Stephen Rea
Olivia Owen
Updated on May 15, 2026
Rea in 2018, photo by Denis Makarenko/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Date of Birth: 31 October, 1946
Ethnicity: Irish/Northern Irish/Ulster-Scots
Stephen Rea is an Irish actor. His roles include The Crying Game, Michael Collins, V for Vendetta, and Breakfast on Pluto, among many other films.
He was raised in Belfast, in a Protestant family. He has two children with his former wife, Dolours Price, who was an IRA volunteer.
