The Dublin actor is to be honoured after four decades in the business.
Gabriel Byrne is to receive the Irish Film and Television Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
IFTA have also announced that President Michael D. Higgins will officially present Byrne with the award at the ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, 15 February in the Mansion House in Dublin.
The ceremony will be broadcast on RTÉ One.
Commenting on the announcement Áine Moriarty, Chief Executive of IFTA said: “Gabriel has paved the way as one of Ireland’s most revered actors and filmmakers where he has explored and pushed the boundaries in storytelling across a broad range of genres, in film, television and documentary making. We look forward to welcoming Gabriel back home to his native Dublin to celebrate his achievements.”
Responding to the news, Byrne said: “I am deeply honoured to be receiving this Award from the Irish Academy and it means a lot to me to receive it in my home town of Dublin.”
Byrne began acting in the soap, The Riordans, in 1978, before going on to have international success in Excalibur (1981), Miller’s Crossing (1990), Into the West (1992) and The Usual Suspects (1995).
More recently he has earned praise for his roles in The 33 (2014) and Louder Than Bombs (2015).
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