Marty Rea

Martin Rea is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ^[1]

Early life

Rea was born and reared in Craigavon, Co. Armagh but spent his teenage years in West Belfast where he attended St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast. He then won a Lady Rothermere Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. ^[2]

Career

He has performed in a lengthy list of both television, film and theatre productions.

Television and Film

• Secret Peacemaker - Fr Alec Reid (RTE & BBCNI) Garry Keane
• Stray - Priest (Arcade Films) Sinead O’Loughlin
• Prisoners of the Moon - Jean Michael (Bandit Films) Johnny Gogan
• Citizen Lane - Orpen (Citizen Lane DAC) Thaddeus O’Sullivan
• Barbarians Rising - Lucipinus (History Channel) Maurice Sweeney
• The Devil's Pool - Man (Vico Films) Cecily Brennan
• The Man Inside (Short) - Lisandro (Broken Pictures Limited) Rory Bresnihan
• Curran Reconstruction Case -John Steele (BBC Television) Philip Cassin
• Vingt Minutes - Michael Fairlough (Case Television) Lois Espana

Theatre

• Circle Mirror Transformation - Schultz (Gate Theatre) Róisín McBrinn
• The Shadow of a Gunman - Donal Davoren (Druid Theatre Company) Garry Hynes
• The Plough and the Stars – DruidO’Casey - The Young Covey (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Shadow of a Gunman – DruidO’Casey - Donal Davoren (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Juno and the Paycock – DruidO’Casey - Needle Nugent & Irregular #2 (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The New Electric Ballroom - Patsy (Gate Theatre) Emma Jordan
• The Weir - Jim (Abbey Theatre) Caitríona McLaughlin
• Translations - Manus (Abbey Theatre) Caitríona McLaughlin
• Portia Coughlan - Raphael (Abbey Theatre) Caroline Byrne
• Three Short Comedies - Barry Derrill & Doctor (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Seagull - Aston (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Happy Days - Willie (Landmark Productions) Caitríona McLaughlin
• 14 Voices from the Bloodied Field - Michael Feery (Abbey Theatre in partnership with G.A.A) Eoghan Carrick
• DruidGregory - Play as cast (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Martyrs (Tiny Plays 24/7) - Alan (Fishamble Theatre) Jim Culleton
• An Unreliable Ex-lover Suddenly Writes (Dear Ireland) - Marty (Abbey Theatre) Nancy Harris
• The Cherry Orchard - Petya (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Beacon - Colm (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Epiphany - Kelly (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Glass Menagerie - Tom Wingfield (Gate Theatre) Tom Cairns
• Beginning - Danny (Gate Theatre) Marc Atkinson
• Richard III - Clarence/Catesby (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Waiting For Godot - Vladimir (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• King of the Castle - Jemmy Maguire (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Great Gatsby - Nick Carraway (Gate Theatre) Alexander Wright
• Beauty Queen of Leenane - Pat Dooley (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Waiting for Godot - Vladimir (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Othello - Iago (Abbey Theatre) Joe Dowling
• Juno and the Paycock - Joxer Daly (Gate Theatre) Mark O’Rowe
• The Importance of Being Earnest - John Worthing (Gate Theatre) Patrick Mason
• DruidShakespeare - Richard (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Caretaker - Aston (Gate Theatre) Toby Frow
• She Stoops to Conquer - Young Marlow (Abbey Theatre) Conall Morrison
• Brigit - Fr. Kilgarriff (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Be Infants In Evil - Priest (Druid Theatre) Oonagh Murphy
• An Ideal Husband - Lord Goring (Gate Theatre) Ethan McSweeny
• The Colleen Bawn - Hardress Creegan (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• The Hanging Gardens - Maurice Grant (Abbey Theatre) Patrick Mason
