The new biopic about Irish writer Samuel Beckett, starring THE USUAL SUSPECTS star Gabriel Byrne, has released its first trailer. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos ‘Dance first, think later,’ the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon. DANCE FIRST will open in New York City at the Angelika Film Center and in Los Angeles at The Laemmle Monica Film Center on August 9. It will then hit digital platforms on August 16.
In his latest interview, the Dublin actor talks about his new movie DANCE FIRST, in which he plays the Irish dramatist, the time he shared a drink with Richard Burton and why he had to leave Los Angeles. DANCE FIRST premieres at the San Sebastian film festival on 29 and 30 September, is in UK cinemas in November, on Sky Cinema in December and on Sky Arts in 2024.
Irish actor Gabriel Byrne stars in DANCE FIRST, the new Samuel Beckett biopic, which will screen out of competition at the 2023 San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September 30. Despite all the adulation that came Beckett’s way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. In 1969, having been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, an embarrassed Beckett simply wanted to be rid of it. Other Irish actors featured in DANCE FIRST are Aidan Gillen, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Bronagh Gallagher, Gráinne Good, and Barry O’Connor.
Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has paid a heartfelt tribute to his friend the late actor Julian Sands, who he described as having a “fierce intelligence” and a “unquenchable curiosity”. Writing in The Guardian, Byrne said “images of Julian have been recurring in my mind”, in recent months. Byrne said, Sands was “destined – everyone said – to be a Hollywood heartthrob” but that was not what Julian wanted and instead, he “craved distant fields and mighty rivers”.
Happy Birthday Gabriel Byrne! Byrne was the first of six children, born in Dublin, Ireland. You loved him in INTO THE WEST, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, HEREDITARY and many more. Byrne can be seen in his latest film, LAMBORGHINI, where he plays Enzo Ferrari.
Gabriel Byrne lends his voice to the Oscar-winning THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX and THE HORSE. The film won best animated short film at the 95th Academy Awards and was nominated against other titles like MY YEAR OF DICKS, ICE MERCHANT, THE FLYING SAILOR, and AN OSTRICH TOLD ME THE WORLD WAS FAKE AND I BELIEVE IT. Directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy based on a script written by Jon Croker and Mackesy, the film is an adaptation of the illustrated graphic novel of the same name by Charlie Mackesy.
An animated featuring the vocal talents of Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has proved a ratings hit for the BBC over the holidays, melting the hearts of viewers in the process. THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX and THE HORSE is a hand-drawn traditionally animated film based on Charlie Mackesy’s book. Byrne voices the Horse, while he is joined by stars Idris Elba (the Fox) and Tom Hollander (the Mole) with newcomer Jude Coward Nicoll voicing the Boy.
In WALKING WITH GHOSTS, Gabriel Byrne stands on the stage telling stories about his life, from his childhood in Dublin through to the early stages of his career as an actor, most of the stories excerpted from his literate memoir of the same title. Amateur roles leads to professional, theater to TV and film. Byrne mocks his early performances to comic effect.