Stephen Rea

Acting

Stephen Rea

Born October 31, 1946Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK147 credits

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

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Movie

2025

Prime Target
6.8

Prime Target

TV

2025

The Miracle Club
6.3

The Miracle Club

Movie

2023

The English
7.3

The English

TV

2022

The Ghost of Richard Harris
7.5

The Ghost of Richard Harris

Movie

2022

Nightride
5.6

Nightride

Movie

2022

Filmography

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Nowas SelfMovie
Prime Target
2025Prime Targetas Professor James AldermanTV
The Miracle Club
2023The Miracle Clubas Frank DunneMovie
The English
2022The Englishas Sheriff Robert MarshallTV
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022The Ghost of Richard Harrisas SelfMovie
Nightride
2022Nightrideas Joe (voice)Movie
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showmanas SelfMovie
Sadie
2021Sadieas Self - Lyric TheatreMovie
Secrets from Putumayo
2020Secrets from Putumayoas Narrator (voice)Movie
Disclosure
2020Disclosureas Fergus (archive footage)Movie
Flesh and Blood
2020Flesh and Bloodas MarkTV
The Stranger
2020The Strangeras Martin KillaneTV
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckettas SelfMovie
Lost Lives
2019Lost Livesas Self (voice)Movie
Cyprus Avenue
2019Cyprus Avenueas Eric MillerMovie
Greta
2019Gretaas Brian CodyMovie
Thanksgiving
2019Thanksgivingas MelchiorTV
Black '47
2018Black '47as ConneelyMovie
Unquiet Graves
2018Unquiet Gravesas NarratorMovie
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2018Hard Borderas SelfMovie
Counterpart
2017Counterpartas Alexander PopeTV
War and Peace
2016War and Peaceas Vassily KuraginTV
Dickensian
2015Dickensianas Inspector BucketTV
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2015Ruby Strangelove Young Witchas DanforthMovie
Out of the Dark
2014Out of the Darkas JordanMovie
The Curse of Styria
2014The Curse of Styriaas Dr. HillMovie
The Honourable Woman
2014The Honourable Womanas Hugh Hayden-HoyleTV
Asylum
2013Asylumas McGaheyMovie
Tasting Menu
2013Tasting Menuas WalterMovie
Utopia
2013Utopiaas Conran LettsTV
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012Werewolf: The Beast Among Usas DocMovie
Stella Days
2012Stella Daysas BrendanMovie
Underworld: Awakening
2012Underworld: Awakeningas Dr. Jacob LaneMovie
Blackthorn
2011Blackthornas MackinleyMovie
The Shadow Line
2011The Shadow Lineas GatehouseTV
Roadkill
2011Roadkillas SeamusMovie
The Heavy
2010The Heavyas AnawaltMovie
Ondine
2010Ondineas PriestMovie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010Harold Pinter: A Celebrationas SelfMovie
Nothing Personal
2009Nothing Personalas MartinMovie
Father & Son
2009Father & Sonas Augustine FlynnTV
Spy(ies)
2009Spy(ies)as M. PalmerMovie
Heidi 4 Paws
2008Heidi 4 Pawsas Doctor (voice)Movie
Kisses
2008Kissesas Down Under Dylan (uncredited)Movie
10 Days to War
200810 Days to Waras General Tim CrossTV
The Devil's Mercy
2008The Devil's Mercyas TylerMovie
Stuck
2007Stuckas Tom BardoMovie
The Reaping
2007The Reapingas Father CostiganMovie
Celebration
2007Celebrationas WaiterMovie
Until Death
2007Until Deathas Gabriel CallaghanMovie
Sisters
2006Sistersas Dr. Philip LacanMovie
Sixty Six
2006Sixty Sixas Dr. BarrieMovie
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
2006'V for Vendetta' Unmaskedas FinchMovie
V for Vendetta
2006V for Vendettaas FinchMovie
Breakfast on Pluto
2005Breakfast on Plutoas BertieMovie
River Queen
2005River Queenas FrancisMovie
Tara Road
2005Tara Roadas ColmMovie
Control
2004Controlas Dr. Arlo PennerMovie
The Halo Effect
2004The Halo Effectas FatsoMovie
Fluent Dysphasia
2004Fluent Dysphasiaas MurphMovie
Proud
2004Proudas Barney GarveyMovie
Bloom
2004Bloomas Leopold BloomMovie
The Good Shepherd
2004The Good Shepherdas McCaranMovie
The I Inside
2004The I Insideas Doctor NewmanMovie
Evelyn
2002Evelynas Michael BeattieMovie
Copenhagen
2002Copenhagenas Niels BohrMovie
FearDotCom
2002FearDotComas AlistairMovie
On the Edge
2001On the Edgeas Dr. FigureMovie
The Musketeer
2001The Musketeeras Cardinal RichelieuMovie
Snow in August
2001Snow in Augustas Rabbi Judah HirschMovie
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampireas SelfMovie
