Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Acting
Born Oct 31, 1946
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

V for Vendetta
7.9
2006

V for Vendetta

Finch

Interview with the Vampire
7.4
1994

Interview with the Vampire

Santiago

Underworld: Awakening
6.3
2012

Underworld: Awakening

Dr. Jacob Lane

Greta
6.6
2019

Greta

Brian Cody

The Company of Wolves
6.3
1984

The Company of Wolves

Young Groom

Citizen X
7.2
1995

Citizen X

Lt. Viktor Burakov

Prêt-à-Porter
5.2
1994

Prêt-à-Porter

Milo O'Brannigan

The Reaping
5.8
2007

The Reaping

Father Costigan

Black '47
6.6
2018

Black '47

Conneely

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
5.9
2012

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Doc

Disclosure
7.8
2020

Disclosure

Fergus (archive footage)

Until Death
5.9
2007

Until Death

Gabriel Callaghan

Breakfast on Pluto
7.2
2005

Breakfast on Pluto

Bertie

The Crying Game
6.8
1992

The Crying Game

Fergus

The Moonstone
8.0
1972

The Moonstone

Major Frayne

Control
6.1
2004

Control

Dr. Arlo Penner

Still Crazy
6.8
1998

Still Crazy

Tony Costello

In Dreams
5.5
1999

In Dreams

Doctor Silverman

The End of the Affair
6.6
1999

The End of the Affair

Henry Miles

Michael Collins
6.9
1996

Michael Collins

Ned Broy

The Miracle Club
6.3
2023

The Miracle Club

Frank Dunne

Life Is Sweet
7.0
1991

Life Is Sweet

Patsy

Princess Caraboo
5.5
1994

Princess Caraboo

Gutch

FearDotCom
3.8
2002

FearDotCom

Alistair

Angie
5.7
1994

Angie

Noel Riordan

Stuck
6.2
2007

Stuck

Tom Bardo

The I Inside
5.9
2004

The I Inside

Doctor Newman

The Musketeer
5.2
2001

The Musketeer

Cardinal Richelieu

Evelyn
6.4
2002

Evelyn

Michael Beattie

On the Edge
6.6
2001

On the Edge

Dr. Figure

Ondine
6.4
2010

Ondine

Priest

Guinevere
5.7
1999

Guinevere

Connie Fitzpatrick

Kisses
7.1
2008

Kisses

Down Under Dylan (uncredited)

Nothing Personal
6.5
2009

Nothing Personal

Martin

Fever Pitch
6.4
1997

Fever Pitch

Ray, the Governor

Sisters
3.9
2006

Sisters

Dr. Philip Lacan

Blackthorn
6.6
2011

Blackthorn

Mackinley

Lumière & Company
6.3
1995

Lumière & Company

(segment "John Boorman")

The Doctor and the Devils
6.2
1985

The Doctor and the Devils

Timothy Broom

River Queen
5.6
2005

River Queen

Francis

Crime of the Century
6.7
1996

Crime of the Century

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

The Butcher Boy
6.8
1998

The Butcher Boy

Da Brady

Out of the Dark
5.1
2014

Out of the Dark

Jordan

Spy(ies)
5.5
2009

Spy(ies)

M. Palmer

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Self

Double Tap
5.0
1997

Double Tap

Cypher

Trojan Eddie
4.9
1996

Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie

Sink Or Swim
5.0
1997

Sink Or Swim

Brian

Tara Road
5.3
2005

Tara Road

Colm

The Heavy
4.8
2010

The Heavy

Anawalt

The Curse of Styria
4.5
2014

The Curse of Styria

Dr. Hill

Cry of the Banshee
5.3
1970

Cry of the Banshee

Villager

Sixty Six
6.6
2006

Sixty Six

Dr. Barrie

The Life Before This
4.5
1999

The Life Before This

Brian

Roadkill
5.7
2011

Roadkill

Seamus

Bloom
4.7
2004

Bloom

Leopold Bloom

Copenhagen
7.5
2002

Copenhagen

Niels Bohr

A Further Gesture
4.5
1997

A Further Gesture

Sean Dowd

The Ghost of Richard Harris
7.5
2022

The Ghost of Richard Harris

Self

Celebration
6.3
2007

Celebration

Waiter

Asylum
3.3
2013

Asylum

McGahey

Shadow of a Gunman
1995

Shadow of a Gunman

Seamus Shields

Stella Days
6.4
2012

Stella Days

Brendan

Lost Lives
6.0
2019

Lost Lives

Self (voice)

This Is My Father
5.4
1999

This Is My Father

Mission Priest

Four Days in July
6.4
1984

Four Days in July

Dixie McConville

The Last of the High Kings
5.6
1996

The Last of the High Kings

Cab Driver

Nightride
5.6
2022

Nightride

Joe (voice)

Professional Foul
6.0
1977

Professional Foul

Hollar

Bad Behavior
5.4
1993

Bad Behavior

Gerry McAllister

The Good Shepherd
5.1
2004

The Good Shepherd

McCaran

Angel
5.7
1982

Angel

Danny

The Out of Town Boys
1979

The Out of Town Boys

Shay

Visitation

Visitation

1987

Scout

Marshall

I Could Read the Sky
4.2
1999

I Could Read the Sky

P.J.

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
6.0
2000

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

Self

The Devil's Mercy
3.8
2008

The Devil's Mercy

Tyler

The Halo Effect
2004

The Halo Effect

Fatso

Shergar
1986

Shergar

Frankie

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
8.0
2006

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

Finch

Fugitive
1974

Fugitive

Peter

K Is for Killing
1974

K Is for Killing

Arden Buckley

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
6.5
1995

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Nikos

On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Tasting Menu
4.4
2013

Tasting Menu

Walter

The House
5.0
1984

The House

The Soldier

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Voice

Proud
4.4
2004

Proud

Barney Garvey

All Men Are Mortal
6.0
1995

All Men Are Mortal

Fosca

The Body Is Water

Mr M

1978

The Seagull

Constantin

Loose Connections
1.7
1984

Loose Connections

Harry

1989

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Endgame
1989

Endgame

Clov

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Self

Early Struggles
1976

Early Struggles

Chas

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Self

Snow in August
7.0
2001

Snow in August

Rabbi Judah Hirsch

Fluent Dysphasia
7.0
2004

Fluent Dysphasia

Murph

Cyprus Avenue
9.0
2019

Cyprus Avenue

Eric Miller

Heidi 4 Paws
6.0
2008

Heidi 4 Paws

Doctor (voice)

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
5.5
2015

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

Danforth

2000

The King's Wake

King Conor

Unquiet Graves
8.3
2018

Unquiet Graves

Narrator

Sadie
2021

Sadie

Self - Lyric Theatre

Hedda Gabler
1993

Hedda Gabler

Eilert Lovborg

Caleb Williams
6.6
1980

Caleb Williams

Tyrell

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
10.0
2019

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

Self

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

Charlie Bann

2018

Hard Border

Self

Secrets from Putumayo
1.0
2020

Secrets from Putumayo

Narrator (voice)

1983

Chekhov in Derry

Self

A Place Called Ardoyne
1973

A Place Called Ardoyne

Narrator (voice)