Overview
- The actor died on June 20, 2026, a date first reported by The Guardian and confirmed by multiple outlets.
- Byrne built a long career playing authoritative or villainous supporting parts in major films, including Colonel Ernst Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and an older Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.
- He appeared on Coronation Street as Ted Page from 2008 to 2010 and continued to take occasional screen and stage roles into the 2010s with credits as recent as 2023.
- No cause or place of death has been made public, and reports say his former wife Carole Nimmons cared for him toward the end of his life; he is survived by daughters Tara and Bryony and three grandchildren.
- A classically trained stage actor who joined Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company in the 1960s, Byrne amassed roughly 150–170-plus credits and leaves a legacy that highlights the vital role of steady character actors in major franchises and British drama.