Stephen Rea
Acting·October 31, 1946 — 79 years old·Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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
Filmography · 153
—Visitation—The Body Is WaterMr M—ÉistDinny2026You'll Never Believe Who's DeadCharlie Bann2026The Journey of Weather-Exposed BonesMatsuo Bashō (English)2025Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowSelf2025Prime TargetTVProfessor James Alderman2023The Miracle ClubFrank Dunne2022The EnglishTVSheriff Robert Marshall2022The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelf2022NightrideJoe (voice)2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, ShowmanSelf2021SadieSelf - Lyric Theatre2020Secrets from PutumayoNarrator (voice)2020DisclosureFergus (archive footage)2020Flesh and BloodTVMark2020The StrangerTVMartin Killane2019Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel BeckettSelf2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)2019Cyprus AvenueEric Miller2019GretaBrian Cody2019ThanksgivingTVMelchior2018Black '47Conneely2018Unquiet GravesNarrator2018Hard BorderSelf2017CounterpartTVAlexander Pope2016War and PeaceTVVassily Kuragin2015DickensianTVInspector Bucket2015Ruby Strangelove Young WitchDanforth2014Out of the DarkJordan2014The Curse of StyriaDr. Hill2014The Honourable WomanTVHugh Hayden-Hoyle2013AsylumMcGahey2013Tasting MenuWalter2013UtopiaTVConran Letts2012Werewolf: The Beast Among UsDoc2012Stella DaysBrendan2012Underworld: AwakeningDr. Jacob Lane2011BlackthornMackinley2011The Shadow LineTVGatehouse2011RoadkillSeamus2010The HeavyAnawalt2010OndinePriest2010Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf2009Nothing PersonalMartin2009Father & SonTVAugustine Flynn2009Spy(ies)M. Palmer2008Heidi 4 PawsDoctor (voice)2008KissesDown Under Dylan (uncredited)200810 Days to WarTVGeneral Tim Cross2008The Devil's MercyTyler2007StuckTom Bardo2007The ReapingFather Costigan2007CelebrationWaiter2007Until DeathGabriel Callaghan2006SistersDr. Philip Lacan2006Sixty SixDr. Barrie2006'V for Vendetta' UnmaskedFinch2006V for VendettaFinch2005Breakfast on PlutoBertie2005River QueenFrancis2005Tara RoadColm2004ControlDr. Arlo Penner2004The Halo EffectFatso2004Fluent DysphasiaMurph2004ProudBarney Garvey2004BloomLeopold Bloom2004The Good ShepherdMcCaran2004The I InsideDoctor Newman2002EvelynMichael Beattie2002CopenhagenNiels Bohr2002FearDotComAlistair2001On the EdgeDr. Figure2001The MusketeerCardinal Richelieu2001Snow in AugustRabbi Judah Hirsch2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf2000The King's WakeKing Conor1999The End of the AffairHenry Miles1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTVCallum Donovan1999The Life Before ThisBrian1999GuinevereConnie Fitzpatrick1999I Could Read the SkyP.J.1999This Is My FatherMission Priest1999In DreamsDoctor Silverman1998Still CrazyTony Costello1998The Butcher BoyDa Brady1997A Scare at BedtimeTV1997Sink Or SwimBrian1997Double TapCypher1997Fever PitchRay, the Governor1997A Further GestureSean Dowd · Idea1996The Last of the High KingsCab Driver1996Michael CollinsNed Broy1996Crime of the CenturyBruno Richard Hauptmann1996Trojan EddieTrojan Eddie1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldVoice1995Lumière & Company(segment "John Boorman")1995All Men Are MortalFosca1995Shadow of a GunmanSeamus Shields1995Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaNikos1995Citizen XLt. Viktor Burakov1994Prêt-à-PorterMilo O'Brannigan1994Interview with the VampireSantiago1994Princess CarabooGutch1994AngieNoel Riordan1993Bad BehaviorGerry McAllister1993Hedda GablerEilert Lovborg1992The Crying GameFergus1991PerformanceTVEjlert Lovborg · Seumus Shields1991Life Is SweetPatsy1990Not with a BangTVColin Garrity1989Nobody Here But Us Chickens19894 PlayTVPaul1989EndgameClov1987ScoutMarshall1986ShergarFrankie1986BoonTVFrank Warren1985The Doctor and the DevilsTimothy Broom1985Screen TwoTVFrankie1984Four Days in JulyDixie McConville1984The HouseThe Soldier1984The Company of WolvesYoung Groom1984Loose ConnectionsHarry1983Chekhov in DerrySelf1982Joyce in JuneStanislaus Joyce / McIntosh1982AngelDanny1980Caleb WilliamsTyrell1980Caleb WilliamsTVTyrell1979MinderTVRoddy Allan1979The Out of Town BoysShay1978Thank You, ComradesMayakovsky1978On a Paving Stone Mounted1978The SeagullConstantin1977The ProfessionalsTVPellin1977Professional FoulHollar1977BBC2 Play of the WeekTVPavel Hollar1977The Hollywood GreatsTV1976Early StrugglesChas1975Saturday Night LiveTVFergus (uncredited)1975Days of HopeTVReporter1975I Didn't Know You CaredTVCarter Brandon1974FugitivePeter1974K Is for KillingArden Buckley1973ThrillerTVArden Buckley1973A Place Called ArdoyneNarrator (voice)1972The MoonstoneTVMajor Frayne1972The MoonstoneMajor Frayne1971Stage 2TVDonal Davoren1970Play for TodayTVShay · Peter1970Cry of the BansheeVillager1965BBC Play of the MonthTVKonstantin Treplev1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Nominee1953The OscarsTVSelf