Stephen Rea
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Stephen Rea (/ˈreɪ/ ray) is an Irish film and stage actor.
Irish actor
Stephen Rea | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Irish |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Neil Jordan's thriller The Crying Game (1992). He has had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman, for which he won a BAFTA Award. In 2020, The Irish Times ranked Rea the 13th greatest Irish film actor of all time.