7.5Acting
Stephen Rea
- Born
- 1946-10-31
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
Stephen Rea (born October 31, 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 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Listen
2026 · Movie
Dinny
The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
2026 · Movie
Matsuo Bashō (English)
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
2026 · Movie
Charlie Bann
Prime Target
2025 · TV Show
Professor James Alderman
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025 · Movie
Self
The Miracle Club
2023 · Movie
Frank Dunne
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022 · Movie
Self
Nightride
2022 · Movie
Joe (voice)
The English
2022 · TV Show
Sheriff Robert Marshall
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 · Movie
Self
Sadie
2021 · Movie
Self - Lyric Theatre
Disclosure
2020 · Movie
Fergus (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood
2020 · TV Show
Mark
Secrets from Putumayo
2020 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Stranger
2020 · TV Show
Martin Killane
Cyprus Avenue
2019 · Movie
Eric Miller
Greta
2019 · Movie
Brian Cody
Lost Lives
2019 · Movie
Self (voice)
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019 · Movie
Self
Thanksgiving
2019 · TV Show
Melchior
Black '47
2018 · Movie
Conneely
Hard Border
2018 · Movie
Self
Unquiet Graves
2018 · Movie
Narrator
Counterpart
2017 · TV Show
Alexander Pope
War and Peace
2016 · TV Show
Vassily Kuragin
Dickensian
2015 · TV Show
Inspector Bucket
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2015 · Movie
Danforth
Out of the Dark
2014 · Movie
Jordan
The Curse of Styria
2014 · Movie
Dr. Hill
The Honourable Woman
2014 · TV Show
Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
Asylum
2013 · Movie
McGahey
Tasting Menu
2013 · Movie
Walter
Utopia
2013 · TV Show
Conran Letts
Stella Days
2012 · Movie
Brendan
Underworld: Awakening
2012 · Movie
Dr. Jacob Lane
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012 · Movie
Doc
Blackthorn
2011 · Movie
Mackinley
Roadkill
2011 · Movie
Seamus
The Shadow Line
2011 · TV Show
Gatehouse
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 · Movie
Self
Ondine
2010 · Movie
Priest
The Heavy
2010 · Movie
Anawalt
Father & Son
2009 · TV Show
Augustine Flynn
Nothing Personal
2009 · Movie
Martin
Spy(ies)
2009 · Movie
M. Palmer
10 Days to War
2008 · TV Show
General Tim Cross
Heidi 4 Paws
2008 · Movie
Doctor (voice)
Kisses
2008 · Movie
Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
The Devil's Mercy
2008 · Movie
Tyler
Celebration
2007 · Movie
Waiter
Stuck
2007 · Movie
Tom Bardo
The Reaping
2007 · Movie
Father Costigan
Until Death
2007 · Movie
Gabriel Callaghan
Sisters
2006 · Movie
Dr. Philip Lacan
Sixty Six
2006 · Movie
Dr. Barrie
V for Vendetta
2006 · Movie
Finch
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
2006 · Movie
Finch
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Movie
Bertie
River Queen
2005 · Movie
Francis
Tara Road
2005 · Movie
Colm
Bloom
2004 · Movie
Leopold Bloom
Control
2004 · Movie
Dr. Arlo Penner
Fluent Dysphasia
2004 · Movie
Murph
Proud
2004 · Movie
Barney Garvey
The End of the Affair: "Making of"
2004 · Movie
Cast
The Good Shepherd
2004 · Movie
McCaran
The Halo Effect
2004 · Movie
Fatso
The I Inside
2004 · Movie
Doctor Newman
Copenhagen
2002 · Movie
Niels Bohr
Evelyn
2002 · Movie
Michael Beattie
FearDotCom
2002 · Movie
Alistair
On the Edge
2001 · Movie
Dr. Figure
Snow in August
2001 · Movie
Rabbi Judah Hirsch
The Musketeer
2001 · Movie
Cardinal Richelieu
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 · Movie
Self
The King's Wake
2000 · Movie
King Conor
Guinevere
1999 · Movie
Connie Fitzpatrick
I Could Read the Sky
1999 · Movie
P.J.
