Acting
Stephen Rea
Acting · Born 1946-10-31 · 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.
Credits · 133
Prime Target
2025 · Professor James Alderman
FilmThe Miracle Club
2023 · Frank Dunne
The English
2022 · Sheriff Robert Marshall
FilmThe Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 · Self
FilmNightride
2022 · Joe (voice)
FilmSecrets from Putumayo
2020 · Narrator (voice)
FilmDisclosure
2020 · Fergus (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood
2020 · Mark
The Stranger
2020 · Martin Killane
FilmSearching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019 · Self
FilmLost Lives
2019 · Self (voice)
FilmCyprus Avenue
2019 · Eric Miller
FilmGreta
2019 · Brian Cody
Thanksgiving
2019 · Melchior
FilmBlack '47
2018 · Conneely
FilmUnquiet Graves
2018 · Narrator
Counterpart
2017 · Alexander Pope
War and Peace
2016 · Vassily Kuragin
Dickensian
2015 · Inspector Bucket
FilmRuby Strangelove Young Witch
2015 · Danforth
FilmOut of the Dark
2014 · Jordan
FilmThe Curse of Styria
2014 · Dr. Hill
The Honourable Woman
2014 · Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
FilmAsylum
2013 · McGahey
FilmTasting Menu
2013 · Walter
Utopia
2013 · Conran Letts
FilmWerewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012 · Doc
FilmStella Days
2012 · Brendan
FilmUnderworld: Awakening
2012 · Dr. Jacob Lane
FilmBlackthorn
2011 · Mackinley
The Shadow Line
2011 · Gatehouse
FilmRoadkill
2011 · Seamus
FilmThe Heavy
2010 · Anawalt
FilmOndine
2010 · Priest
FilmHarold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 · Self
FilmNothing Personal
2009 · Martin
Father & Son
2009 · Augustine Flynn
FilmSpy(ies)
2009 · M. Palmer
FilmHeidi 4 Paws
2008 · Doctor (voice)
FilmKisses
2008 · Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
10 Days to War
2008 · General Tim Cross
FilmThe Devil's Mercy
2008 · Tyler
FilmStuck
2007 · Tom Bardo
FilmThe Reaping
2007 · Father Costigan
FilmCelebration
2007 · Waiter
FilmUntil Death
2007 · Gabriel Callaghan
FilmSisters
2006 · Dr. Philip Lacan
FilmSixty Six
2006 · Dr. Barrie
FilmV for Vendetta: Unmasked
2006 · Finch
FilmV for Vendetta
2006 · Finch
FilmBreakfast on Pluto
2005 · Bertie
FilmRiver Queen
2005 · Francis
FilmTara Road
2005 · Colm
FilmControl
2004 · Dr. Arlo Penner
FilmThe Halo Effect
2004 · Fatso
FilmFluent Dysphasia
2004 · Murph
FilmProud
2004 · Barney Garvey
FilmBloom
2004 · Leopold Bloom
FilmThe Good Shepherd
2004 · McCaran
FilmThe I Inside
2004 · Doctor Newman
FilmEvelyn
2002 · Michael Beattie
FilmCopenhagen
2002 · Niels Bohr
FilmFearDotCom
2002 · Alistair
FilmOn the Edge
2001 · Dr. Figure
FilmThe Musketeer
2001 · Cardinal Richelieu
FilmSnow in August
2001 · Rabbi Judah Hirsch
FilmIn the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 · Self
The King's Wake
FilmThe King's Wake
2000 · King Conor
FilmThe End of the Affair
1999 · Henry Miles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Callum Donovan
FilmThe Life Before This
1999 · Brian
FilmGuinevere
1999 · Connie Fitzpatrick
FilmI Could Read the Sky
1999 · P.J.
FilmThis Is My Father
1999 · Mission Priest
FilmIn Dreams
1999 · Doctor Silverman
FilmStill Crazy
1998 · Tony Costello
FilmThe Butcher Boy
1998 · Da Brady
A Scare at Bedtime
1997
FilmSink Or Swim
1997 · Brian
FilmDouble Tap
1997 · Cypher
FilmFever Pitch
1997 · Ray, the Governor
FilmA Further Gesture
1997 · Sean Dowd
FilmThe Last of the High Kings
1996 · Cab Driver
FilmMichael Collins
1996 · Ned Broy
FilmCrime of the Century
1996 · Bruno Richard Hauptmann
FilmTrojan Eddie
1996 · Trojan Eddie
FilmLumière & Company
1995 · (segment "John Boorman")
FilmAll Men Are Mortal
1995 · Fosca
FilmShadow of a Gunman
1995 · Seamus Shields
FilmBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 · Nikos
FilmCitizen X
1995 · Lt. Viktor Burakov
FilmPrêt-à-Porter
1994 · Milo O'Brannigan
FilmInterview with the Vampire
1994 · Santiago
FilmPrincess Caraboo
1994 · Gutch
FilmAngie
1994 · Noel Riordan
FilmBad Behavior
1993 · Gerry McAllister
FilmHedda Gabler
1993 · Eilert Lovborg
FilmThe Crying Game
1992 · Fergus
Performance
1991 · Ejlert Lovborg
FilmLife Is Sweet
1991 · Patsy
Not with a Bang
1990 · Colin Garrity
4 Play
4 Play
1989 · Paul
FilmEndgame
1989 · Clov
Scout
FilmScout
1987 · Marshall
Boon
1986 · Frank Warren
FilmThe Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Timothy Broom
Screen Two
1985 · Frankie
FilmFour Days in July
1984 · Dixie McConville
FilmThe House
1984 · The Soldier
FilmThe Company of Wolves
1984 · Young Groom
FilmLoose Connections
1984 · Harry
FilmAngel
1982 · Danny
FilmCaleb Williams
1980 · Tyrell
Caleb Williams
1980 · Tyrell
Minder
1979 · Roddy Allan
FilmOn a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
The Professionals
1977 · Pellin
FilmProfessional Foul
1977 · Hollar
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Pavel Hollar
The Hollywood Greats
1977
FilmEarly Struggles
1976 · Chas
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Fergus (uncredited)
Days of Hope
1975 · Reporter
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975 · Carter Brandon
FilmK Is for Killing
1974 · Arden Buckley
Thriller
1973 · Arden Buckley
The Moonstone
1972 · Major Frayne
Stage 2
Stage 2
1971 · Donal Davoren
Play for Today
1970 · Shay
FilmCry of the Banshee
1970 · Villager
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Konstantin Treplev
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
The Oscars
1953 · Self