Mark Byrne

Mark Byrne

History

Mark is a Professional Theatre Film and TV actor as well as a writer producer and director who has worked in the US,UK,Europe and Canada. He was born in Ireland where he was raised while also spending time in England and the US. He trained in Dublin at Trinity College as well as taking class with Deirdre O Connell at the Focus Theatre. He also has studied in NY with Wynn Handman and various other teachers and in Los Angeles with Bruce Glover. Mark is a member is SAG AFTRA AEA BAE.

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Mark Byrne

Movies

When Men Were Men
When Men Were Men
In a heavily religious Irish society, a young actor struggling with gender identity has to let go of his idea of masculinity before he loses sight of who he is and those he loves.
The American Wake
The American Wake
Michael
A seventeen year old girl who has lived all her life on an island off the coast of Ireland is faced with the choice to remain there or emigrate to America.
Waking the Wild Colonial
Waking the Wild Colonial
Tommy the hood
In this era of digital communication, 16-year-old Madeleine and her four eclectic friends are negotiating the emotional turbulence of teenage life in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts by creating and posting YouTube video diaries. The diaries are a microscopic look into the contemporary landscape of adolescence; sexual confusion, dubious antics, and existential angst. Mad is the center of her single mother, Iris' struggle to parent and produce a living, as a visual artist. This pursuit often includes Mad and her friends' participation in the creation of Iris' edgy paintings. Iris is the eccentric, breezy mom every kid wants. Mad's reality is shattered when she discovers that Iris has a serious illness. Forced into adulthood, Mad grapples with these harsh circumstances as her friends rally around her. They accompany Mad on her journey, inspired by the links she uncovers to her mother's surprising past.
The Immigrant
The Immigrant
Man Bumping Lamp (uncredited)
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Remorse
Remorse
Gus
Two sides of guilt. When Anna and Gustav gets together, it only makes them re-connect with their past trauma and find a way to redeem themselves from remorse. A challenging split-screen film where the story follows main two characters simultaneously dealing with their sorrow.