Stephen Rea

Actor. Born 31 October 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

31 October 1946, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Active

1979–present

Frequently works with

Neil Jordan, Stephen Woolley

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Stephen’s work 5 points above the press, across 8 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 797

Under 600

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films, 5 series
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $444m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1979–present

Genres

Drama10
Comedy4
Crime3
Thriller3
Action & Adventure2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestLife Is Sweet1991

65WorstWar and Peace2016

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

201970s

161980s

341990s

322000s

232010s

102020s

Directors most worked with

Neil Jordan4 titles

Producers most worked with

Stephen Woolley4 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1993Best Actor · The Crying Game

Other awards3 won · 1 nominated

Won2019honorary doctorate: honorary doctorate
Won1995Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award: Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · Citizen X
Won1993Theatre World Award: Theatre World Award
Nominated1993Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.