Stephen Rea
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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
Credits
V for Vendetta (2006)
as Finch
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
as Santiago
Greta (2019)
as Brian Cody
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
as Dr. Jacob Lane
Disclosure (2020)
as Fergus (archive footage)
The Reaping (2007)
as Father Costigan
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Milo O'Brannigan
Black '47 (2018)
as Conneely
River Queen (2005)
as Francis
The Musketeer (2001)
as Cardinal Richelieu
Fever Pitch (1997)
as Ray, the Governor
The Crying Game (1992)
as Fergus
Citizen X (1995)
as Lt. Viktor Burakov
In Dreams (1999)
as Doctor Silverman
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Bertie
Until Death (2007)
as Gabriel Callaghan
Michael Collins (1996)
as Ned Broy
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
as Doc
The Company of Wolves (1984)
as Young Groom
On the Edge (2001)
as Dr. Figure
Life Is Sweet (1991)
as Patsy
Still Crazy (1998)
as Tony Costello
Sixty Six (2006)
as Dr. Barrie
The Heavy (2010)
as Anawalt
The I Inside (2004)
as Doctor Newman
The End of the Affair (1999)
as Henry Miles
The Miracle Club (2023)
as Frank Dunne
Princess Caraboo (1994)
as Gutch
FearDotCom (2002)
as Alistair
Angie (1994)
as Noel Riordan
Crime of the Century (1996)
as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ondine (2010)
as Priest
Double Tap (1997)
as Cypher
Tara Road (2005)
as Colm
Evelyn (2002)
as Michael Beattie
Control (2004)
as Dr. Arlo Penner
The Butcher Boy (1998)
as Da Brady
Guinevere (1999)
as Connie Fitzpatrick
Blackthorn (2011)
as Mackinley
Sisters (2006)
as Dr. Philip Lacan
Roadkill (2011)
as Seamus
Angel (1982)
as Danny
Out of the Dark (2014)
as Jordan
Stuck (2007)
as Tom Bardo
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
Sink Or Swim (1997)
as Brian
Stella Days (2012)
as Brendan
Kisses (2008)
as Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
Spy(ies) (2009)
as M. Palmer
Nothing Personal (2009)
as Martin
Lumière & Company (1995)
as (segment "John Boorman")
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
as Timothy Broom
The House (1984)
as The Soldier
Heidi 4 Paws (2008)
as Doctor (voice)
This Is My Father (1999)
as Mission Priest
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
as Villager
A Further Gesture (1997)
as Sean Dowd
Copenhagen (2002)
as Niels Bohr
Trojan Eddie (1996)
as Trojan Eddie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)
as Self
The Good Shepherd (2004)
as McCaran
Bloom (2004)
as Leopold Bloom
The Curse of Styria (2014)
as Dr. Hill
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire (2000)
as Self
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
as Cab Driver
Asylum (2013)
as McGahey
The Body Is Water (—)
as Mr M
Bad Behavior (1993)
as Gerry McAllister
The Seagull (1978)
as Constantin
Visitation (—)
Actor
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked (2006)
as Finch
The Devil's Mercy (2008)
as Tyler
Hedda Gabler (1993)
as Eilert Lovborg
You'll Never Believe Who's Dead (2026)
as Charlie Bann
Nightride (2022)
as Joe (voice)
The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022)
as Self
Caleb Williams (1980)
as Tyrell
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch (2015)
as Danforth
Early Struggles (1976)
as Chas
Professional Foul (1977)
as Hollar
On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978)
Actor
The Life Before This (1999)
as Brian
Celebration (2007)
as Waiter
Hard Border (2018)
as Self
The Moonstone (1972)
as Major Frayne
Shadow of a Gunman (1995)
as Seamus Shields
Tasting Menu (2013)
as Walter
All Men Are Mortal (1995)
as Fosca
Proud (2004)
as Barney Garvey
Loose Connections (1984)
as Harry
Four Days in July (1984)
as Dixie McConville
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told (1996)
as Voice
Sadie (2021)
as Self - Lyric Theatre
Snow in August (2001)
as Rabbi Judah Hirsch
The Halo Effect (2004)
as Fatso
Scout (1987)
as Marshall
K Is for Killing (1974)
as Arden Buckley
Nobody Here But Us Chickens (1989)
Actor
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett (2019)
as Self
The Out of Town Boys (1979)
as Shay
Cyprus Avenue (2019)
as Eric Miller
Joyce in June (1982)
as Stanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
Fugitive (1974)
as Peter
Endgame (1989)
as Clov
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now (2025)
as Self
I Could Read the Sky (1999)
as P.J.
Shergar (1986)
as Frankie
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
as Nikos
Chekhov in Derry (1983)
as Self
Unquiet Graves (2018)
as Narrator
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman (2022)
as Self
Secrets from Putumayo (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Thank You, Comrades (1978)
as Mayakovsky
A Place Called Ardoyne (1973)
as Narrator (voice)
Fluent Dysphasia (2004)
as Murph
The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones (2026)
as Matsuo Bashō (English)
The King's Wake (2000)
as King Conor