A Touch of the Heart Irish actor Gabriel Byrne with his ex-wife, Ellen Barkin, at Glucksman Ireland House at NYU. (Photo: Nuala Purcell) By Declan O Kelly, Contributor
Gabriel Byrne is a true Renaissance man. As an actor, he is currently receiving accolades for his performance as Cornelius Melody in a New York production of Eugene O’Neill’s A Touch of the Poet. As a writer, he found much success with his autobiographical Pictures in My Head, and now he’s shown himself to be quite the photographer a photographer with a heart.
For what is less well-known about Byrne, who was born in Dublin in 1949, is that he serves as an ambassador for The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which works for children’s rights, their survival and development.
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