Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea is known for V for Vendetta (2006), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Underworld: Awakening (2012).
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.
Questions about Stephen Rea
How many Stephen Rea films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 110 films with Stephen Rea, from 1970 to 2026.
What is the best rated Stephen Rea film?
The best rated Stephen Rea film in the catalogue is V for Vendetta (2006), rated 7.9.
What was the first Stephen Rea film?
The first Stephen Rea film in the catalogue is Cry of the Banshee, from 1970.
Who has Stephen Rea worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Stephen Rea shares the most credits with Neil Jordan (11 films), Stephen Woolley (8 films) and Tony Lawson (6 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- honorary doctorate (2019) · Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (1995) · Theatre World Award (1993)
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Actor (1993) · Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1993)
Known for
Trivia
- Studied at
- Queen's University Belfast · Belfast High School
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Spouse
- Dolours Price
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
117 films — 110 in the catalogue
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You'll Never Believe Who's Dead
2026 · Charlie Bann
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The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
2026 · Matsuo Bashō (English)
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Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
2025 · Self
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6.3 The Miracle Club
2023 · Frank Dunne
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7.5 The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 · Self
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5.7 Nightride
2022 · Joe (voice)
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Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
2022 · Self
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Sadie
2021 · Self - Lyric Theatre
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1.0 Secrets from Putumayo
2020 · Narrator (voice)
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7.8 Disclosure
2020 · Fergus (archive footage)
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10.0 Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019 · Self
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6.0 Lost Lives
2019 · Self (voice)
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9.0 Cyprus Avenue
2019 · Eric Miller
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6.6 Greta
2019 · Brian Cody
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6.6 Black '47
2018 · Conneely
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8.3 Unquiet Graves
2018 · Narrator
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Hard Border
2018 · Self
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4.9 Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
2015 · Danforth
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5.1 Out of the Dark
2014 · Jordan
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4.5 The Curse of Styria
2014 · Dr. Hill
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3.0 Asylum
2013 · McGahey
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4.4 Menú degustación
2013 · Walter
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5.9 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012 · Doc
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6.4 Stella Days
2012 · Brendan
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6.3 Underworld: Awakening
2012 · Dr. Jacob Lane
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6.6 Blackthorn
2011 · Mackinley
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5.7 Roadkill
2011 · Seamus
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4.9 The Heavy
2010 · Anawalt
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6.4 Ondine
2010 · Priest
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8.0 Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 · Self
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6.5 Nothing Personal
2009 · Martin
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5.4 Spy(ies)
2009 · M. Palmer
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6.0 Heidi 4 Paws
2008 · Doctor (voice)
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7.1 Kisses
2008 · Down Under Dylan (uncredited)
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3.8 The Devil's Mercy
2008 · Tyler
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6.2 Stuck
2007 · Tom Bardo
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5.8 The Reaping
2007 · Father Costigan
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6.3 Celebration
2007 · Waiter
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6.0 Until Death
2007 · Gabriel Callaghan
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4.0 Sisters
2006 · Dr. Philip Lacan
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6.6 Sixty Six
2006 · Dr. Barrie
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8.0 V for Vendetta: Unmasked
2006 · Finch
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7.9 V for Vendetta
2006 · Finch
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7.2 Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Bertie
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5.7 River Queen
2005 · Francis
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5.4 Tara Road
2005 · Colm
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6.1 Control
2004 · Dr. Arlo Penner
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8.0 The Halo Effect
2004 · Fatso
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7.0 Fluent Dysphasia
2004 · Murph
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4.7 Proud
2004 · Barney Garvey
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5.3 Bloom
2004 · Leopold Bloom
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5.3 The Good Shepherd
2004 · McCaran
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5.9 The I Inside
2004 · Doctor Newman
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6.4 Evelyn
2002 · Michael Beattie
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7.7 Copenhagen
2002 · Niels Bohr
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3.8 FearDotCom
2002 · Alistair
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6.7 On the Edge
2001 · Dr. Figure
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5.3 The Musketeer
2001 · Cardinal Richelieu
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7.2 Snow in August
2001 · Rabbi Judah Hirsch
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6.0 In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 · Self
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9.0 The King's Wake
2000 · King Conor
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6.6 The End of the Affair
1999 · Henry Miles
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5.0 The Life Before This
1999 · Brian
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5.7 Guinevere
1999 · Connie Fitzpatrick
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4.6 I Could Read the Sky
1999 · P.J.
