Life and career
Byrne is a long-established stage actor, having joined the National Theatre in 1964 and appearing in many seasons since. He has also appeared on stage throughout the world. He has numerous theatre credits to his name including: Roberto Miranda in Death and the Maiden at the Royal Court, Maskwell in The Double Dealer and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, Reg in Butley at The Criterion, and also The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Romeo and Juliet, Mayor of Zalamea, All My Sons, Lulu, Faith Healer, Duchess of Malfi, A Slight Ache, and Molly Sweeney amongst many others.
During his career he has played many German military roles such as
He is also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film Braveheart.
His other film credits include .
On television, he has appeared in
From April 2008 to January 2010, Byrne starred in
Byrne appeared in State of Play at the
He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic.
He played Alfred Maxwell in BBC's
He plays Bruce Titchener in The Archers.
Filmography
Year | Title[1] | Role |
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1963 | The Scarlet Blade | Lt. Hawke |
The Silent Playground | Roger | |
1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset |
1974 | Butley | Reg Nuttall |
Vampyres | Playboy | |
1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | 2nd Lt. Toby Strang |
1976 | The Omen | Monk |
The Eagle Has Landed | Karl | |
1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Giles Vandeleur |
Telefon | Soviet Military Officer | |
1978 | The Medusa Touch | Sgt. Duff |
Force 10 from Navarone | Maj. Schroeder | |
1984 | Champions | Richard Hussey |
1985 | The Good Father | Leonard Scruby |
1986 | Oedipus the King | Chorus |
1988 | Saracen | Colonel Patrick Ansell |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Ernst Vogel |
1994 | Nostradamus | Inquisitor |
1994 | Sharpe
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Major Nairn |
1995 | Braveheart | Smythe |
1997 | The Saint | Yuri Vereshagin |
The Island on Bird Street | Bolek | |
Tomorrow Never Dies | Admiral Kelly | |
1998 | Gunshy | Lange |
This Is My Father | Michael Finnegan | |
Apt Pupil | Ben Kramer | |
Hornblower, The Even Chance | Captain Keene | |
1999 | Mauá: The Emperor and the King | Richard Carruthers |
2000 | Battlefield Earth | Parson Staffer |
Proof of Life | Lord Luthan | |
2001 | The Musketeer | Treville |
2002 | The Sum of All Fears | Anatoli Grushkov |
Gangs of New York | Horace Greeley | |
Sunday | Lord Widgery | |
2004 | Beyond the Sea | Dr. Andretti |
2009 | Blood: The Last Vampire | Elder |
2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Gellert Grindelwald[2]
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2012 | Outpost: Black Sun | Neurath |
Quartet | Frank White | |
2013 | Diana | Christiaan Barnard |
2014 | The First Line | Richard |
2015 | Mortdecai | The Duke |
2016 | Wallander, "The Troubled Man" (TV episode) | Ola Vilkander [3] |
2018 | The Last Witness | Coroner |
Intrigo: Death of an Author | Keller | |
TBA | Sins of the Father | Sebastian |
2022 | Strike | Roy Phipps |
References
- ^ "Michael Byrne". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Every Actor Who Has Played Grindelwald In Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts". ScreenRant. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "The Troubled Man". IMDb.
External links
- Michael Byrne at IMDb