ACTOR
Stephen Rea
Known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Saturday Night Live · Play for Today
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.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1946
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Cry of the BansheeVillager
1970
A Place Called ArdoyneNarrator (voice)
1973
FugitivePeter
1974
K Is for KillingArden Buckley
1974
Early StrugglesChas
1976
Professional FoulHollar
1977
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978TY
Thank You, ComradesMayakovsky
1978TS
The SeagullConstantin
1978
The Out of Town BoysShay
1979
Caleb WilliamsTyrell
1980
AngelDanny
1982JI
Joyce in JuneStanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
1982CI
Chekhov in DerrySelf
1983
Four Days in JulyDixie McConville
1984
Loose ConnectionsHarry
1984
The Company of WolvesYoung Groom
1984
The HouseThe Soldier
1984
The Doctor and the DevilsTimothy Broom
1985
ShergarFrankie
1986
ScoutMarshall
1987
EndgameClov
1989NH
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
Life Is SweetPatsy
1991
The Crying GameFergus
1992
Bad BehaviorGerry McAllister
1993
Hedda GablerEilert Lovborg
1993
AngieNoel Riordan
1994
Interview with the VampireSantiago
1994
Princess CarabooGutch
1994
Prêt-à-PorterMilo O'Brannigan
1994
All Men Are MortalFosca
1995
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaNikos
1995
Citizen XLt. Viktor Burakov
1995
Lumière & Company(segment "John Boorman")
1995
Shadow of a GunmanSeamus Shields
1995
Crime of the CenturyBruno Richard Hauptmann
1996
Michael CollinsNed Broy
1996
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldVoice
1996
The Last of the High KingsCab Driver
1996
Trojan EddieTrojan Eddie
1996
A Further GestureSean Dowd
1997A Further GestureIdea
1997
Double TapCypher
1997
Fever PitchRay, the Governor
1997
Sink Or SwimBrian
1997
Still CrazyTony Costello
1998
The Butcher BoyDa Brady
1998
GuinevereConnie Fitzpatrick
1999
I Could Read the SkyP.J.
1999
In DreamsDoctor Silverman
1999
The End of the AffairHenry Miles
1999
The Life Before ThisBrian
1999
This Is My FatherMission Priest
1999
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf
2000TK
The King's WakeKing Conor
2000
On the EdgeDr. Figure
2001
Snow in AugustRabbi Judah Hirsch
2001
The MusketeerCardinal Richelieu
2001
CopenhagenNiels Bohr
2002
EvelynMichael Beattie
2002
FearDotComAlistair
2002
BloomLeopold Bloom
2004
ControlDr. Arlo Penner
2004
Fluent DysphasiaMurph
2004
ProudBarney Garvey
2004TE
The End of the Affair: "Making of"
2004
The Good ShepherdMcCaran
2004
The Halo EffectFatso
2004
The I InsideDoctor Newman
2004
Breakfast on PlutoBertie
2005
River QueenFrancis
2005
Tara RoadColm
2005
SistersDr. Philip Lacan
2006
Sixty SixDr. Barrie
2006
V for VendettaFinch
2006
V for Vendetta: UnmaskedFinch
2006
CelebrationWaiter
2007
StuckTom Bardo
2007
The ReapingFather Costigan
2007
Until DeathGabriel Callaghan
2007
Heidi 4 PawsDoctor (voice)
2008
KissesDown Under Dylan (uncredited)
2008
The Devil's MercyTyler
2008
Nothing PersonalMartin
2009
Spy(ies)M. Palmer
2009
Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf
2010
OndinePriest
2010
The HeavyAnawalt
2010
BlackthornMackinley
2011
RoadkillSeamus
2011
Stella DaysBrendan
2012
Underworld: AwakeningDr. Jacob Lane
2012
Werewolf: The Beast Among UsDoc
2012
AsylumMcGahey
2013
Tasting MenuWalter
2013
Out of the DarkJordan
2014
The Curse of StyriaDr. Hill
2014
Ruby Strangelove Young WitchDanforth
2015
Black '47Conneely
2018HB
Hard BorderSelf
2018
Unquiet GravesNarrator
2018
Cyprus AvenueEric Miller
2019
GretaBrian Cody
2019
Lost LivesSelf (voice)
2019
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel BeckettSelf
2019
DisclosureFergus (archive footage)
2020
Secrets from PutumayoNarrator (voice)
2020
SadieSelf - Lyric Theatre
2021
Brian Friel: Shy Man, ShowmanSelf
2022
NightrideJoe (voice)
2022
The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelf
2022
The Miracle ClubFrank Dunne
2023
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowSelf
2025
ListenDinny
2026
The Journey of Weather-Exposed BonesMatsuo Bashō (English)
2026
You'll Never Believe Who's DeadCharlie Bann
2026TB
The Body Is WaterMr M
Visitation
Television
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1956
BBC Play of the MonthKonstantin Treplev · 1 eps
1965
Play for TodayShay · 1 eps
1970Play for TodayPeter · 1 eps
1970S2
Stage 2Donal Davoren · 1 eps
1971
The MoonstoneMajor Frayne · 1 eps
1972
ThrillerArden Buckley · 1 eps
1973
Days of HopeReporter · 1 eps
1975
I Didn't Know You CaredCarter Brandon · 13 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveFergus (uncredited) · 1 eps
1975
BBC2 Play of the WeekPavel Hollar · 1 eps
1977
The Hollywood Greats1 eps
1977
The ProfessionalsPellin · 1 eps
1977
MinderRoddy Allan · 1 eps
1979
Caleb WilliamsTyrell · 4 eps
1980
Screen TwoFrankie · 1 eps
1985
BoonFrank Warren · 1 eps
19864P
4 PlayPaul · 1 eps
1989
Not with a BangColin Garrity · 7 eps
1990
PerformanceEjlert Lovborg · 1 eps
1991PerformanceSeumus Shields · 1 eps
1991
A Scare at Bedtime1 eps
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCallum Donovan · 1 eps
1999
10 Days to WarGeneral Tim Cross · 1 eps
2008
Father & SonAugustine Flynn · 4 eps
2009
The Shadow LineGatehouse · 7 eps
2011
UtopiaConran Letts · 5 eps
2013
The Honourable WomanHugh Hayden-Hoyle · 8 eps
2014
DickensianInspector Bucket · 20 eps
2015
War and PeaceVassily Kuragin · 6 eps
2016
CounterpartAlexander Pope · 2 eps
2017
ThanksgivingMelchior · 3 eps
2019
Flesh and BloodMark · 4 eps
2020
The StrangerMartin Killane · 8 eps
2020
The EnglishSheriff Robert Marshall · 4 eps
2022
Prime TargetProfessor James Alderman · 8 eps
2025Photos
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