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2000The King's Wakeas King ConorMovie
The End of the Affair
1999The End of the Affairas Henry MilesMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Callum DonovanTV
The Life Before This
1999The Life Before Thisas BrianMovie
Guinevere
1999Guinevereas Connie FitzpatrickMovie
I Could Read the Sky
1999I Could Read the Skyas P.J.Movie
This Is My Father
1999This Is My Fatheras Mission PriestMovie
In Dreams
1999In Dreamsas Doctor SilvermanMovie
Still Crazy
1998Still Crazyas Tony CostelloMovie
The Butcher Boy
1998The Butcher Boyas Da BradyMovie
A Scare at Bedtime
1997A Scare at BedtimeTV
Sink Or Swim
1997Sink Or Swimas BrianMovie
Double Tap
1997Double Tapas CypherMovie
Fever Pitch
1997Fever Pitchas Ray, the GovernorMovie
A Further Gesture
1997A Further Gestureas Sean DowdMovie
The Last of the High Kings
1996The Last of the High Kingsas Cab DriverMovie
Michael Collins
1996Michael Collinsas Ned BroyMovie
Crime of the Century
1996Crime of the Centuryas Bruno Richard HauptmannMovie
Trojan Eddie
1996Trojan Eddieas Trojan EddieMovie
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Toldas VoiceMovie
Lumière & Company
1995Lumière & Companyas (segment "John Boorman")Movie
All Men Are Mortal
1995All Men Are Mortalas FoscaMovie
Shadow of a Gunman
1995Shadow of a Gunmanas Seamus ShieldsMovie
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Seaas NikosMovie
Citizen X
1995Citizen Xas Lt. Viktor BurakovMovie
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Prêt-à-Porteras Milo O'BranniganMovie
Interview with the Vampire
1994Interview with the Vampireas SantiagoMovie
Princess Caraboo
1994Princess Carabooas GutchMovie
Angie
1994Angieas Noel RiordanMovie
Bad Behavior
1993Bad Behavioras Gerry McAllisterMovie
Hedda Gabler
1993Hedda Gableras Eilert LovborgMovie
The Crying Game
1992The Crying Gameas FergusMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas Ejlert LovborgTV
Life Is Sweet
1991Life Is Sweetas PatsyMovie
Not with a Bang
1990Not with a Bangas Colin GarrityTV
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1989Nobody Here But Us ChickensMovie
Endgame
1989Endgameas ClovMovie
S
1987Scoutas MarshallMovie
Shergar
1986Shergaras FrankieMovie
Boon
1986Boonas Frank WarrenTV
The Doctor and the Devils
1985The Doctor and the Devilsas Timothy BroomMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas FrankieTV
Four Days in July
1984Four Days in Julyas Dixie McConvilleMovie
The House
1984The Houseas The SoldierMovie
The Company of Wolves
1984The Company of Wolvesas Young GroomMovie
Loose Connections
1984Loose Connectionsas HarryMovie
C
1983Chekhov in Derryas SelfMovie
Angel
1982Angelas DannyMovie
Caleb Williams
1980Caleb Williamsas TyrellMovie
Caleb Williams
1980Caleb Williamsas TyrellTV
Minder
1979Minderas Roddy AllanTV
The Out of Town Boys
1979The Out of Town Boysas ShayMovie
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978On a Paving Stone MountedMovie
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1978The Seagullas ConstantinMovie
The Professionals
1977The Professionalsas PellinTV
Professional Foul
1977Professional Foulas HollarMovie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977BBC2 Play of the Weekas Pavel HollarTV
The Hollywood Greats
1977The Hollywood GreatsTV
Early Struggles
1976Early Strugglesas ChasMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Fergus (uncredited)TV
Days of Hope
1975Days of Hopeas ReporterTV
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975I Didn't Know You Caredas Carter BrandonTV
Fugitive
1974Fugitiveas PeterMovie
K Is for Killing
1974K Is for Killingas Arden BuckleyMovie
Thriller
1973Thrilleras Arden BuckleyTV
A Place Called Ardoyne
1973A Place Called Ardoyneas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Moonstone
1972The Moonstoneas Major FrayneTV
The Moonstone
1972The Moonstoneas Major FrayneMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas ShayTV
Cry of the Banshee
1970Cry of the Bansheeas VillagerMovie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Konstantin TreplevTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Visitation
—VisitationMovie
T
—The Body Is Wateras Mr MMovie
Y
—You'll Never Believe Who's Deadas Charlie BannMovie