Stephen Rea
Stephen began his career at the Abbey Theatre before moving to London. His most recent appearance at the Abbey was in Ages of the Moon and Kicking a Dead Horse by Sam Shepard (also in New York and London). He was first directed by Sam Shepard in Geography of a Horse Dreamer at the Royal Court. He also acted in Action at the Royal Court and Buried Child and Killer’s Head at the Hampstead Theatre and directed Little Ocean by Sam Shepard (also at the Hampstead). His first theatre role in London was as Tommy Owens in The Shadow of a Gunman with Jack McGowran at the Mermaid Theatre. He worked extensively at the National Theatre and the Royal Court where he worked with Samuel Beckett on Endgame. He was a founder member of Field Day Theatre Company with Brian Friel. Films include Nothing Personal, Ondine, Stuck, Sisters, Sixty Six, Till Death, V for Vendetta, Breakfast on Pluto, The River Queen, The Good Shepherd, Control, The Halo Effect, Ulysses, The I Inside, Evelyn, FearDotCom, The Musketeer, The End of the Affair, Guinevere, Still Crazy, In Dreams, The Butcher Boy, Fever Pitch, The Last of the High Kings, Trojan Eddie, Michael Collins, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, All Men Are Mortal, Prêt a Porter, Interview with a Vampire, Princess Caraboo, Angie, Bad Behaviour, The Crying Game, Life is Sweet, The Doctor and the Devils, The House, The Company of Wolves, Loose Connections and Angel. Stephen received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for The Crying Game and a Tony Award nomination for Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. Stephen is an Associate Artist of the Abbey Theatre.
