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STEPHEN REA (Santiago) was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his portrayal of the IRA volunteer Fergus in Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game." The film was Rea's third collaboration with Jordan, with whom he also worked on "Angel" (a.k.a. "Danny Boy") in 1982 and on "The Company of Wolves," which was produced by Stephen Woolley.
A native of Northern Ireland, Rea's career has combined varied fringe theater roles with playing leads in United Kingdom productions such as "The Playboy of the Western World" at the National Theatre and the Cole Porter musical "High Society." He has also worked extensively in television.
In 1980, Rea formed the Field Day Theater Company with the playwright Brian Friel. He has acted in all the company's productions, except Chekhov's "The Three Sisters," which he directed.
Rea's recent film
credits include "Bad Behavior," directed by Les Blair; "The House," directed
by Mike Figgis; the award-winning "Life is Sweet," directed by Mike Leigh;
"Angie," with Geena Davis; and "Princess Caraboo," with Kevin Kline. Rea
recently completed a role in Robert Altman's "Pret a Porter" and appeared
on Broadway in Frank McGuiness's acclaimed play "Someone Who'll Watch Over
Me," for which he received a Best Actor Tony nomination.
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