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Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

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.

Born

Oct 31, 1946

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

117 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

2006

as Finch
Disclosure

Disclosure

2020

as Fergus (archive footage)
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

as Santiago
Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012

as Dr. Jacob Lane
The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

1984

as Young Groom
Until Death

Until Death

2007

as Gabriel Callaghan
The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

as Father Costigan
Black '47

Black '47

2018

as Conneely
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012

as Doc
Greta

Greta

2019

as Brian Cody
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 • as Finch
★ 7.9
Disclosure
Disclosure
2020 • as Fergus (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire
1994 • as Santiago
★ 7.4
Underworld: Awakening
Underworld: Awakening
2012 • as Dr. Jacob Lane
★ 6.3
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves
1984 • as Young Groom
★ 6.3
Until Death
Until Death
2007 • as Gabriel Callaghan
★ 5.9
The Reaping
The Reaping
2007 • as Father Costigan
★ 5.8
Black '47
Black '47
2018 • as Conneely
★ 6.6
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012 • as Doc
★ 5.9
Greta
Greta
2019 • as Brian Cody
★ 6.6
Control
Control
2004 • as Dr. Arlo Penner
★ 6.1
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
1992 • as Fergus
★ 6.8
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 • as Bertie
★ 7.2
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 • as Milo O'Brannigan
★ 5.2
Angie
Angie
1994 • as Noel Riordan
★ 5.8
Citizen X
Citizen X
1995 • as Lt. Viktor Burakov
★ 7.2
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 • as Ned Broy
★ 6.9
The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club
2023 • as Frank Dunne
★ 6.3
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
1997 • as Ray, the Governor
★ 6.5
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1999 • as Henry Miles
★ 6.6
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
1998 • as Tony Costello
★ 6.8
Sixty Six
Sixty Six
2006 • as Dr. Barrie
★ 6.6
FearDotCom
FearDotCom
2002 • as Alistair
★ 3.8
Ondine
Ondine
2010 • as Priest
★ 6.4
Blackthorn
Blackthorn
2011 • as Mackinley
★ 6.6
Guinevere
Guinevere
1999 • as Connie Fitzpatrick
★ 5.8
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
1994 • as Gutch
★ 5.5
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 • as Michael Beattie
★ 6.4
River Queen
River Queen
2005 • as Francis
★ 5.7
In Dreams
In Dreams
1999 • as Doctor Silverman
★ 5.5
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1998 • as Da Brady
★ 6.8
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 • as (segment "John Boorman")
★ 6.3
Stuck
Stuck
2007 • as Tom Bardo
★ 6.2
Roadkill
Roadkill
2011 • as Seamus
★ 5.7
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet
1991 • as Patsy
★ 7.0
The Musketeer
The Musketeer
2001 • as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 5.3
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal
2009 • as Martin
★ 6.5
Double Tap
Double Tap
1997 • as Cypher
★ 5.4
The I Inside
The I Inside
2004 • as Doctor Newman
★ 5.9
On the Edge
On the Edge
2001 • as Dr. Figure
★ 6.6
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
2004 • as McCaran
★ 5.3
Sink Or Swim
Sink Or Swim
1997 • as Brian
★ 5.3
The Heavy
The Heavy
2010 • as Anawalt
★ 4.9
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark
2014 • as Jordan
★ 5.1
Tara Road
Tara Road
2005 • as Colm
★ 5.4
Sisters
Sisters
2006 • as Dr. Philip Lacan
★ 3.9
A Further Gesture
A Further Gesture
1997 • as Sean Dowd
★ 4.8
Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee
1970 • as Villager
★ 5.4
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 • as Timothy Broom
★ 6.2
Bloom
Bloom
2004 • as Leopold Bloom
★ 5.0
The Last of the High Kings
