Stephen Rea was born Graham Rea on October 31, 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is an Irish actor.

After appearing on the stage and in television and film for many years in Ireland and Britain, Rea came to international attention when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film The Crying Game.

Notable films followed, including Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins, The Butcher Boy, This Is My Father and The End of the Affair. The 2000s brought several more strong performances from Stephen Rea, including Evelyn, Catch the Sun and his eighth collaboration with Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto, V for Vendetta (2005) and The Reaping (2007).

More recently, he directed and starred in an adaptation of Sean O'Casey play The Plough and the Stars at the Gaeity Theater in Dublin.

Rea was married to former Provisional Irish Republican Army member and hunger striker, Dolours Price from 1983 to 2003.

Filmography

• Metamorphosis (2008)
• The Heavy (2008)
• Kisses (2007)
• Stuck (2007)
• The Reaping (2007)
• Until Death (2007)
• Sixty Six (2006)
• Sisters (2006)
• Celebration (2006)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• River Queen (2005)
• The Making of 'Tara Road' (2005)
• Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
• Tara Road (2005)
• Control (2004)
• Proud (2004)
• Fluent Dysphasia (2004)
• The Good Shepherd (2004)
• The Halo Effect (2004)
• Bloom (2003)
• The I Inside (2003)
• Copenhagen (2002)
• Evelyn (2002)
• FeardotCom (2002)
• "Horrible Histories" (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
• Armadillo (2001)
• The Musketeer (2001)
• On the Edge (2001)
• Snow in August (2001)
• The End of the Affair (1999)
• The Life Before This (1999)
• In Dreams (1999)
• Guinevere (1999)
• Still Crazy (1998)
• This Is My Father (1998)
• Hacks (1997)
• Double Tap (1997)
• A Further Gesture (1997)
• The Butcher Boy (1997)
• Fever Pitch (1997)
• The Last of the High Kings (1996)
• Crime of the Century (1996)
• Trojan Eddie (1996)
• Michael Collins (1996)
• Divine Magic: The World of the Supernatural - Messengers of the Gods (1996)
• All Men Are Mortal (1995)
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
• Citizen X (1995)
• The Witch Hunt (1995)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
• Princess Caraboo (1994)
• Angie (1994)
• Bad Behaviour (1993)
• Hedda Gabler (1993) (TV)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1993)
• The Crying Game (1992)
• "Performance" (1 episode)
• Saint Oscar (1991)
• "Not with a Bang" (7 episodes, 1990)
• Life Is Sweet (1990)
• Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1989)
• Nobody Here But Us Chickens (1989)
• "Lost Belongings" (1987)
• "Boon" (1 episode, 1986)
• The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
• Four Days in July (1985)
• The House (1984)
• The Company of Wolves (1984)
• "Minder" (1 episode, 1984)
• Shergar (1984)
• Loose Connections (1983)
• Angel (1982)
• Joyce in June (1982)
• "Play for Today" (3 episodes, 1974-1979)
• "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1978)
• "The Professionals" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Play of the Month" (1 episode, 1978)
• On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978)
• "BBC2 Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Days of Hope" (1975)
• "I Didn't Know You Cared" (1 episode, 1975-1976)
• "Thriller" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Moonstone" (1972)
• Cry of the Banshee (1970)
• "Softly Softly" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Z Cars" (1 episode, 1969)
• "Sanctuary" (1 episode, 1967)
• "Crossroads" (1964)

Awards

• Theatre World Award "Someone to Watch Over Me" 1993
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "The Crying Game" 1992
• Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Debut of an Actor "Someone to Watch Over Me" 1992 - 93