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Stephen Rea

Actor | * 10/31/1946 (77) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
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Stephen Rea ( ray; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish actor of stage and screen. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he began his career as a member of Dublin’s Focus Theatre, and came to the attention of film audiences as one of the close collaborators of director Neil Jordan. He is an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee, a two-time BAFTA Award winner, and a three-time Irish Film and Television (IFTA) Award winner. Rea was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Award for his performance in Jordan’s thriller The Crying Game (1992). He also starred in Jordan’s films Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Collins (1996), The End of the Affair (1999), Breakfast on Pluto (2005), and Greta (2018). He played starring roles in the Hugo Blick TV series ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promi ...

The Crying Game

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1992 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter. ...

Interview with the Vampire

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1994 | 3.7/5 | 2h 3min
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
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Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-ou ...

Underworld: Awakening

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2012 | 3.2/5 | 1h 28min
Fantasy, Action, Horror
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In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woma ...

V for Vendetta

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2006 | 3.9/5 | 2h 12min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Stephen Rea

Theatre World Award Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award Academy Award for Best Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with Stephen Rea as Actor(97)

2023 Visitation
2023 The Miracle Club
as himself2022 The Ghost of Richard Harris
as Joe (voice)2022 Nightride
as Fergus (archive footage)2020 Disclosure
as Narrator (voice)2020 Secrets from Putumayo
2019 Lost Lives
as himself2019 Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
as Brian Cody2018 Greta
as Conneely2018 Black '47
as Narrator2018 Unquiet Graves
as Danforth2015 Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
as Dr. Hill2014 Styria
as Jordan2014 Out of the Dark
as Walter2013 Tasting Menu
as McGahey2013 Asylum
as Brendan2012 Stella Days
as Doc2012 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
as Dr. Jacob Lane2012 Underworld: Awakening
as Seamus2011 Roadkill
as Mackinley2011 Blackthorn
as Anawalt2010 The Heavy
2010 Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Priest2009 Ondine
as Martin2009 Nothing Personal
as M. Palmer2009 Spy(ies)
as Tyler2008 The Devil's Mercy
as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)2008 Kisses
as Doctor (voice)2008 Heidi 4 Paws
as Thomas Bardo2007 Stuck
as Gabriel Callaghan2007 Until Death
as Waiter2007 Celebration
as Father Costigan2007 The Reaping
as Chief Inspector Eric Finch2006 V for Vendetta
as Dr. Barrie2006 Sixty Six
as Dr. Philip Lacan2006 Sisters
as Francis2005 River Queen
as Bertie2005 Breakfast on Pluto
as Colm2005 Tara Road
as McCaran2004 The Good Shepherd
as Leopold Bloom2004 Bloom
as Murph2004 Fluent Dysphasia
as Fatso2004 The Halo Effect
as Dr. Arlo Penner2004 Control
as Doctor Newman2004 The I Inside
as Michael Beattie2002 Evelyn
as Niels Bohr2002 Copenhagen
as Alistair2002 FearDotCom
as Dr. Figure2001 On the Edge
as Cardinal Richelieu2001 The Musketeer
as Rabbi Judah Hirsch2001 Snow in August
as King Conor2000 The King's Wake
as Doctor Silverman1999 In Dreams
as Mission Priest1999 This Is My Father
as Brian1999 The Life Before This
as Connie Fitzpatrick1999 Guinevere
as P.J.1999 I Could Read the Sky
as Henry Miles1999 The End of the Affair
as Tony Costello1998 Still Crazy
as Da Brady1998 The Butcher Boy
as Sean Dowd1997 A Further Gesture
as Cypher1997 Double Tap
as Brian1997 Hacks
as Ray, the Governor1997 Fever Pitch
as Cab Driver1996 The Last of the High Kings
as Bruno Richard Hauptmann1996 Crime of the Century
as Ned Broy1996 Michael Collins
as Trojan Eddie1996 Trojan Eddie
1995 Lumière and Company
as Nikos1995 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
as Seamus Shields1995 Shadow of a Gunman
as Fosca1995 All Men Are Mortal
as Lt. Viktor Burakov1995 Citizen X
as Milo O'Brannigan1994 Ready to Wear
as Santiago1994 Interview with the Vampire
as Gutch1994 Princess Caraboo
as Noel Riordan1994 Angie
as Eilert Lovborg1993 Hedda Gabler
as Gerry McAllister1993 Bad Behavior
as Fergus1992 The Crying Game
as Patsy1990 Life Is Sweet
as Clov1989 Endgame
as Marshall1987 Scout
as Timothy Broom1985 The Doctor and the Devils
as Dixie McConville1984 Four Days in July
as The Soldier1984 The House
as Young Groom1984 The Company of Wolves
as Harry1983 Loose Connections
as Danny1982 Angel
as Shay1979 The Out of Town Boys
as Constantin1978 The Seagull
as Hollar1977 Professional Foul
as Chas1976 Early Struggles
as Peter1974 Fugitive
as Arden Buckley1974 K is for Killing
as Major Frayne1972 The Moonstone
as Villager1970 Cry of the Banshee

TV Shows/Series with Stephen Rea as Actor(20)

as Sheriff Robert Marshall2022 The English
as Mark2020 Flesh and Blood
as Martin Killane2020 The Stranger
as Melchior2019 Thanksgiving
as Vassily Kuragin2016 War and Peace
as Inspector Bucket2015 Dickensian
as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle2014 The Honourable Woman
as Conran Letts2013 Utopia
as Gatehouse2011 The Shadow Line
as Augustine Flynn2009 Father & Son
as Callum Donovan1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1997 A Scare at Bedtime
as Frank Warren1986 Boon
as Roddy Allan1979 Minder
as Pellin1977 The Professionals
1977 The Hollywood Greats
as Fergus (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as Reporter1975 Days of Hope
as Carter Brandon1975 I Didn't Know You Cared
as Arden Buckley1973 Thriller

Movies with Stephen Rea as Crew(1)

Writing/Idea1997 A Further Gesture

Full Name: Stephen Rea
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 10/31 1946 (October) in Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 77 years + 171 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast High School
Spouses (current/former): Dolours Price
Other names for Stephen Rea (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Стивен Ри"
Stephen Rea frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Neil Jordan (27x, Crew)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Hugo Blick (12x, Crew)
Stephen Woolley (10x, Crew)
Amy Poehler (9x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (9x, Actor)
Darrell Hammond (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:706, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024