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Stephen Rea

Date of birth: 1946-10-31

Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Стивен Ри, 斯蒂芬·瑞, استیون ری

Stephen Rea

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Kisses
3.5

Kisses

2008-07-11

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror

Breakfast on Pluto
3.6

Breakfast on Pluto

2005-11-16

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in se

Interview with the Vampire
3.7

Interview with the Vampire

1994-11-11

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi

Still Crazy
3.4

Still Crazy

1998-10-30

In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, inte

V for Vendetta
3.9

V for Vendetta

2006-02-23

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” c

The Reaping
2.9

The Reaping

2007-04-05

Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her fa

Visitation
0

Visitation

14-year-old Maria is sent to live with Catholic nuns as her mother is dying. Her arrival at the conv

Michael Collins
3.5

Michael Collins

1996-10-25

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but

The Good Shepherd
2.5

The Good Shepherd

2004-03-21

When a clergyman is accused for the murder of a social worker, the parish priest recruits a reporter

Prêt-à-Porter
2.6

Prêt-à-Porter

1994-12-23

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue an

Tara Road
2.6

Tara Road

2005-05-11

A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.

The End of the Affair
3.3

The End of the Affair

1999-12-03

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, hus

Until Death
3

Until Death

2007-01-19

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious acciden

The Butcher Boy
3.4

The Butcher Boy

1998-02-20

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a vi

The Musketeer
2.6

The Musketeer

2001-09-07

Young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but h

The Crying Game
3.4

The Crying Game

1992-09-02

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier

Sixty Six
3.3

Sixty Six

2006-11-03

A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.

The I Inside
3

The I Inside

2004-03-21

When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the las

River Queen
2.8

River Queen

2005-09-12

An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themse

The Company of Wolves
3.1

The Company of Wolves

1984-09-21

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods,

Citizen X
3.6

Citizen X

1995-02-25

Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 p

FearDotCom
1.9

FearDotCom

2002-08-09

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash y

Control
3

Control

2004-12-07

Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new c

Hard Border
0

Hard Border

2018-01-01

Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of th

Stuck
3.1

Stuck

2007-05-21

A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.

The Heavy
2.4

The Heavy

2010-04-08

Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister,

The Devil's Mercy
1.9

The Devil's Mercy

2008-01-01

A couple and their six-year-old son move into an old Connecticut house where the boy soon becomes di

Life Is Sweet
3.5

Life Is Sweet

1990-11-15

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy c

Spy(ies)
2.8

Spy(ies)

2009-01-28

In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce

Guinevere
2.9

Guinevere

1999-09-12

A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.

Princess Caraboo
2.7

Princess Caraboo

1994-09-16

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is trie

The Last of the High Kings
2.8

The Last of the High Kings

1996-12-06

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis P

Ondine
3.2

Ondine

2010-03-05

On the coast of Cork, Syracuse is a divorced fisherman who has stopped drinking. His precocious daug

Nothing Personal
3.2

Nothing Personal

2009-08-14

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up

On the Edge
3.4

On the Edge

2001-08-10

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who gr

Blackthorn
3.3

Blackthorn

2011-07-01

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, a

The Doctor and the Devils
3.1

The Doctor and the Devils

1985-10-04

In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on,

Copenhagen
3.8

Copenhagen

2002-09-27

No one knows for sure what transpired when German physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his Jewish Da

Underworld: Awakening
3.2

Underworld: Awakening

2012-01-19

Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world whe

Roadkill
2.8

Roadkill

2011-04-23

Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally run

Sisters
1.9

Sisters

2006-11-10

A reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of twins.

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
0

Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

2022-01-06

The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he w

Bloom
2.3

Bloom

2003-06-13

Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway

Angie
2.9

Angie

1994-03-04

Angie lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and dreams of a better life. When she finds out she's pregnant

Stella Days
3.2

Stella Days

2012-03-09

A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he

Angel
2.9

Angel

1982-05-14

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questio

Bad Behavior
2.7

Bad Behavior

1993-05-28

The McAllister family house is the setting for Gerry and Ellie's grapples with work, children and ho

Trojan Eddie
2.4

Trojan Eddie

1996-09-09

Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies,

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2.9

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012-10-09

Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on

Snow in August
3.5

Snow in August

2001-08-12

When a young boy witnesses a crime, he turns to a rabbi, and the ancient mysteries of the Kaballah,

Tasting Menu
2.2

Tasting Menu

2013-06-14

As one of the world's best restaurants opens for its final evening, a couple in the midst of a divor

Asylum
1.5

Asylum

2013-09-30

A veteran hostage negotiator's next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that d

Four Days in July
3.2

Four Days in July

1984-11-29

Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm that is everyday life in

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
3.3

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1995-05-28

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in

Crime of the Century
3.4

Crime of the Century

1996-09-14

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held f

Double Tap
2.5

Double Tap

1997-09-05

A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.

