Stephen Rea Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018 Stephen Rea is a film and stage actor who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [When asked why he would have a "special thanks" credit on the, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, (1983 - Jump to navigation Jump to search. Rea's friendship with American playwright and actor Sam Shepard dates back to the early 1970s, and he starred in Shepard's directorial début of his play Geography of a Horse Dreamer at the Royal Court Theatre in 1974. | After her release in 1980, she married Irish actor Stephen Rea, with whom she had two sons, Danny and Oscar. They divorced in 2003. His association with playwright Stewart Parker, for example, began when they were students together at the Queen's University Belfast. Official Sites. Spouse Monica Ronan Paul Ronan is a British actor and director, best known for starring as Sean Phelan in The Devil’s Own movie in 1997, alongside well-known actors such as Harrison Ford , Brad Pitt , and Julia Stiles , as well as playing the character Lenehan in … Personal life. (Another news source suggests a marriage of 20 years, from 1983 to 2003. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. In 2007, Rea began a successful and acclaimed relationship with both the Abbey Theatre and Sam Shepard, appearing in Kicking a Dead Horse (2007) and Ages of the Moon (2009), both penned by Shepard and also both transferred to New York.
[2] He studied English at the Queen's University Belfast, and drama at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin.[2]. Stephen Rea. Rea was married for 17 years to Dolours Price, a former Provisional Irish Republican Army bomber and hunger striker who later became a critic of Sinn Féin.
[16] He lives in County Donegal. Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Due to advancing age, his hair has turned ‘Salt and Pepper’. 1990). I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.
In 1983, Rea married Dolours Price who was a former representative and bomber of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. 2003) ( divorced) ( 2 children). [6], Rea was hired to speak the words of Gerry Adams when Sinn Féin was under a 1988–94 broadcasting ban.[7]. (Another news source suggests a marriage of 20 years, … Rea has appeared in high profile films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. The pair divorced in 2003, and Dolours passed away on January 13, 2013, but Stephen held her coffin at the funeral out of respect and love. Stephen hasn’t endorsed any brands yet, but became a UNICEF Ireland ambassador in 2005, and met children in Syria, Mozambique, and other war or disease-torn countries. [14] They have two sons. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. 1990). [13] They had been divorced when she died on 23 January 2013. He attended Belfast High School and the Queen's University, where he studied English. Featured Image by Financial Times / YouTube. He is a frequent collaborator with Irish film-maker Neil Jordan.
[1], Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Protestant parents; his father was a bus driver and his mother a housewife. I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. A Protestant republican, he was married to former IRA bomber Dolours Price. Stephen’s roles in Citizen X (1995) where he starred as Lt. Viktor Burakov in the lead role, and Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) alongside well-known actors such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, and Kirsten Dust also significantly marked his long career. [17], For the English-born American movie critic, see, https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988, "Stephen Rea: 'I never wanted to be a polite actor, "Ages of the Moon by Sam Shepard, 24 February – 4 April 2009", "Dolours Price, former IRA terrorist and ex-wife of actor Stephen Rea, dies of suspected overdose", "Stephen Rea carries Dolours Price's coffin at funeral in Belfast: Former IRA hunger striker is buried after mass attended by Hollywood actor ex-husband", "Ex-IRA woman Dolours Price is found dead in Dublin", "UNICEF Ireland Ambassadors & High Profile Supporters", "Actor Stephen Rea reveals he has found peace living in Donegal", Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Rea&oldid=983909863, Male television actors from Northern Ireland, 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland, 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland, Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners, Internet Off-Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "Hail and Farewell-George Moore", Episode: "K is for Killing" (US Title: "Color Him Dead"), (Uncredited) Episode: "Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum", This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 00:12. In the late 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney.
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In 2020, he was listed at number 14 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Stephen Rea Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics.
Stephen made his theatrical film debut as a villager in a movie Cry of the Banshee in 1970. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. After several stage, television and film appearances, he came to international success with his performance in The Crying Game (1992). He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman, for which he won a BAFTA Award. Stephen had a recurring role of a character named Inspector Bucket in the Dickensian TV series from 2015 to 2016, and notable roles in movies such as in V for Vendetta (2005), and Black ’47 and Greta, both in 2018.
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