Thommas Kane Byrne

Thommas Kane Byrne is an Irish actor and playwright.

Early life and education Byrne was born to a working class family in the inner city of northern Dublin, which he has said lacked access to "cultural spaces". Byrne was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age and suffered from anxiety for many years. He attended secondary school at Larkin Community College and also attended the Gaiety School of Acting.

Career Byrne first appeared in the Irish horror comedy film Stitches and also had minor roles in Derry Girls, Deadly Cuts, The Gone, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, and The Night Caller. In 2019, he was cast in the crime series Darklands as Butsy.

In 2020, he appeared in the RTÉ series Dead Still. He appeared in another Irish crime series Kin in 2021.

Byrne set up the theatre group Breadline in 2018, alongside Erika Roe. His plays primarily focus on working-class Dublin communities. His scripts have included Say Nothin' to No One , which was shortlisted for the 2017 Stewart Parker Trust Awards, Well That's What I Heard, and It's Always Your Bleedin' Own at the Project Arts Centre. In 2026, he was a guest on The Tommy Tiernan Show.

Filmography

2012: Stitches as Bulger 2012: Tim's Tactical Tips as The Actor 2018-2019: MACE-Johnny Sexton as Tom 2019: Darklands as Butsy 2020: Dead Still as Bertie Mulgrew 2021: Deadly Cuts as Kevin 2021: Kin as Francis 'Fudge' Flynn 2021: Cherry as Performer 2021: Royals Next Door as Snowy 2022: Derry Girls as Fintan 2022: Glitterbug as Coco 2023: The Gone as Shamie 2024: Deadly Cuts as Kevin 2024: The Dry as Billy 2024: The Night Caller as Jed 2025: Showkids as Dallan 2026: How to Get to Heaven from Belfast as Nurse Bosco Dunne

Stage Credits Actor 2018: Say Nothin' to No One 2026: Dublin Gothic 2024: It's Always Your Bleedin' Own