Shadow of a Gunman
0

Shadow of a Gunman

1995-10-07

The first part of O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Sh

Endgame
0

Endgame

1989-01-01

A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame', a play in which nothing happens, once - unlike Beckett'

The Curse of Styria
2.3

The Curse of Styria

2014-08-21

In 1989, Lara Hill, accompanies her art historian father to an abandoned castle across the Iron Curt

Hedda Gabler
0

Hedda Gabler

1993-03-27

Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then

Disclosure
3.9

Disclosure

2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about t

The Ghost of Richard Harris
3.8

The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022-08-31

A candid and revealing insight into the private life and public career of Richard Harris. One of the

Out of the Dark
2.5

Out of the Dark

2014-08-27

A couple and their daughter moves to Colombia to take over a family manufacturing plant, only to rea

All Men Are Mortal
3

All Men Are Mortal

1995-11-17

Melodrama about a man cursed with immortality, who tries to declare his undying love for a depressed

Nobody Here But Us Chickens
0

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989-11-25

Three short plays celebrating people with disabilities.

The Life Before This
2.3

The Life Before This

1999-09-15

Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhoo

Evelyn
3.2

Evelyn

2002-09-30

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unem

In Dreams
2.7

In Dreams

1999-01-15

A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict thi

This Is My Father
2.7

This Is My Father

1999-05-07

When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
3

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

2000-06-06

A behind-the-scenes documentary of the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire.

Scout
0

Scout

1987-01-01

Drama about a Northern Irish football scout by Frank McGuinness and directed by Danny Boyle.

Professional Foul
3

Professional Foul

1977-09-21

Three philosophy professors travel to Prague for a conference. One of them, Anderson, is forced to r

The Seagull
0

The Seagull

1978-02-05

A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an exper

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2.8

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch

2015-10-05

Ruby Strangelove Young Witch: When Ruby, a young witch discovers her long lost mother was abducted b

The Miracle Club
3.1

The Miracle Club

2023-07-14

Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey

A Place Called Ardoyne
0

A Place Called Ardoyne

1973-01-01

The award-winning 1973 documentary looks at the situation in Northern Ireland as it affects the Cath

A Further Gesture
2.2

A Further Gesture

1997-01-01

Dowd, an IRA prisoner in the H-blocks, is gloomily facing his sentence, until he joins a comrade in

Fever Pitch
3.3

Fever Pitch

1997-04-04

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling auto

On a Paving Stone Mounted
0

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978-12-12

An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusi

Proud
2.2

Proud

2004-07-02

The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II.

Celebration
3.1

Celebration

2007-02-26

All the action takes place in a swish London restaurant where two coarse-grained strategy consultant

Sink Or Swim
2.4

Sink Or Swim

1997-09-19

Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiratio

Lumière & Company
3.1

Lumière & Company

1995-12-20

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invente

Caleb Williams
3.3

Caleb Williams

1980-12-02

Loose Connections
0.8

Loose Connections

1984-04-13

A woman enlists a man who claims he is gay to accompany her on a long drive to a feminist conference

The Moonstone
4

The Moonstone

1972-01-01

Adaptation of the classic novel. A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is pr

Black '47
3.3

Black '47

2018-09-05

In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long y

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
0

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010-01-24

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration

I Could Read the Sky
2.1

I Could Read the Sky

1999-09-03

The film concerns an old Irish immigrant living in London who is looking back over his life. He reca

The King's Wake
0

The King's Wake

2000-01-01

It's Samhain (Hallowe'en) in old Ireland, and King Connor is haunted by his life, his legacy, and th

Greta
3.3

Greta

2019-02-28

A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the t

The Halo Effect
0

The Halo Effect

2004-11-19

Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a si

Unquiet Graves
4.2

Unquiet Graves

2018-07-15

This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of

Shergar
0

Shergar

1986-03-23

Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?

Cyprus Avenue
4.5

Cyprus Avenue

2019-09-15

David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a

The House
2.5

The House

1984-09-27

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and

Lost Lives
3

Lost Lives

2019-10-10

This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northe

Heidi 4 Paws
3

Heidi 4 Paws

2008-11-10

"Heidi 4 Paws" is a live-action re-telling of Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's classic, "HEIDI", but

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
5

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

2019-12-22

Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Becket

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
0

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996-04-13

A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his fo

Fugitive
0

Fugitive

1974-12-05

After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too mu

Fluent Dysphasia
3.5

Fluent Dysphasia

2004-10-16

Starring Academy Award Nominee Stephen Rea as Murph, who has little to say to his teenage daughter.

Secrets from Putumayo
0.5

Secrets from Putumayo

2020-10-03

Documentary about the man who is currently considered the father of violation of human rights inques

Early Struggles
0

Early Struggles

1976-03-30

Kevin's wife walked out and left him holding the baby – no sleep, dirty nappies, and a career in pop

The Out of Town Boys
0

The Out of Town Boys

1979-01-02

A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.

Sadie
0

Sadie

2021-03-31

Filmed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast for BBC's Lights Up season of theatrical films, David Ireland's

K Is for Killing
0

K Is for Killing

1974-03-02

A husband and wife team are hired to protect an eccentric millionaire from an assassin but a series

Cry of the Banshee
2.6

Cry of the Banshee

1970-07-22

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present s

Nightride
2.8

Nightride

2022-03-04

In this single shot thriller, we're in the driver's seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to

The Body Is Water
0

The Body Is Water

Set between Houston, Texas, and the weathered coastline of West Cork, Ireland, a grieving man vanish

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
0

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

2025-02-24

Over an extraordinary acting career spanning a decade, Stephen Rea has shown himself to be a versati