Acting
Stephen Rea
Born 31 October 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
152 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 151
- TBAThe Body Is WaterFilmMr M
- TBAVisitationFilm
- 2026You'll Never Believe Who's DeadFilmCharlie Bann
- 2026The Journey of Weather-Exposed BonesFilmMatsuo Bashō (English)
- 2026ListenFilmDinny
- 2025Prime TargetSeriesProfessor James Alderman
- 2025Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me NowFilmSelf
- 2023The Miracle ClubFilmFrank Dunne
- 2022The EnglishSeriesSheriff Robert Marshall
- 2022NightrideFilmJoe (voice)
- 2022The Ghost of Richard HarrisFilmSelf
- 2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, ShowmanFilmSelf
- 2021SadieFilmSelf - Lyric Theatre
- 2020The StrangerSeriesMartin Killane
- 2020DisclosureFilmFergus (archive footage)
- 2020Flesh and BloodSeriesMark
- 2020Secrets from PutumayoFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2019GretaFilmBrian Cody
- 2019ThanksgivingSeriesMelchior
- 2019Lost LivesFilmSelf (voice)
- 2019Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel BeckettFilmSelf
- 2019Cyprus AvenueFilmEric Miller
- 2018Black '47FilmConneely
- 2018Unquiet GravesFilmNarrator
- 2018Hard BorderFilmSelf
- 2017CounterpartSeriesAlexander Pope
- 2016War and PeaceSeriesVassily Kuragin
- 2015DickensianSeriesInspector Bucket
- 2015Ruby Strangelove Young WitchFilmDanforth
- 2014The Honourable WomanSeriesHugh Hayden-Hoyle
- 2014Out of the DarkFilmJordan
- 2014The Curse of StyriaFilmDr. Hill
- 2013UtopiaSeriesConran Letts
- 2013AsylumFilmMcGahey
- 2013Tasting MenuFilmWalter
- 2012Underworld: AwakeningFilmDr. Jacob Lane
- 2012Werewolf: The Beast Among UsFilmDoc
- 2012Stella DaysFilmBrendan
- 2011BlackthornFilmMackinley
- 2011The Shadow LineSeriesGatehouse
- 2011RoadkillFilmSeamus
- 2010OndineFilmPriest
- 2010The HeavyFilmAnawalt
- 2010Harold Pinter: A CelebrationFilmSelf
- 2009Nothing PersonalFilmMartin
- 2009Spy(ies)FilmM. Palmer
- 2009Father & SonSeriesAugustine Flynn
- 2008KissesFilmDown Under Dylan (uncredited)
- 200810 Days to WarSeriesGeneral Tim Cross
- 2008The Devil's MercyFilmTyler
- 2008Heidi 4 PawsFilmDoctor (voice)
- 2007The ReapingFilmFather Costigan
- 2007Until DeathFilmGabriel Callaghan
- 2007StuckFilmTom Bardo
- 2007CelebrationFilmWaiter
- 2006V for VendettaFilmFinch
- 2006Sixty SixFilmDr. Barrie
- 2006SistersFilmDr. Philip Lacan
- 2006V for Vendetta: UnmaskedFilmFinch
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoFilmBertie
- 2005River QueenFilmFrancis
- 2005Tara RoadFilmColm
- 2004The I InsideFilmDoctor Newman
- 2004ControlFilmDr. Arlo Penner
- 2004The Good ShepherdFilmMcCaran
- 2004BloomFilmLeopold Bloom
- 2004ProudFilmBarney Garvey
- 2004Fluent DysphasiaFilmMurph
- 2004The Halo EffectFilmFatso
- 2004The End of the Affair: "Making of"Film
- 2002FearDotComFilmAlistair
- 2002EvelynFilmMichael Beattie
- 2002CopenhagenFilmNiels Bohr
- 2001The MusketeerFilmCardinal Richelieu
- 2001On the EdgeFilmDr. Figure
- 2001Snow in AugustFilmRabbi Judah Hirsch
- 2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireFilmSelf
- 2000The King's WakeFilmKing Conor
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesCallum Donovan
- 1999The End of the AffairFilmHenry Miles
- 1999In DreamsFilmDoctor Silverman
- 1999GuinevereFilmConnie Fitzpatrick
- 1999This Is My FatherFilmMission Priest
- 1999I Could Read the SkyFilmP.J.
- 1999The Life Before ThisFilmBrian
- 1998The Butcher BoyFilmDa Brady
- 1998Still CrazyFilmTony Costello
- 1997Fever PitchFilmRay, the Governor
- 1997Double TapFilmCypher
- 1997A Scare at BedtimeSeries
- 1997A Further GestureFilmSean Dowd
- 1997Sink Or SwimFilmBrian
- 1996Michael CollinsFilmNed Broy
- 1996The Last of the High KingsFilmCab Driver
- 1996Crime of the CenturyFilmBruno Richard Hauptmann
- 1996Trojan EddieFilmTrojan Eddie
- 1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldFilmVoice
- 1995Citizen XFilmLt. Viktor Burakov
- 1995Lumière & CompanyFilm(segment "John Boorman")
- 1995Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaFilmNikos
- 1995All Men Are MortalFilmFosca
- 1995Shadow of a GunmanFilmSeamus Shields
- 1994Interview with the VampireFilmSantiago
- 1994Prêt-à-PorterFilmMilo O'Brannigan
- 1994Princess CarabooFilmGutch
- 1994AngieFilmNoel Riordan
- 1993Bad BehaviorFilmGerry McAllister
- 1993Hedda GablerFilmEilert Lovborg
- 1992The Crying GameFilmFergus
- 1991Life Is SweetFilmPatsy
- 1991PerformanceSeriesEjlert Lovborg, Seumus Shields
- 1990Not with a BangSeriesColin Garrity
- 19894 PlaySeriesPaul
- 1989EndgameFilmClov
- 1989Nobody Here But Us ChickensFilm
- 1987ScoutFilmMarshall
- 1986BoonSeriesFrank Warren
- 1986ShergarFilmFrankie
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesFrankie
- 1985The Doctor and the DevilsFilmTimothy Broom
- 1984The Company of WolvesFilmYoung Groom
- 1984Four Days in JulyFilmDixie McConville
- 1984Loose ConnectionsFilmHarry
- 1984The HouseFilmThe Soldier
- 1983Chekhov in DerryFilmSelf
- 1982AngelFilmDanny
- 1982Joyce in JuneFilmStanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
- 1980Caleb WilliamsFilmTyrell
- 1980Caleb WilliamsSeriesTyrell
- 1979MinderSeriesRoddy Allan
- 1979The Out of Town BoysFilmShay
- 1978On a Paving Stone MountedFilm
- 1978The SeagullFilmConstantin
- 1978Thank You, ComradesFilmMayakovsky
- 1977The ProfessionalsSeriesPellin
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeriesPavel Hollar
- 1977The Hollywood GreatsSeries
- 1977Professional FoulFilmHollar
- 1976Early StrugglesFilmChas
- 1975I Didn't Know You CaredSeriesCarter Brandon
- 1975Days of HopeSeriesReporter
- 1974K Is for KillingFilmArden Buckley
- 1974FugitiveFilmPeter
- 1973ThrillerSeriesArden Buckley
- 1973A Place Called ArdoyneFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1972The MoonstoneSeriesMajor Frayne
- 1971Stage 2SeriesDonal Davoren
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesPeter, Shay
- 1970Cry of the BansheeFilmVillager
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesKonstantin Treplev
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
Writing 1
Filmography from TMDB.