Cast

Stephen Rea

1946

Active years (films on this site)

1984–1997

Genres

DramaComedyFantasyHorrorCrime

Schools and movements

British Cinema

Directors worked with

Neil Jordan3 filmsMike Leigh1 film

Biography

Stephen Rea is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he began his career as a member of Dublin's Focus Theatre, and played many roles on the stage and on Irish television. He came to the attention of international film audiences in Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan's 1992 film The Crying Game, and subsequently starred in many more of Jordan's films, including Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Breakfast on Pluto (2005), and Greta (2018). He also played a starring role in the Hugo Blick 2011 TV series The Shadow Line.

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Awards and honours

International

• Theatre World Award 1993
• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1995
• honorary doctorate 2019

4 films on this site

1. The Company of Wolves 1984 · Neil Jordan · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
2. Life Is Sweet 1990 · Mike Leigh · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
3. The Crying Game 1992 · Neil Jordan · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. The Butcher Boy 1997 · Neil Jordan · IMDb 7.1 · Cast