Rea starred in Enda Walsh's 2014 play Ballyturk and portrayed Jordan in Out of the Dark,[9] in which he co-stars alongside Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Alejandro Furth. A Protestant republican, he was married to former IRA bomber Dolours })(); Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. if (!params[key]) { The reason he doesn\u0026#039;t discuss her, he says, is out of respect to his sons, now in their 20s. let premiumArticleViews, meteredResetDate; const priceIdFromUrl = getQueryStringValue('priceId') const tweetId = parseTweetIdFromUrl(tweetUrl); window.dataLayer[0].user.subscriptionStatus = 'gs_false'; if (purchase.badge['print_monthly'] && purchase.badge['print_monthly'] == true) { return params[key]; }); if (event.detail.object.hasOwnProperty('google_showcase_requested')) { \u0026amp;quot;I heard the Taoiseach saying [last month] that he was fed up of people saying \u0026#039;Brits out\u0026#039;, but I haven\u0026#039;t heard that in a long time. } const getEcommerceEventCategory = function () { eventLabel: 'google-access-granted' !selectedPrice.badges && selectedPrice.badges !== Object(selectedPrice.badges)) { So begins his quest to avenge them. 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Don't miss out on any of our exclusive coverage: join our special Sanditon email list to get all the best Sanditon content right in your inbox each week after the show. const item = { onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/' successful_upgrade_redirect_url = 'https://member.independent.ie/'; ", Rea trained at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before progressing to the Royal Court in London, then the Old Vic and the National Theatre. return 'home-delivery'; return -1; Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/'; bundleContainer.classList.toggle('-three', bundleContainer.children.length === 3); if (bundle_info) { Perhaps I\u0026#039;m wrong\u2026 I would not put it past me to limp on to the transfiguration, but I do not think so.\u0026amp;quot; The reading features in a recent short film, Throes. } const products = selectedPrice.placeholder_prices.length > 0 successful_upgrade_redirect_url: 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/', }); }); When your life is driving you insane, you can stay sane by just getting down and doing some work.\u0026amp;quot;So could he ever imagine stopping?He gives me one of those signature wry Rea smiles and says: \u0026amp;quot;Sometimes I wonder if I\u0026#039;ll get up in the morning.\u0026amp;quot;100 years on: 14 Voices commemorates the lives lost in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday This month, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on November 21, the Abbey Theatre partners for the first time with the GAA to give voice to the 14 men, women and children who were killed in Croke Park on that day, in 14 Voices From The Bloodied Field. article_id: '39747085', if (window.location.href.indexOf("#annual") > -1) { eventAction: 'auth', } "I wasn't happy in my 20s. window.GTMLoaded = true; } const getUrlHash = function () { const showUpgradeButton = false; } After appearing on the stage and in television and film for many years in Ireland and England, Rea came to international attention when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film The Crying Game. fontFamily: '"Nuacht Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif', selectedPrice._id) { leafletScript.innerText = leafletTag.innerText; Rea has a quietly melancholic way of speaking that is leavened with a keen sense of the absurd, especially when he gets onto the subject of politics. }, 500) }; if (listeningForGigyaEvents === true) { I wasn\u0026#039;t happy about the Troubles, although I felt that they were deserved in a way.\u0026amp;quot;He had been starring in films since Neil Jordan cast him in Angel (1982), but he only became famous worldwide after his performance in The Crying Game earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination in 1993.He says he knew didn\u0026#039;t have a chance. const eventType = event.detail.event_type; [14] They have two sons. }); } } if (! 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