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

114 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.1

movie

Known For

V for Vendetta

2006

as Finch

Interview with the Vampire

1994

as Santiago

Underworld: Awakening

2012

as Dr. Jacob Lane

Greta

2019

as Brian Cody

The Company of Wolves

1984

as Young Groom

The Crying Game

1992

as Fergus

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012

as Doc

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

as Bertie

The Reaping

2007

as Father Costigan

Black '47

2018

as Conneely

V for Vendetta

2006 • as Finch

★ 7.9

Interview with the Vampire

1994 • as Santiago

★ 7.4

Underworld: Awakening

2012 • as Dr. Jacob Lane

★ 6.3

Greta

2019 • as Brian Cody

★ 6.6

The Company of Wolves

1984 • as Young Groom

★ 6.3

The Crying Game

1992 • as Fergus

★ 6.8

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012 • as Doc

★ 5.9

Breakfast on Pluto

2005 • as Bertie

★ 7.2

On the Edge

2001 • as Dr. Figure

★ 6.6

The Reaping

2007 • as Father Costigan

★ 5.8

Black '47

2018 • as Conneely

★ 6.5

Disclosure

2020 • as Fergus (archive footage)

★ 7.8

Until Death

2007 • as Gabriel Callaghan

★ 5.9

The I Inside

2004 • as Doctor Newman

★ 5.9

Evelyn

2002 • as Michael Beattie

★ 6.4

Citizen X

1995 • as Lt. Viktor Burakov

★ 7.2

The End of the Affair

1999 • as Henry Miles

★ 6.6

The Miracle Club

2023 • as Frank Dunne

★ 6.3

Blackthorn

2011 • as Mackinley

★ 6.6

The Butcher Boy

1998 • as Da Brady

★ 6.8

The Doctor and the Devils

1985 • as Timothy Broom

★ 6.2

Control

2004 • as Dr. Arlo Penner

★ 6.1

Prêt-à-Porter

1994 • as Milo O'Brannigan

★ 5.2

Ondine

2010 • as Priest

★ 6.4

Nothing Personal

2009 • as Martin

★ 6.5

Stuck

2007 • as Tom Bardo

★ 6.2

Kisses

2008 • as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)

★ 7.1

Michael Collins

1996 • as Ned Broy

★ 6.9

Life Is Sweet

1991 • as Patsy

★ 7.0

Still Crazy

1998 • as Tony Costello

★ 6.8

Sixty Six

2006 • as Dr. Barrie

★ 6.6

Fever Pitch

1997 • as Ray, the Governor

★ 6.5

FearDotCom

2002 • as Alistair

★ 3.8

The Musketeer

2001 • as Cardinal Richelieu

★ 5.2

In Dreams

1999 • as Doctor Silverman

★ 5.5

Princess Caraboo

1994 • as Gutch

★ 5.5

Double Tap

1997 • as Cypher

★ 5.0

Angie

1994 • as Noel Riordan

★ 5.7

Out of the Dark

2014 • as Jordan

★ 5.1

Cry of the Banshee

1970 • as Villager

★ 5.3

Lumière & Company

1995 • as (segment "John Boorman")

★ 6.3

Guinevere

1999 • as Connie Fitzpatrick

★ 5.7

A Further Gesture

1997 • as Sean Dowd

★ 4.5

Roadkill

2011 • as Seamus

★ 5.7

River Queen

2005 • as Francis

★ 5.6

Tara Road

2005 • as Colm

★ 5.3

Sisters

2006 • as Dr. Philip Lacan

★ 3.9

The Moonstone

1972 • as Major Frayne

★ 8.0

Crime of the Century

1996 • as Bruno Richard Hauptmann

★ 6.7

All Men Are Mortal

1995 • as Fosca

★ 6.0

The Last of the High Kings

1996 • as Cab Driver

★ 5.6

Lost Lives

2019 • as Self (voice)

★ 6.0

Sink Or Swim

1997 • as Brian

★ 5.0

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010 • as Self

This Is My Father

1999 • as Mission Priest

★ 5.4

The Heavy

2010 • as Anawalt

★ 4.8

The Good Shepherd

2004 • as McCaran

★ 5.1

The Life Before This

1999 • as Brian

★ 4.5

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

Nightride

2022 • as Joe (voice)

★ 5.7

Asylum

2013 • as McGahey

★ 3.3

Spy(ies)

2009 • as M. Palmer

★ 5.5

The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022 • as Self

★ 7.5

Heidi 4 Paws

2008 • as Doctor (voice)

★ 6.0

Copenhagen

2002 • as Niels Bohr

★ 7.5

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996 • as Voice

Trojan Eddie

1996 • as Trojan Eddie

★ 4.9

The Curse of Styria

2014 • as Dr. Hill

★ 4.5

Angel

1982 • as Danny

★ 5.7

Celebration

2007 • as Waiter

★ 6.3

The Out of Town Boys

1979 • as Shay

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

2022 • as Self

Bloom

2004 • as Leopold Bloom

★ 4.7

movie

The Body Is Water

• as Mr M

Shergar

1986 • as Frankie

Bad Behavior

1993 • as Gerry McAllister

★ 5.4

Unquiet Graves

2018 • as Narrator

★ 8.3

Professional Foul

1977 • as Hollar

★ 6.0

The Halo Effect

2004 • as Fatso

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

2015 • as Danforth

★ 5.5

K Is for Killing

1974 • as Arden Buckley

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

2006 • as Finch

★ 8.0

Shadow of a Gunman

1995 • as Seamus Shields

Stella Days

2012 • as Brendan

★ 6.4

Tasting Menu

2013 • as Walter

★ 4.4

I Could Read the Sky

1999 • as P.J.

★ 4.2

movie

The Seagull

1978 • as Constantin

Sadie

2021 • as Self - Lyric Theatre

The Devil's Mercy

2008 • as Tyler

★ 3.8

The House

1984 • as The Soldier

★ 5.0

movie

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989

Early Struggles

1976 • as Chas

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978

Hedda Gabler

1993 • as Eilert Lovborg

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1995 • as Nikos

★ 6.5

Four Days in July

1984 • as Dixie McConville

★ 6.4

Visitation

Caleb Williams

1980 • as Tyrell

★ 6.6

Fugitive

1974 • as Peter

Snow in August

2001 • as Rabbi Judah Hirsch

★ 7.0

Proud

2004 • as Barney Garvey

★ 4.4

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

2019 • as Self

★ 10.0

Cyprus Avenue

2019 • as Eric Miller

★ 9.0

Loose Connections

1984 • as Harry

★ 1.7

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

2025 • as Self

movie

Scout

1987 • as Marshall

movie

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

• as Charlie Bann

movie

The King's Wake

2000 • as King Conor

movie

Hard Border

2018 • as Self

Secrets from Putumayo

2020 • as Narrator (voice)

★ 1.0

Endgame

1989 • as Clov

Fluent Dysphasia

2004 • as Murph

★ 7.0

A Place Called Ardoyne

1973 • as Narrator (voice)

movie

Chekhov in Derry

1983 • as Self