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Stephen Rea (/ ˈ r eɪ / ray; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish actor of stage and screen. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he began his career as a member of Dublin's Focus Theatre, and came to the attention of film audiences as one of the close collaborators of director Neil Jordan.
Stephen Rea was born on October 31, 1946, in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was raised a Protestant. He attended Queen's University Belfast and Abbey Theatre School in Dublin to study English and drama, respectively.
Stephen Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast High School and the Queen's University, where he studied English. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney.
- October 31, 1946
Stephen Rea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast High School and the Queen's University, where he studied English. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney.
- January 1, 1
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- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Irish actor Stephen Rea – who, after nearly 15 years, returns to the National to don the nose of Cyrano de Bergerac – explains why the NT encapsulates the best of British, what’s so sexy about Lauren Bacall & when he’d like to be Oscar Wilde.
Nov 6, 2020 · Born in Belfast to a protestant father and an atheist mother, Rea aligned politically with the IRA: a progressive socialist, he believes in a United Ireland. Though the Northern Irieland Conflict didn’t start until Rea was already an adult, they still made a lasting impact on his life.
At 17, after a UK-wide search with more than 600 applicants, I was chosen to be the first-ever trainee for The Sun, the highest-selling, English-language daily newspaper in the world. They waited for me to finish school, then moved me to the British mainland.