In Dreams
1999 · Movie
Doctor Silverman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Callum Donovan
The End of the Affair
1999 · Movie
Henry Miles
The Life Before This
1999 · Movie
Brian
This Is My Father
1999 · Movie
Mission Priest
Still Crazy
1998 · Movie
Tony Costello
The Butcher Boy
1998 · Movie
Da Brady
A Further Gesture
1997 · Movie
Sean Dowd · Idea
A Scare at Bedtime
1997 · TV Show
Cast
Double Tap
1997 · Movie
Cypher
Fever Pitch
1997 · Movie
Ray, the Governor
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Movie
Brian
Crime of the Century
1996 · Movie
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Michael Collins
1996 · Movie
Ned Broy
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996 · Movie
Voice
The Last of the High Kings
1996 · Movie
Cab Driver
Trojan Eddie
1996 · Movie
Trojan Eddie
All Men Are Mortal
1995 · Movie
Fosca
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 · Movie
Nikos
Citizen X
1995 · Movie
Lt. Viktor Burakov
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
(segment "John Boorman")
Shadow of a Gunman
1995 · Movie
Seamus Shields
Angie
1994 · Movie
Noel Riordan
Interview with the Vampire
1994 · Movie
Santiago
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Movie
Milo O'Brannigan
Princess Caraboo
1994 · Movie
Gutch
Bad Behavior
1993 · Movie
Gerry McAllister
Hedda Gabler
1993 · Movie
Eilert Lovborg
The Crying Game
1992 · Movie
Fergus
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Movie
Patsy
Performance
1991 · TV Show
Ejlert Lovborg · Seumus Shields
Not with a Bang
1990 · TV Show
Colin Garrity
4 Play
1989 · TV Show
Paul
Endgame
1989 · Movie
Clov
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989 · Movie
Cast
Scout
1987 · Movie
Marshall
Boon
1986 · TV Show
Frank Warren
Shergar
1986 · Movie
Frankie
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
Frankie
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Movie
Timothy Broom
Four Days in July
1984 · Movie
Dixie McConville
Loose Connections
1984 · Movie
Harry
The Company of Wolves
1984 · Movie
Young Groom
The House
1984 · Movie
The Soldier
Chekhov in Derry
1983 · Movie
Self
Angel
1982 · Movie
Danny
Joyce in June
1982 · Movie
Stanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
Caleb Williams
1980 · Movie
Tyrell
Caleb Williams
1980 · TV Show
Tyrell
Minder
1979 · TV Show
Roddy Allan
The Out of Town Boys
1979 · Movie
Shay
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978 · Movie
Cast
Thank You, Comrades
1978 · Movie
Mayakovsky
The Seagull
1978 · Movie
Constantin
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · TV Show
Pavel Hollar
Professional Foul
1977 · Movie
Hollar
The Hollywood Greats
1977 · TV Show
Cast
The Professionals
1977 · TV Show
Pellin
Early Struggles
1976 · Movie
Chas
Days of Hope
1975 · TV Show
Reporter
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975 · TV Show
Carter Brandon
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Fergus (uncredited)
Fugitive
1974 · Movie
Peter
K Is for Killing
1974 · Movie
Arden Buckley
A Place Called Ardoyne
1973 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Thriller
1973 · TV Show
Arden Buckley
The Moonstone
1972 · TV Show
Major Frayne
Stage 2
1971 · TV Show
Donal Davoren
Cry of the Banshee
1970 · Movie
Villager
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
Shay · Peter
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Konstantin Treplev
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Nominee
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
The Body Is Water
Date unknown · Movie
Mr M
Visitation
Date unknown · Movie
Cast