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Stephen Rea (born October 31 , 1946 ) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his Oscar -nominated role in the 1992 film '' The Crying Game ''. BIOGRAPHY Rea was born in Belfast . One of four children in a working-class Presbyterian but Nationalist family, he attended Belfast High School and the Queen's University Of Belfast , taking a degree in English. He was married to former Provisional Irish Republican Army member and Hunger Striker , Dolours Price from 1983 to 2003. They have three children. Acting career Rea trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin . After appearing on the stage and in television and film for many years in Ireland and Britain , Rea came to international attention when he was nominated for the Academy Award For Best Actor for the film '' The Crying Game ''. Other films he has appeared in include '' V For Vendetta '', '' Breakfast On Pluto '', '' The Company Of Wolves '', '' Princess Caraboo '', '' Interview With The Vampire '', '' Prêt-à-Porter '', '' Michael Collins ,'' '' Evelyn (movie) '', '' FeardotCom '', '' Citizen X '', '' The Musketeer '' and '' The End Of The Affair ''. Contributions to theater Stephen Rea has long been associated with some of the most important writers in Ireland . His association with playwright Stewart Parker (1941-1988, the uncle of Irish theatre director Lynne Parker ) for example, began when they were students together at QUB . He also helped form the Field Day Theatre Company in 1980 with the writers (and St. Columb's College alumni), Brian Friel , Tom Paulin , Seamus Heaney , and Seamus Deane . In the late 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney . In recognition for his contribution to Irish theatre, Stephen Rea was given Honorary Degree s from both the Queen's University Of Belfast and the University Of Ulster in 2004. AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
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