Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has landed a leading role in a new BBC One Drama.
The series entitled Quirke will see Byrne, star of such films as Miller’s Crossing and The Usual Suspects, play a chief pathologist in Dublin City morgue.
Gabriel Byrne in Miller’s Crossing, one of his most famous films.
Based on the books by Benjamin Black and set in 1950s Dublin, each feature long episode will deal with a different case, some of which are a little too close for comfort for the main character.
Speaking about the new project James Hickey, Chief Executive of the Irish Film Board, said: ‘The series will be a great opportunity to showcase Irish talent including Irish novelist Benjamin Black (John Banville), Irish screenwriter Conor McPherson and one of the great actors Gabriel Byrne in a quintessential Irish setting of Dublin in the 1950’s.’
