Stephen Rea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-31 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Stephen Rea

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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Minder

    Minder

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Interview with the Vampire

    Interview with the Vampire

  • V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Company of Wolves

    The Company of Wolves

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Counterpart

    Counterpart

  • Boon

    Boon

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • Breakfast on Pluto

    Breakfast on Pluto

  • Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

    Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • The English

    The English

  • The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

  • The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • The Butcher Boy

    The Butcher Boy

  • Nightride

    Nightride

  • Black '47

    Black '47

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

  • Cyprus Avenue

    Cyprus Avenue

  • On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

  • The Last of the High Kings

    The Last of the High Kings

  • The Halo Effect

    The Halo Effect

  • Shergar

    Shergar

  • Ondine

    Ondine

  • Unquiet Graves

    Unquiet Graves

  • I Could Read the Sky

    I Could Read the Sky

  • Stuck

    Stuck

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • The Heavy

    The Heavy

  • Greta

    Greta

  • Bloom

    Bloom

  • Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • The Reaping

    The Reaping

  • Visitation

    Visitation

  • FearDotCom

    FearDotCom

  • Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

  • The Musketeer

    The Musketeer

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • Fluent Dysphasia

    Fluent Dysphasia

  • Shadow of a Gunman

    Shadow of a Gunman

  • Four Days in July

    Four Days in July

  • Scout

    Scout

  • Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line

  • Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

  • Tara Road

    Tara Road

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • Control

    Control

  • The Seagull

    The Seagull

  • I Didn't Know You Cared

    I Didn't Know You Cared

  • Angie

    Angie

  • Nothing Personal

    Nothing Personal

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Celebration

    Celebration

  • Spy(ies)

    Spy(ies)

  • The I Inside

    The I Inside

  • River Queen

    River Queen

  • Still Crazy

    Still Crazy

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • The Curse of Styria

    The Curse of Styria

  • Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • Guinevere

    Guinevere

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Lost Lives

    Lost Lives

  • Trojan Eddie

    Trojan Eddie

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

  • The End of the Affair

    The End of the Affair

  • Stella Days

    Stella Days

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Double Tap

    Double Tap

  • A Scare at Bedtime

    A Scare at Bedtime

  • Until Death

    Until Death

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Prêt-à-Porter

    Prêt-à-Porter

  • The Life Before This

    The Life Before This

  • Professional Foul

    Professional Foul

  • A Further Gesture

    A Further Gesture

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • Kisses

    Kisses

  • Flesh and Blood

    Flesh and Blood

  • All Men Are Mortal

    All Men Are Mortal

  • Father & Son

    Father & Son

  • Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

  • The Out of Town Boys

    The Out of Town Boys

  • Proud

    Proud

  • Cry of the Banshee

    Cry of the Banshee

  • 10 Days to War

    10 Days to War

  • Bad Behavior

    Bad Behavior

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Roadkill

    Roadkill

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Loose Connections

    Loose Connections

  • The Body Is Water

    The Body Is Water

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Heidi 4 Paws

    Heidi 4 Paws

  • In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

    In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

  • The Devil's Mercy

    The Devil's Mercy

  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

  • Not with a Bang

    Not with a Bang

  • Tasting Menu

    Tasting Menu

  • Out of the Dark

    Out of the Dark

  • Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

  • Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

    Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

  • The Doctor and the Devils

    The Doctor and the Devils

  • The King's Wake

    The King's Wake

  • Sixty Six

    Sixty Six

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

    Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

  • Copenhagen

    Copenhagen

  • The House

    The House

  • Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

    Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

  • Hard Border

    Hard Border

  • Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

  • Snow in August

    Snow in August

  • Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    Nobody Here But Us Chickens

  • Sink Or Swim

    Sink Or Swim

  • Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

    Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

  • Secrets from Putumayo

    Secrets from Putumayo

  • K Is for Killing

    K Is for Killing

  • A Place Called Ardoyne

    A Place Called Ardoyne