Stephen Rea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-31 (79 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

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

  • V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Interview with the Vampire

    Interview with the Vampire

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • Boon

    Boon

  • The English

    The English

  • Counterpart

    Counterpart

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • Greta

    Greta

  • Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

  • Nightride

    Nightride

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

  • River Queen

    River Queen

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • A Scare at Bedtime

    A Scare at Bedtime

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Bad Behavior

    Bad Behavior

  • 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

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • Ondine

    Ondine

  • Black '47

    Black '47

  • Nothing Personal

    Nothing Personal

  • Spy(ies)

    Spy(ies)

  • Stella Days

    Stella Days

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Kisses

    Kisses

  • The Heavy

    The Heavy

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • FearDotCom

    FearDotCom

  • The Reaping

    The Reaping

  • Until Death

    Until Death

  • The Seagull

    The Seagull

  • Roadkill

    Roadkill

  • Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

  • Bloom

    Bloom

  • Angie

    Angie

  • Stuck

    Stuck

  • Control

    Control

  • Sixty Six

    Sixty Six

  • Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

  • Guinevere

    Guinevere

  • The Company of Wolves

    The Company of Wolves

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • The Musketeer

    The Musketeer

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • Tara Road

    Tara Road

  • Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

  • Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Cyprus Avenue

    Cyprus Avenue

  • Professional Foul

    Professional Foul

  • The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • Lost Lives

    Lost Lives

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • Loose Connections

    Loose Connections

  • Still Crazy

    Still Crazy

  • Double Tap

    Double Tap

  • Shergar

    Shergar

  • Celebration

    Celebration

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • Tasting Menu

    Tasting Menu

  • Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

    Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club

  • Breakfast on Pluto

    Breakfast on Pluto

  • The Last of the High Kings

    The Last of the High Kings

  • The I Inside

    The I Inside

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line

  • Flesh and Blood

    Flesh and Blood

  • The Curse of Styria

    The Curse of Styria

  • The Butcher Boy

    The Butcher Boy

  • Prêt-à-Porter

    Prêt-à-Porter

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

  • Scout

    Scout

  • The End of the Affair

    The End of the Affair

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Out of the Dark

    Out of the Dark

  • The Doctor and the Devils

    The Doctor and the Devils

  • 10 Days to War

    10 Days to War

  • The Devil's Mercy

    The Devil's Mercy

  • Cry of the Banshee

    Cry of the Banshee

  • On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

  • Heidi 4 Paws

    Heidi 4 Paws

  • The Out of Town Boys

    The Out of Town Boys

  • Shadow of a Gunman

    Shadow of a Gunman

  • I Didn't Know You Cared

    I Didn't Know You Cared

  • Visitation

    Visitation

  • The Body Is Water

    The Body Is Water

  • The Halo Effect

    The Halo Effect

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

    Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

  • A Further Gesture

    A Further Gesture

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Four Days in July

    Four Days in July

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

  • Father & Son

    Father & Son

  • I Could Read the Sky

    I Could Read the Sky

  • All Men Are Mortal

    All Men Are Mortal

  • Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

    Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

  • Proud

    Proud

  • The Life Before This

    The Life Before This

  • Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

    Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

  • Snow in August

    Snow in August

  • Not with a Bang

    Not with a Bang

  • The King's Wake

    The King's Wake

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

  • Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

  • Trojan Eddie

    Trojan Eddie

  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

  • Copenhagen

    Copenhagen

  • Sink Or Swim

    Sink Or Swim

  • Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

    Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

  • The House

    The House

  • A Place Called Ardoyne

    A Place Called Ardoyne

  • Unquiet Graves

    Unquiet Graves

  • K Is for Killing

    K Is for Killing

  • Hard Border

    Hard Border

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    Nobody Here But Us Chickens

  • Fluent Dysphasia

    Fluent Dysphasia

  • Secrets from Putumayo

    Secrets from Putumayo

  • Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett