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Is the award-winning author of a number of acclaimed novels and collections of stories. Nearly all his stories are set in Ireland and most deal with the subjects of children, family relationships and childhood memories. See more trivia »

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in Sligo, Ireland
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2011-2012 The Borgias (TV series)
– Episode #2.1 (2012) (creator)
– Episode #2.10 (2012) (creator)
– Episode #2.2 (2012) (creator)
– Episode #2.3 (2012) (creator)
– Episode #2.6 (2012) (creator)
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2009 Ondine (written by)
 
2005 Breakfast on Pluto (written by)
 
2003 The Actors (story)
 
2002/I The Good Thief (written by)
 
1999 The End of the Affair (screenplay)
 
1999 In Dreams (screenplay)
 
1997 The Butcher Boy (screenplay)
 
1996 Michael Collins (written by)
 
1992 The Crying Game (written by)
 
1991 The Miracle (written by)
 
1988 High Spirits (written by)
 
1986 Mona Lisa (screenplay)
 
1984 The Company of Wolves (screenplay)
 
1982/I Angel (written by)
 
1981 Traveller (written by)
 
1979 Miracles & Miss Langan (TV movie)
 
Show ShowDirector (20 titles)
2012 Byzantium (filming)
 
2011 The Borgias (TV series)
– The Assassin (2011)
– The Poisoned Chalice (2011)
 
2009 Ondine
 
2007 The Brave One
 
2005 Breakfast on Pluto
 
2002/I The Good Thief
 
2000 Not I (short)
 
1999 The End of the Affair
 
1999 In Dreams
 
1997 The Butcher Boy
 
1996 Michael Collins
 
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
 
1992 The Crying Game
 
1991 The Miracle
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie) (segments "Miss Otis Regrets" & "Just One Of Those Things")
 
1989 We're No Angels
 
1988 High Spirits
 
1986 Mona Lisa
 
1984 The Company of Wolves
 
1982/I Angel
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2011 The Borgias (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Assassin (2011) (executive producer)
 
2009 Ondine (producer)
 
2005 Breakfast on Pluto (producer)
 
2003 Intermission (producer)
 
2003 The Actors (producer)
 
2002/I The Good Thief (executive producer)
 
1999 The End of the Affair (producer)
 
1999 The Last September (executive producer)
 
1997 The Butcher Boy (executive producer)
 
1988 The Courier (executive producer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2008 A Film with Me in It
Director
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1981 Excalibur (creative associate)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 The Making of 'The Crying Game' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2011 Muide Éire (documentary)
 
2010 Moving Pictures Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Fantasy (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.118 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #4.111 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Award Presenter
 
2009 The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Channel 4 at 25 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 September 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Brave One (2007) … Himself
 
2007 4th Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Imagining Ulysses (documentary)
Filmmaker
 
2004 The Late Late Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
 
2003 Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (video documentary)
Himself - Director ("Not I")
 
1996 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michael Collins (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
(segment "John Boorman")
 
1995 Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?
Himself
 
1995 The Little Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Moving Pictures (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Moving Pictures Special: Who's Crying Now? (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director
 
1985 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 January 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Chain Reactions (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed music video for The Pogues, "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (1995). See more »

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6 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | See more »

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I grew up in a respectable, lower-middle-class home. Our family was quite educated; my mother was a painter, and stuff like that. And I didn't chop up my next-door neighbour. But I remember those emotions. It was a very strange world. Ireland is very grey, and it seems like nothing has changed for centuries... See more »

Trivia:

Is the award-winning author of a number of acclaimed novels and collections of stories. Nearly all his stories are set in Ireland and most deal with the subjects of children, family relationships and childhood memories. See more »

Trademark:

Stephen Rea features in many of his films See more »

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