John Byrne

John Byrne was born on Jan 06, 1940 in UK. John Byrne's big-screen debut came with Orlando directed by Sally Potter in 1992, strarring Courtier (uncredited). John Byrne is known for Orlando directed by Sally Potter, Tilda Swinton stars as Orlando and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I. The most recent award John Byrne achieved is BAFTA Awards. The upcoming new movie John Byrne plays is Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon which will be released on Oct 07, 1998.

John Byrne was born to an Irish Catholic family in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He grew up in the Ferguslie Park housing scheme and was educated at the town's St Mirin's Academy before attending Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963. Byrne has received three Honorary Doctorates: in 1997 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paisley, in 2004 he was made an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and in 2006 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the Robert Gordon University Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen.