Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Known for

Acting

Born

October 31, 1946 (age 79)

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.

Best known work

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

2006

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Greta

Greta

2019

The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992

Utopia

Utopia

2013

The Stranger

The Stranger

2020

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996

Filmography

TBA
Visitation
TBA
The Body Is Water
as Mr M
2026
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
as Charlie Bann
2026
Listen
as Dinny
2026
The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
as Matsuo Bashō (English)
2025
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
as Self
2025
Prime TargetTV
as Professor James Alderman (8 episodes)
2023
The Miracle Club
as Frank Dunne
2022
The EnglishTV
as Sheriff Robert Marshall (4 episodes)
2022
The Ghost of Richard Harris
as Self
2022
Nightride
as Joe (voice)
2022
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
as Self
2021
Sadie
as Self - Lyric Theatre
2020
Secrets from Putumayo
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Disclosure
as Fergus (archive footage)
2020
Flesh and BloodTV
as Mark (4 episodes)
2020
The StrangerTV
as Martin Killane (8 episodes)
2019
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
as Self
2019
Lost Lives
as Self (voice)
2019
Cyprus Avenue
as Eric Miller
2019
Greta
as Brian Cody
2019
ThanksgivingTV
as Melchior (3 episodes)
2018
Black '47
as Conneely
2018
Unquiet Graves
as Narrator
2018
Hard Border
as Self