Person
Stephen Rea
Acting · Born 1946-10-31 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
Stephen Rea (born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in a number of high profile films, both Irish and international, such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Callum Donovan
Saturday Night Live
Fergus (uncredited)
Screen Two
Frankie
BBC Play of the Month
Konstantin Treplev
Play for Today
Shay
Minder
Roddy Allan
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Professionals
Pellin
The Oscars
Self
Prime Target
Professor James Alderman
Filmography
- 2026You'll Never Believe Who's DeadCharlie Bann
- 2026The Journey of Weather-Exposed BonesMatsuo Bashō (English)
- 2025Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowSelf
- 2025Prime TargetProfessor James Alderman
- 2023The Miracle ClubFrank Dunne
- 2022The EnglishSheriff Robert Marshall
- 2022The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelf
- 2022NightrideJoe (voice)
- 2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, ShowmanSelf
- 2021SadieSelf - Lyric Theatre
- 2020Secrets from PutumayoNarrator (voice)
- 2020DisclosureFergus (archive footage)
- 2020Flesh and BloodMark
- 2020The StrangerMartin Killane
- 2019Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel BeckettSelf
- 2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)
- 2019Cyprus AvenueEric Miller
- 2019GretaBrian Cody
- 2019ThanksgivingMelchior
- 2018Black '47Conneely
- 2018Unquiet GravesNarrator
- 2018Hard BorderSelf
- 2017CounterpartAlexander Pope
- 2016War and PeaceVassily Kuragin
- 2015DickensianInspector Bucket
- 2015Ruby Strangelove Young WitchDanforth
- 2014Out of the DarkJordan
- 2014The Curse of StyriaDr. Hill
- 2014The Honourable WomanHugh Hayden-Hoyle
- 2013AsylumMcGahey
- 2013Tasting MenuWalter
- 2013UtopiaConran Letts
- 2012Werewolf: The Beast Among UsDoc
- 2012Stella DaysBrendan
- 2012Underworld: AwakeningDr. Jacob Lane
- 2011BlackthornMackinley
- 2011The Shadow LineGatehouse
- 2011RoadkillSeamus
- 2010The HeavyAnawalt
- 2010OndinePriest
- 2010Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf
- 2009Nothing PersonalMartin
- 2009Father & SonAugustine Flynn
- 2009Spy(ies)M. Palmer
- 2008Heidi 4 PawsDoctor (voice)
- 2008KissesDown Under Dylan (uncredited)
- 200810 Days to WarGeneral Tim Cross
- 2008The Devil's MercyTyler
- 2007StuckTom Bardo
- 2007The ReapingFather Costigan
- 2007CelebrationWaiter
- 2007Until DeathGabriel Callaghan
- 2006SistersDr. Philip Lacan
- 2006Sixty SixDr. Barrie
- 2006'V for Vendetta' UnmaskedFinch
- 2006V for VendettaFinch
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoBertie
- 2005River QueenFrancis
- 2005Tara RoadColm
- 2004ControlDr. Arlo Penner
- 2004The Halo EffectFatso
- 2004Fluent DysphasiaMurph
- 2004ProudBarney Garvey
- 2004BloomLeopold Bloom
- 2004The Good ShepherdMcCaran
- 2004The I InsideDoctor Newman
- 2002EvelynMichael Beattie
- 2002CopenhagenNiels Bohr
- 2002FearDotComAlistair
- 2001On the EdgeDr. Figure
- 2001The MusketeerCardinal Richelieu
- 2001Snow in AugustRabbi Judah Hirsch
- 2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf
- 2000The King's WakeKing Conor
- 1999The End of the AffairHenry Miles
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCallum Donovan
- 1999The Life Before ThisBrian
- 1999GuinevereConnie Fitzpatrick
- 1999I Could Read the SkyP.J.
- 1999This Is My FatherMission Priest
- 1999In DreamsDoctor Silverman
- 1998Still CrazyTony Costello
- 1998The Butcher BoyDa Brady
- 1997A Scare at Bedtime
- 1997Sink Or SwimBrian
- 1997Double TapCypher
- 1997Fever PitchRay, the Governor
- 1997A Further GestureSean Dowd
- 1996The Last of the High KingsCab Driver
- 1996Michael CollinsNed Broy
- 1996Crime of the CenturyBruno Richard Hauptmann
- 1996Trojan EddieTrojan Eddie
- 1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldVoice
- 1995Lumière & Company(segment "John Boorman")
- 1995All Men Are MortalFosca
- 1995Shadow of a GunmanSeamus Shields
- 1995Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaNikos
- 1995Citizen XLt. Viktor Burakov
- 1994Prêt-à-PorterMilo O'Brannigan
- 1994Interview with the VampireSantiago
- 1994Princess CarabooGutch
- 1994AngieNoel Riordan
- 1993Bad BehaviorGerry McAllister
- 1993Hedda GablerEilert Lovborg
- 1992The Crying GameFergus
- 1991PerformanceEjlert Lovborg
- 1991Life Is SweetPatsy
- 1990Not with a BangColin Garrity
- 1989Nobody Here But Us Chickens
- 19894 PlayPaul
- 1989EndgameClov
- 1987ScoutMarshall
- 1986ShergarFrankie
- 1986BoonFrank Warren
- 1985The Doctor and the DevilsTimothy Broom
- 1985Screen TwoFrankie
- 1984Four Days in JulyDixie McConville
- 1984The HouseThe Soldier
- 1984The Company of WolvesYoung Groom
- 1984Loose ConnectionsHarry
- 1983Chekhov in DerrySelf
- 1982Joyce in JuneStanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
- 1982AngelDanny
- 1980Caleb WilliamsTyrell
- 1980Caleb WilliamsTyrell
- 1979MinderRoddy Allan
- 1979The Out of Town BoysShay
- 1978Thank You, ComradesMayakovsky
- 1978On a Paving Stone Mounted
- 1978The SeagullConstantin
- 1977The ProfessionalsPellin
- 1977Professional FoulHollar
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekPavel Hollar
- 1977The Hollywood Greats
- 1976Early StrugglesChas
- 1975Saturday Night LiveFergus (uncredited)
- 1975Days of HopeReporter
- 1975I Didn't Know You CaredCarter Brandon
- 1974FugitivePeter
- 1974K Is for KillingArden Buckley
- 1973ThrillerArden Buckley
- 1973A Place Called ArdoyneNarrator (voice)
- 1972The MoonstoneMajor Frayne
- 1972The MoonstoneMajor Frayne
- 1971Stage 2Donal Davoren
- 1970Play for TodayShay
- 1970Cry of the BansheeVillager
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthKonstantin Treplev
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —Visitation
- —The Body Is WaterMr M
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