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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

1.1

movie

Known For

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

2006

as Finch
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

as Santiago
Disclosure

Disclosure

2020

as Fergus (archive footage)
The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

1984

as Young Groom
Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012

as Dr. Jacob Lane
Until Death

Until Death

2007

as Gabriel Callaghan
Control

Control

2004

as Dr. Arlo Penner
The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

as Father Costigan
Greta

Greta

2019

as Brian Cody
Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

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