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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.

Known for

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

2023 • Frank Dunne

The Ghost of Richard Harris

The Ghost of Richard Harris

Nightride

2022 • Joe (voice)

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Sadie

2021 • Self - Lyric Theatre

Secrets from Putumayo

Secrets from Putumayo

2020 • Narrator (voice)

Disclosure

2020 • Fergus (archive footage)

Full filmography

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

2025 • Self

The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

2023 • Frank Dunne

The Ghost of Richard Harris

The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022 • Self

Nightride

2022 • Joe (voice)

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

2022 • Self

Sadie

2021 • Self - Lyric Theatre

Secrets from Putumayo

Secrets from Putumayo

2020 • Narrator (voice)

Disclosure

2020 • Fergus (archive footage)

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

2019 • Self

Lost Lives

2019 • Self (voice)

Cyprus Avenue

2019 • Eric Miller

Greta

2019 • Brian Cody

Black '47

2018 • Conneely

Unquiet Graves

2018 • Narrator

2018 • Self

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

2015 • Danforth

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

2014 • Jordan

The Curse of Styria

The Curse of Styria

2014 • Dr. Hill

Asylum

2013 • McGahey

2013 • Walter

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012 • Doc

Stella Days

2012 • Brendan

Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012 • Dr. Jacob Lane

Blackthorn

2011 • Mackinley

Roadkill

2011 • Seamus

The Heavy

2010 • Anawalt

Ondine

2010 • Priest

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010 • Self

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009 • Martin

Spy(ies)

2009 • M. Palmer

Heidi 4 Paws

2008 • Doctor (voice)

Kisses

2008 • Down Under Dylan (uncredited)

The Devil's Mercy

The Devil's Mercy

2008 • Tyler

Stuck

2007 • Tom Bardo

The Reaping

2007 • Father Costigan

Celebration

2007 • Waiter

Until Death

2007 • Gabriel Callaghan

Sisters

2006 • Dr. Philip Lacan

Sixty Six

2006 • Dr. Barrie

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

'V for Vendetta' Unmasked

2006 • Finch

V for Vendetta

2006 • Finch

Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

2005 • Bertie

River Queen

2005 • Francis

Tara Road

2005 • Colm

Control

2004 • Dr. Arlo Penner

The Halo Effect

The Halo Effect

2004 • Fatso

Fluent Dysphasia

Fluent Dysphasia

2004 • Murph

Proud

2004 • Barney Garvey

Bloom

2004 • Leopold Bloom

The I Inside

2004 • Doctor Newman

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

2004 • McCaran

Evelyn

2002 • Michael Beattie

Copenhagen

2002 • Niels Bohr

FearDotCom

2002 • Alistair

On the Edge

2001 • Dr. Figure

The Musketeer

2001 • Cardinal Richelieu

Snow in August

2001 • Rabbi Judah Hirsch

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 • Self

The King's Wake

2000 • King Conor

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1999 • Henry Miles

The Life Before This

The Life Before This

1999 • Brian

Guinevere

1999 • Connie Fitzpatrick

I Could Read the Sky

I Could Read the Sky

1999 • P.J.

This Is My Father

This Is My Father

1999 • Mission Priest

In Dreams

1999 • Doctor Silverman

Still Crazy

1998 • Tony Costello

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1998 • Da Brady

Sink Or Swim

1997 • Brian

Double Tap

1997 • Cypher

Fever Pitch

1997 • Ray, the Governor

A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

1997 • Sean Dowd

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996 • Cab Driver

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996 • Ned Broy

Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

1996 • Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Trojan Eddie

1996 • Trojan Eddie

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996 • Voice

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995 • (segment "John Boorman")

All Men Are Mortal

All Men Are Mortal

1995 • Fosca

Shadow of a Gunman

Shadow of a Gunman

1995 • Seamus Shields

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1995 • Nikos

Citizen X

1995 • Lt. Viktor Burakov

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994 • Milo O'Brannigan

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994 • Santiago

Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

1994 • Gutch

Angie

1994 • Noel Riordan

Bad Behavior

1993 • Gerry McAllister

Hedda Gabler

1993 • Eilert Lovborg

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992 • Fergus

Life Is Sweet

1991 • Patsy

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989

Endgame

1989 • Clov

1987 • Marshall

Shergar

1986 • Frankie

The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils

1985 • Timothy Broom

Four Days in July

Four Days in July

1984 • Dixie McConville

The House

1984 • The Soldier

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

1984 • Young Groom

Loose Connections

Loose Connections

1984 • Harry

Chekhov in Derry

1983 • Self

Angel

1982 • Danny

Caleb Williams

1980 • Tyrell

The Out of Town Boys

The Out of Town Boys

1979 • Shay

On a Paving Stone Mounted

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978

1978 • Constantin

Professional Foul

Professional Foul

1977 • Hollar

Early Struggles

Early Struggles

1976 • Chas

Fugitive

1974 • Peter

K Is for Killing

K Is for Killing

1974 • Arden Buckley

A Place Called Ardoyne

A Place Called Ardoyne

1973 • Narrator (voice)

The Moonstone

1972 • Major Frayne

Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee

1970 • Villager

The Body Is Water

Unknown year • Mr M

Visitation

Unknown year

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

Unknown year • Charlie Bann