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.
Awards & recognition
- honorary doctorate · 2019
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1995
- Theatre World Award · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1993 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1993 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Endgame
Unquiet Graves
Utopia
V for Vendetta
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Disclosure
War & Peace
The Shadow Line
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Counterpart
The Professionals
Dickensian
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
The English
The Honorable Woman
The Stranger
Breakfast on Pluto
Snow in August
Citizen X
Kisses
Life Is Sweet
Prime Target
Michael Collins
Saturday Night Live
Thriller
Still Crazy
The Butcher Boy
The Crying Game
Greta
Black '47
Blackthorn
On the Edge
The End of the Affair
Four Days in July
Fever Pitch
Stella Days
Ondine
Evelyn
The Miracle Club
Underworld: Awakening
The Company of Wolves
Stuck
Control
Flesh and Blood
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Until Death
The I Inside
The Reaping
Guinevere
This Is My Father