Acting · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK · Born October 31, 1946
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.
MovieYou'll Never Believe Who's Dead
2026
as Charlie Bann
MovieThe Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
2026
as Matsuo Bashō (English)
MovieStephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025
as Self
TVPrime Target
2025
as Professor James Alderman
MovieThe Miracle Club
2023
as Frank Dunne
TVThe English
2022
as Sheriff Robert Marshall
MovieThe Ghost of Richard Harris
2022
as Self
MovieNightride
2022
as Joe (voice)
MovieBrian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022
as Self
MovieSadie
2021
as Self - Lyric Theatre
MovieSecrets from Putumayo
2020
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDisclosure
2020
as Fergus (archive footage)
TVFlesh and Blood
2020
as Mark
TVThe Stranger
2020
as Martin Killane
MovieSearching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019
as Self
MovieLost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
MovieCyprus Avenue
2019
as Eric Miller
MovieGreta
2019
as Brian Cody
TVThanksgiving
2019
as Melchior
MovieBlack '47
2018
as Conneely
MovieUnquiet Graves
2018
as Narrator
Hard Border
2018
as Self
TVCounterpart
2017
as Alexander Pope
TVWar and Peace
2016
as Vassily Kuragin
TVDickensian
2015
as Inspector Bucket
MovieRuby Strangelove Young Witch
2015
as Danforth
MovieOut of the Dark
2014
as Jordan
MovieThe Curse of Styria
2014
as Dr. Hill
TVThe Honourable Woman
2014
as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle
MovieAsylum
2013
as McGahey
MovieTasting Menu
2013
as Walter
TVUtopia
2013
as Conran Letts
MovieWerewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012
as Doc
MovieStella Days
2012
as Brendan
MovieUnderworld: Awakening
2012
as Dr. Jacob Lane
MovieBlackthorn
2011
as Mackinley
TVThe Shadow Line
2011
as Gatehouse
MovieRoadkill
2011
as Seamus
MovieThe Heavy
2010
as Anawalt
MovieOndine
2010
as Priest
MovieHarold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self
MovieNothing Personal
2009
as Martin
TVFather & Son
2009
as Augustine Flynn
MovieSpy(ies)
2009
as M. Palmer
MovieHeidi 4 Paws
2008
as Doctor (voice)
MovieKisses
2008
as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
TV10 Days to War
2008
as General Tim Cross
MovieThe Devil's Mercy
2008
as Tyler
MovieStuck
2007
as Tom Bardo
MovieThe Reaping
2007
as Father Costigan
MovieCelebration
2007
as Waiter
MovieUntil Death
2007
as Gabriel Callaghan
MovieSisters
2006
as Dr. Philip Lacan
MovieSixty Six
2006
as Dr. Barrie
Movie'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
2006
as Finch
MovieV for Vendetta
2006
as Finch
MovieBreakfast on Pluto
2005
as Bertie
MovieRiver Queen
2005
as Francis
MovieTara Road
2005
as Colm
MovieControl
2004
as Dr. Arlo Penner
MovieThe Halo Effect
2004
as Fatso
MovieFluent Dysphasia
2004
as Murph
MovieProud
2004
as Barney Garvey
MovieBloom
2004
as Leopold Bloom
MovieThe Good Shepherd
2004
as McCaran
MovieThe I Inside
2004
as Doctor Newman
MovieEvelyn
2002
as Michael Beattie
MovieCopenhagen
2002
as Niels Bohr
MovieFearDotCom
2002
as Alistair
MovieOn the Edge
2001
as Dr. Figure
MovieThe Musketeer
2001
as Cardinal Richelieu
MovieSnow in August
2001
as Rabbi Judah Hirsch
MovieIn the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000
as Self
The King's Wake
2000
as King Conor
MovieThe End of the Affair
1999
as Henry Miles
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Callum Donovan
MovieThe Life Before This
1999
as Brian
MovieGuinevere
1999
as Connie Fitzpatrick
MovieI Could Read the Sky
1999
as P.J.
MovieThis Is My Father
1999
as Mission Priest
MovieIn Dreams
1999
as Doctor Silverman
MovieStill Crazy
1998
as Tony Costello
MovieThe Butcher Boy
1998
as Da Brady
TVA Scare at Bedtime
1997
MovieSink Or Swim
1997
as Brian
MovieDouble Tap
1997
as Cypher
MovieFever Pitch
1997
as Ray, the Governor
MovieA Further Gesture
1997
as Sean Dowd
MovieThe Last of the High Kings
1996
as Cab Driver
MovieMichael Collins
1996
as Ned Broy
MovieCrime of the Century
1996
as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
MovieTrojan Eddie
1996
as Trojan Eddie
MovieSamuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996
as Voice
MovieLumière & Company
1995
as (segment "John Boorman")
MovieAll Men Are Mortal
1995
as Fosca
MovieShadow of a Gunman
1995
as Seamus Shields
MovieBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995
as Nikos
MovieCitizen X
1995
as Lt. Viktor Burakov
MoviePrêt-à-Porter
1994
as Milo O'Brannigan
MovieInterview with the Vampire
1994
as Santiago
MoviePrincess Caraboo
1994
as Gutch
MovieAngie
1994
as Noel Riordan
MovieBad Behavior
1993
as Gerry McAllister
MovieHedda Gabler
1993
as Eilert Lovborg
MovieThe Crying Game
1992
as Fergus
TVPerformance
1991
as Ejlert Lovborg
MovieLife Is Sweet
1991
as Patsy
TVNot with a Bang
1990
as Colin Garrity
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
4 Play
1989
as Paul
MovieEndgame
1989
as Clov
Scout
1987
as Marshall
MovieShergar
1986
as Frankie
TVBoon
1986
as Frank Warren
MovieThe Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Timothy Broom
TVScreen Two
1985
as Frankie
MovieFour Days in July
1984
as Dixie McConville
MovieThe House
1984
as The Soldier
MovieThe Company of Wolves
1984
as Young Groom
MovieLoose Connections
1984
as Harry
Chekhov in Derry
1983
as Self
Joyce in June
1982
as Stanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
MovieAngel
1982
as Danny
MovieCaleb Williams
1980
as Tyrell
TVCaleb Williams
1980
as Tyrell
TVMinder
1979
as Roddy Allan
MovieThe Out of Town Boys
1979
as Shay
Thank You, Comrades
1978
as Mayakovsky
MovieOn a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
The Seagull
1978
as Constantin
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Pellin
MovieProfessional Foul
1977
as Hollar
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Pavel Hollar
TVThe Hollywood Greats
1977
MovieEarly Struggles
1976
as Chas
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Fergus (uncredited)
TVDays of Hope
1975
as Reporter
TVI Didn't Know You Cared
1975
as Carter Brandon
MovieFugitive
1974
as Peter
MovieK Is for Killing
1974
as Arden Buckley
TVThriller
1973
as Arden Buckley
MovieA Place Called Ardoyne
1973
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Moonstone
1972
as Major Frayne
MovieThe Moonstone
1972
as Major Frayne
Stage 2
1971
as Donal Davoren
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Shay
MovieCry of the Banshee
1970
as Villager
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Konstantin Treplev
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieVisitation
The Body Is Water
as Mr M
MovieListen
as Dinny
