This study presents a theoretical model of the functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) cylindrical shell with periodically embedded dynamic vibration absorbers (DVAs) under different boundary constraints. The material parameters of the FG-GPLRC were first determined using the Halpin-Tsai micromechanical method and the general law of mixing. The energy expression for the system is developed based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). A simplified model of the DVA is carried out, which consists of a mass block, a linear damper and a linear spring after simplification. Displacement field vectors of the cylindrical shell are established based on the spectro-geometric method (SGM). The Rayleigh-Ritz method was used to determine the vibration response of the coupled model. The validity of the proposed method is confirmed through comparing with results from existing literature and finite element method (FEM) calculations. The effect of boundary conditions, FG-GPLRC material properties, geometrical parameters of cylindrical shells, distribution parameters of DVAs, and damping coefficient on the steady-state vibration of the coupled model is investigated on this basis.