The Last of the High Kings
1996 • as Cab Driver
★ 5.6
Spy(ies)
Spy(ies)
2009 • as M. Palmer
★ 5.5
movie
The Body Is Water
• as Mr M
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 • as Mission Priest
★ 5.8
Angel
Angel
1982 • as Danny
★ 5.8
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 • as Self
★ 6.0
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 • as Self
★ 8.0
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
2002 • as Niels Bohr
★ 7.7
Nightride
Nightride
2022 • as Joe (voice)
★ 5.7
The Curse of Styria
The Curse of Styria
2014 • as Dr. Hill
★ 4.5
Heidi 4 Paws
Heidi 4 Paws
2008 • as Doctor (voice)
★ 6.0
Tasting Menu
Tasting Menu
2013 • as Walter
★ 4.4
The House
The House
1984 • as The Soldier
★ 5.7
The Life Before This
The Life Before This
1999 • as Brian
★ 5.0
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
1972 • as Major Frayne
★ 8.5
Lost Lives
Lost Lives
2019 • as Self (voice)
★ 6.0
Proud
Proud
2004 • as Barney Garvey
★ 4.7
Kisses
Kisses
2008 • as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
★ 7.1
I Could Read the Sky
I Could Read the Sky
1999 • as P.J.
★ 4.6
The Ghost of Richard Harris
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 • as Self
★ 7.5
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2015 • as Danforth
★ 5.5
Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie
1996 • as Trojan Eddie
★ 5.3
Asylum
Asylum
2013 • as McGahey
★ 3.3
Shadow of a Gunman
Shadow of a Gunman
1995 • as Seamus Shields
★ 7.0
Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century
1996 • as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
★ 6.8
Fugitive
Fugitive
1974 • as Peter
The Halo Effect
The Halo Effect
2004 • as Fatso
★ 8.0
movie
The Seagull
1978 • as Constantin
Stella Days
Stella Days
2012 • as Brendan
★ 6.4
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
★ 9.0
The Devil's Mercy
The Devil's Mercy
2008 • as Tyler
★ 3.8
Visitation
Visitation
Professional Foul
Professional Foul
1977 • as Hollar
★ 7.5
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996 • as Voice
Snow in August
Snow in August
2001 • as Rabbi Judah Hirsch
★ 7.2
Shergar
Shergar
1986 • as Frankie
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
1993 • as Eilert Lovborg
★ 9.0
All Men Are Mortal
All Men Are Mortal
1995 • as Fosca
★ 6.2
Celebration
Celebration
2007 • as Waiter
★ 6.3
K Is for Killing
K Is for Killing
1974 • as Arden Buckley
★ 8.0
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022 • as Self
Bad Behavior
Bad Behavior
1993 • as Gerry McAllister
★ 5.6
Early Struggles
Early Struggles
1976 • as Chas
★ 9.0
Cyprus Avenue
Cyprus Avenue
2019 • as Eric Miller
★ 9.0
movie
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
• as Charlie Bann
Sadie
Sadie
2021 • as Self - Lyric Theatre
Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams
1980 • as Tyrell
★ 7.1
Four Days in July
Four Days in July
1984 • as Dixie McConville
★ 6.6
Unquiet Graves
Unquiet Graves
2018 • as Narrator
★ 8.3
movie
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
2006 • as Finch
★ 8.0
Fluent Dysphasia
Fluent Dysphasia
2004 • as Murph
★ 7.0
movie
Chekhov in Derry
1983 • as Self
Endgame
Endgame
1989 • as Clov
★ 9.0
movie
The King's Wake
2000 • as King Conor
★ 9.0
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019 • as Self
★ 10.0
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025 • as Self
movie
Scout
1987 • as Marshall
★ 8.0
Loose Connections
Loose Connections
1984 • as Harry
★ 3.8
movie
Hard Border
2018 • as Self
Secrets from Putumayo
Secrets from Putumayo
2020 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 1.0
movie
Thank You, Comrades
1978 • as Mayakovsky
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 • as Nikos
★ 6.6
movie
Joyce in June
1982 • as Stanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
A Place Called Ardoyne
A Place Called Ardoyne
1973 • as Narrator (voice)
The Out of Town Boys
The Out of Town Boys
1979 • as Shay
The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
2026 • as Matsuo Bashō (English)