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5.8 This Is My Father
1999 · Mission Priest
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5.5 In Dreams
1999 · Doctor Silverman
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6.9 Still Crazy
1998 · Tony Costello
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6.8 The Butcher Boy
1998 · Da Brady
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5.3 Sink Or Swim
1997 · Brian
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5.1 Double Tap
1997 · Cypher
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6.5 Fever Pitch
1997 · Ray, the Governor
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4.8 A Further Gesture
1997 · Sean Dowd
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5.6 The Last of the High Kings
1996 · Cab Driver
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6.9 Michael Collins
1996 · Ned Broy
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6.8 Crime of the Century
1996 · Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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5.3 Trojan Eddie
1996 · Trojan Eddie
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Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996 · Voice
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6.3 Lumière & Company
1995 · (segment "John Boorman")
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6.2 All Men Are Mortal
1995 · Fosca
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7.0 Shadow of a Gunman
1995 · Seamus Shields
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6.6 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 · Nikos
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7.2 Citizen X
1995 · Lt. Viktor Burakov
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5.2 Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Milo O'Brannigan
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7.4 Interview with the Vampire
1994 · Santiago
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5.5 Princess Caraboo
1994 · Gutch
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5.8 Angie
1994 · Noel Riordan
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5.6 Bad Behavior
1993 · Gerry McAllister
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9.0 Hedda Gabler
1993 · Eilert Lovborg
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6.8 The Crying Game
1992 · Fergus
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7.0 Life Is Sweet
1991 · Patsy
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Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1989
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9.0 Endgame
1989 · Clov
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8.0
Scout
1987 · Marshall
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Shergar
1986 · Frankie
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6.2 The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Timothy Broom
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6.6 Four Days in July
1984 · Dixie McConville
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5.7 The House
1984 · The Soldier
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6.3 The Company of Wolves
1984 · Young Groom
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3.8 Loose Connections
1984 · Harry
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Chekhov in Derry
1983 · Self
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Joyce in June
1982 · Stanislaus Joyce / McIntosh
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5.8 Angel
1982 · Danny
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7.1 Caleb Williams
1980 · Tyrell
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The Out of Town Boys
1979 · Shay
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Thank You, Comrades
1978 · Mayakovsky
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9.0 On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
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The Seagull
1978 · Constantin
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7.5 Professional Foul
1977 · Hollar
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9.0 Early Struggles
1976 · Chas
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Fugitive
1974 · Peter
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8.0 K Is for Killing
1974 · Arden Buckley
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A Place Called Ardoyne
1973 · Narrator (voice)
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5.4 Cry of the Banshee
1970 · Villager
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Visitation
no date
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The Body Is Water
no date · Mr M
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Listen
no date · Dinny
Series and TV shows
18 titles
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6.8
Prime Target
2025 · Professor James Alderman · 8 ep.
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7.3
The English
2022 · Sheriff Robert Marshall · 4 ep.
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7.2
The Stranger
2020 · Martin Killane · 8 ep.
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6.0
Flesh and Blood
2020 · Mark · 4 ep.
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7.5
Counterpart
2017 · Alexander Pope · 2 ep.
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7.5
War and Peace
2016 · Vassily Kuragin · 6 ep.
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7.4
Dickensian
2015 · Inspector Bucket · 20 ep.
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7.3
The Honourable Woman
2014 · Hugh Hayden-Hoyle · 8 ep.
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7.9
Utopia
2013 · Conran Letts · 5 ep.
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7.6
The Shadow Line
2011 · Gatehouse · 7 ep.
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8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Callum Donovan
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5.8
Boon
1986 · Frank Warren
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7.1
Minder
1979 · Roddy Allan
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7.6
The Professionals
1977 · Pellin
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6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Fergus (uncredited)
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7.0
Thriller
1973 · Arden Buckley
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6.6
Play for Today
1970 · Shay
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7.0
The Oscars
1953 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
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