Stephen Rea
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025
as Self
Prime Target
2025
as Professor James Alderman
The Miracle Club
2023
as Frank Dunne
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022
as Self
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022
as Self
Nightride
2022
as Joe (voice)
The English
2022
as Sheriff Robert Marshall
Sadie
2021
as Self - Lyric Theatre
Disclosure
2020
as Fergus (archive footage)
Secrets from Putumayo
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Stranger
2020
as Martin Killane
Flesh and Blood
2020
as Mark
Greta
2019
as Brian Cody
Cyprus Avenue
2019
as Eric Miller
Lost Lives
2019
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019
as Self
Thanksgiving
2019
as Melchior
Hard Border
2018
as Self
Black '47
2018
as Conneely
Unquiet Graves
2018
as Narrator
Counterpart
2017
as Alexander Pope
War and Peace
2016
as Vassily Kuragin
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2015
as Danforth
Dickensian
2015
as Inspector Bucket
The Curse of Styria
2014
as Dr. Hill
Out of the Dark
2014
as Jordan
The Honourable Woman
2014
as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
Tasting Menu
2013
as Walter
Asylum
2013
as McGahey
Utopia
2013
as Conran Letts
Underworld: Awakening
2012
as Dr. Jacob Lane
Stella Days
2012
as Brendan
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012
as Doc
Blackthorn
2011
as Mackinley
Roadkill
2011
as Seamus
The Shadow Line
2011
as Gatehouse
The Heavy
2010
as Anawalt
Ondine
2010
as Priest
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self
Spy(ies)
2009
as M. Palmer
Nothing Personal
2009
as Martin
Father & Son
2009
as Augustine Flynn
Kisses
2008
as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
The Devil's Mercy
2008
as Tyler
Heidi 4 Paws
2008
as Doctor (voice)
10 Days to War
2008
as General Tim Cross
The Reaping
2007
as Father Costigan
Until Death
2007
as Gabriel Callaghan
Stuck
2007
as Tom Bardo
Celebration
2007
as Waiter
V for Vendetta
2006
as Finch
Sixty Six
2006
as Dr. Barrie
Sisters
2006
as Dr. Philip Lacan
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
2006
as Finch
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as Bertie
Tara Road
2005
as Colm
River Queen
2005
as Francis
The Good Shepherd
2004
as McCaran
The I Inside
2004
as Doctor Newman
Control
2004
as Dr. Arlo Penner
Proud
2004
as Barney Garvey
The Halo Effect
2004
as Fatso
Fluent Dysphasia
2004
as Murph
Bloom
2003
as Leopold Bloom
FearDotCom
2002
as Alistair
Copenhagen
2002
as Niels Bohr
Evelyn
2002
as Michael Beattie
The Musketeer
2001
as Cardinal Richelieu
On the Edge
2001
as Dr. Figure
Snow in August
2001
as Rabbi Judah Hirsch
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000
as Self
The King's Wake
2000
as King Conor
The End of the Affair
1999
as Henry Miles
Guinevere
1999
as Connie Fitzpatrick
The Life Before This
1999
as Brian
In Dreams
1999
as Doctor Silverman
This Is My Father
1999
as Mission Priest
I Could Read the Sky
1999
as P.J.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Callum Donovan
Still Crazy
1998
as Tony Costello
The Butcher Boy
1998
as Da Brady
Double Tap
1997
as Cypher
A Further Gesture
1997
as Sean Dowd
Fever Pitch
1997
as Ray, the Governor
Sink Or Swim
1997
as Brian
A Scare at Bedtime
1997
Michael Collins
1996
as Ned Broy
The Last of the High Kings
1996
as Cab Driver
Trojan Eddie
1996
as Trojan Eddie
Crime of the Century
1996
as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996
as Voice
Citizen X
1995
as Lt. Viktor Burakov
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995
as Nikos
Shadow of a Gunman
1995
as Seamus Shields
All Men Are Mortal
1995
as Fosca
Lumière & Company
1995
as (segment "John Boorman")
Interview with the Vampire
1994
as Santiago
Prêt-à -Porter
1994
as Milo O'Brannigan
Princess Caraboo
1994
as Gutch
Angie
1994
as Noel Riordan
Bad Behavior
1993
as Gerry McAllister
Hedda Gabler
1993
as Eilert Lovborg
The Crying Game
1992
as Fergus
Performance
1991
as Ejlert Lovborg
Performance
1991
as Seumus Shields
Life Is Sweet
1990
as Patsy
Not with a Bang
1990
as Colin Garrity
Endgame
1989
as Clov
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
Scout
1987
as Marshall
Shergar
1986
as Frankie
Boon
1986
as Frank Warren
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Timothy Broom
Screen Two
1985
as Frankie
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Young Groom
Four Days in July
1984
as Dixie McConville
Loose Connections
1984
as Harry
The House
1984
as The Soldier
Chekhov in Derry
1983
as Self
Angel
1982
as Danny
Caleb Williams
1980
as Tyrell
Caleb Williams
1980
as Tyrell
The Out of Town Boys
1979
as Shay
Minder
1979
as Roddy Allan
The Seagull
1978
as Constantin
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
Professional Foul
1977
as Hollar
The Hollywood Greats
1977
The Professionals
1977
as Pellin
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Pavel Hollar
Early Struggles
1976
as Chas
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
as Carter Brandon
Days of Hope
1975
as Reporter
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Fergus (uncredited)
Fugitive
1974
as Peter
K Is for Killing
1974
as Arden Buckley
A Place Called Ardoyne
1973
as Narrator (voice)
Thriller
1973
as Arden Buckley
The Moonstone
1972
as Major Frayne
The Moonstone
1972
as Major Frayne
Cry of the Banshee
1970
as Villager
Play for Today
1970
as Shay
Play for Today
1970
as Peter
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Konstantin Treplev
The Oscars
1953
as Self