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Stephen Rea(I)

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Stephen Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast High School and the Queen's University, where he studied English. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. After several stage, television and film appearances, he came to international success with his performance in The Crying Game (1992). He was nominated an Oscar for Best Actor.
BornOctober 31, 1946
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BornOctober 31, 1946
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Known for

    Miranda Richardson in The Crying Game (1992)
    The Crying Game
    7.2
    • Fergus
    • 1992
    Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
    V for Vendetta
    8.1
    • Finch
    • 2005
    Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire (1994)
    Interview with the Vampire
    7.5
    • Santiago
    • 1994
    Citizen X (1995)
    Citizen X
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Lt. Viktor Burakov
    • 1995

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    • Visitation
      • Completed



    • Leo Woodall in Prime Target (2025)
      Prime Target
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Professor James Alderman
      • 2025
    • Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Agnes O'Casey, and Eric D. Smith in The Miracle Club (2023)
      The Miracle Club
      6.4
      • Frank Dunne
      • 2023
    • The English (2022)
      The English
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Sheriff Robert Marshall
      • 2022
    • Nightride (2021)
      Nightride
      5.5
      • Joe
      • 2021
    • Flesh and Blood (2020)
      Flesh and Blood
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Mark
      • 2020
    • Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
      The Stranger
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Martin Killane
      • 2020
    • Cyprus Avenue (2019)
      Cyprus Avenue
      7.8
      • Eric Miller
      • 2019
    • Stephen Rea in Hozier Feat. Mavis Staples: Nina Cried Power (2018)
      Hozier Feat. Mavis Staples: Nina Cried Power
      8.9
      Music Video
      • Stephen Rea
      • 2018
    • Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz in Greta (2018)
      Greta
      6.1
      • Brian Cody
      • 2018
    • Grégoire Colin and Evelyne Brochu in Thanksgiving (2018)
      Thanksgiving
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Melchior
      • 2018
    • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
      Counterpart
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Alexander Pope
      • 2018
    • Stephen Rea, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, and Freddie Fox in Black '47 (2018)
      Black '47
      6.8
      • Conneely
      • 2018
    • Fir Bolg (2016)
      Fir Bolg
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Spencer
      • 2016
    • Stephen Rea, Peter Firth, Anton Lesser, Bethany Muir, and Wilson Mbomio in Dickensian (2015)
      Dickensian
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Inspector Bucket
      • 2015–2016
    • Lily James in War & Peace (2016)
      War & Peace
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Prince Vassily Kuragin
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Alfred Molina and Stephen Rea in The Break (1997)
      The Break
      5.8
      • idea by
      • 1997

    Soundtrack



    • Stephen Rea, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, and Freddie Fox in Black '47 (2018)
      Black '47
      6.8
      • performer: "Little Jimmy Murphy"
      • 2018

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    Out of the Dark
    Stuck
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    Stuck
    V for Vendetta
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    V for Vendetta
    V for Vendetta
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    V for Vendetta
    V for Vendetta
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    V for Vendetta

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • October 31, 1946
      • Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Dolours Price1983 - 2003 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Oscar Rea
    • Other works
      (4/10/04-6/24/04) Stage: Appeared (as "Cyrano") in "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Derek Mahon. National Theatre (Olivier). Directed by Howard Davies .
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 8 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      A Protestant republican, he was married to former IRA bomber Dolours Price.
    • Quotes
      I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.
    • Trademark
        Frequently works with Neil Jordan

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