Portrait of Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Acting

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.

Born: October 31, 1946

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Filmography

2025
Prime Target

as Professor James Alderman

2023
The Miracle Club

as Frank Dunne

2022
The English

as Sheriff Robert Marshall

2022
Nightride

as Joe (voice)

2021
Sadie

as Self - Lyric Theatre

2020
Secrets from Putumayo

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Disclosure

as Fergus (archive footage)

2020
2020
The Stranger

as Martin Killane

2019
Cyprus Avenue

as Eric Miller

2019
Greta

as Brian Cody

2019
Thanksgiving

as Melchior

2018
Black '47

as Conneely

2018
Unquiet Graves

as Narrator

2017
Counterpart

as Alexander Pope

2016
War and Peace

as Vassily Kuragin

2015
Dickensian

as Inspector Bucket

2014
2014
2014
The Honourable Woman

as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

2013
Asylum

as McGahey

2013
Tasting Menu

as Walter

2013
Utopia

as Conran Letts

2012
Stella Days

as Brendan

2012
Underworld: Awakening

as Dr. Jacob Lane

2011
Blackthorn

as Mackinley

2011
The Shadow Line

as Gatehouse

2011
Roadkill

as Seamus

2010
The Heavy

as Anawalt

2010
Ondine

as Priest

2009
2009
Father & Son

as Augustine Flynn

2009
Spy(ies)

as M. Palmer

2008
Heidi 4 Paws

as Doctor (voice)

2008
Kisses

as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)

2008
10 Days to War

as General Tim Cross

2008
2007
Stuck

as Tom Bardo

2007
The Reaping

as Father Costigan

2007
Celebration

as Waiter

2007
Until Death

as Gabriel Callaghan

2006
Sisters

as Dr. Philip Lacan

2006
Sixty Six

as Dr. Barrie

2006
2005
2005
River Queen

as Francis

2005
Tara Road

as Colm

2004
Control

as Dr. Arlo Penner

2004
2004
2004
The I Inside

as Doctor Newman

2004
2003
Bloom

as Leopold Bloom

2002
Evelyn

as Michael Beattie

2002
Copenhagen

as Niels Bohr

2002
FearDotCom

as Alistair

2001
The Musketeer

as Cardinal Richelieu

2001
Snow in August

as Rabbi Judah Hirsch

2001
On the Edge

as Dr. Figure

1999
The End of the Affair

as Henry Miles

1999
Guinevere

as Connie Fitzpatrick

1999
This Is My Father

as Mission Priest

1999
In Dreams

as Doctor Silverman

1998
Still Crazy

as Tony Costello

1998
The Butcher Boy

as Da Brady

1997
Sink Or Swim

as Brian

1997
Double Tap

as Cypher

1997
Fever Pitch

as Ray, the Governor

1997
A Further Gesture

as Sean Dowd

1996
Michael Collins

as Ned Broy

1996
Crime of the Century

as Bruno Richard Hauptmann

1996
Trojan Eddie

as Trojan Eddie

1995
Lumière & Company

as (segment "John Boorman")

1995
1995
Shadow of a Gunman

as Seamus Shields

1995
Citizen X

as Lt. Viktor Burakov

1994
Prêt-à-Porter

as Milo O'Brannigan

1994
1994
Angie

as Noel Riordan

1993
Bad Behavior

as Gerry McAllister

1993
Hedda Gabler

as Eilert Lovborg

1992
1991
Performance

as Ejlert Lovborg

1991
Performance

as Seumus Shields

1990
1990
Not with a Bang

as Colin Garrity

1989
Endgame

as Clov

1986
Shergar

as Frankie

1986
Boon

as Frank Warren

1985
1985
Screen Two

as Frankie

1984
Four Days in July

as Dixie McConville

1984
The House

as The Soldier

1984
The Company of Wolves

as Young Groom

1984
1982
Angel

as Danny

1980
1980
1979
Minder

as Roddy Allan

1977
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Pavel Hollar

1977
1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Days of Hope

as Reporter

1975
I Didn't Know You Cared

as Carter Brandon

1974
Fugitive

as Peter

1974
K Is for Killing

as Arden Buckley

1973
Thriller

as Arden Buckley

1973
A Place Called Ardoyne

as Narrator (voice)

1972
The Moonstone

as Major Frayne

1972
The Moonstone

as Major Frayne

1970
1970
1970
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Konstantin Treplev

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1953
The Oscars

as Self