Stephen Rea(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
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. After several stage, television
and film appearances, he came to international success with his
performance in
The Crying Game (1992). He was
nominated an Oscar for Best Actor.