• Major Barbara Adolphus Cusins (Abbey Theatre) Annabelle Comyn
• Conversations on a Homecoming - Michael (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Whistle in the Dark - Michael (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• My Cousin Rachel - Philip Ashley (Gate Theatre) Toby Frow
• Famine - Fr. Horan (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Whistle in the Dark - Michael (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Conversations on a Homecoming - Michael (Druid Theatre) Garry Hynes
• Little Women - Laurie (Gate Theatre) Michael Barker-Caven
• Hayfever - Simon Bliss (Gate Theatre) Patrick Mason
• John Gabriel Borkman - Erhart Borkman (Abbey Theatre) James MacDonald
• Arcadia - Septimus Hodge (Gate Theatre) Patrick Mason
• Hamlet - Hamlet (Second Age Theatre) Alan Stanford
• Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme - The Young Piper (Livin Dred Theatre) Padraic McIntyre
• The Rivals - Faulkland (Abbey Theatre) Patrick Mason
• Only an Apple - Arkins (Abbey Theatre) Selina Cartmell
• Improbable Frequency - Erwin Schroedinger / The Colonel and other roles (Rough Magic Theatre) (E59 St Theatre, New York) Lynne Parker
• The Golden Apple - Various (The Ark) Andrea Ainsworth
• An Ideal Husband - Vicomte De Nanjac (Abbey Theatre) Neil Bartlett
• Pentecost Spokesong - Peter Trick Cyclist (Rough Magic & Lyric Theatre) Lynne Parker
• The Glass Menagerie - The Gentleman Caller (Gate Theatre) Robin Lefevre
• Philadelphia Here I Come - Gar Private (Second Age Theatre) Alan Stanford
• The Big House - Vandaleur (Abbey Theatre) Conall Morrison
• Saved - Mike (Peacock Theatre) Jimmy Fay
• Salomé - The Young Syrian (Gate Theatre) Alan Stanford
• Aladdin - Aladdin (Waterfront – Belfast) Simon Magill
• The Importance of Being Earnest - Cecily Cargew (Abbey Theatre) Conall Morrison
• Jack and the Beanstalk - Jack (Waterfront Hall) Simon Magill
• Smilin’ Through - Kyle Morrow (Truant Theatre) Natalie Wilson
• The Session - John James Doherty (Dubbeljoint Theatre) Pam Brighton
• Henry IV - Henry IV (RADA Enterprises) Ellis Jones
• Philadelphia Here I Come - Gar Private (ART NI) Adrian Dunbar
• Gabriel/Donkey The Nativity (Riverside Theatre) Andrea Montgomery
• Little Miss Muffet - Spiro (Centre Stage Theatre) Roma Tomelty
• Lonely Baby - Derek (North Face Theatre) Colin Carnegie
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Prince Joringle (Centre Stage Theatre) Colin Carnegie
• Married Bliss _ Archie (Centre Stage Theatre) Colin Carnegie
• The Snow Queen - Raven (Centre Stage Theatre) Roma Tomelty
• Marat/Sade - Kokol (Lyric Theatre) David Grant ^[3]

Awards

• 2022 - Best Supporting actor nomination for Portia Coughlan - Irish Times Theatre Awards
• 2019 - Outstanding Performer nomination (Visiting Production), ‘Waiting for Godot’ (Druid Theatre Company), Helen Hayes Awards
• 2018 - Best Supporting Actor for ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘King of the Castle’ – Irish Times Theatre Awards
• 2017 - Best Actor nomination for ‘Waiting For Godot’ (Druid Theatre Co.) and ‘Othello'(Abbey Theatre), Irish Times Theatre Awards
• 2016 - Best Actor award for ‘Richard 11 (DruidShakespeare)’-Irish Times Theatre Awards
• 2013 - Best Actor nomination for ‘Whistle in the Dark’ – Irish Times Theatre Awards
• 2011 - Best Actor award for ‘Hamlet’ – Irish Times Theatre Awards ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Actor Marty Rea". St Marys CBGS. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. Power, Bairbre (3 March 2023). "Actor Marty Rea: 'I think most actors have a lot of insecurities. People often have the idea we are all extroverts, but the opposite is more often true'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. "Marty Rea". iMDB. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
4. Crawley, Peter (17 February 2015). "Marty Rea: 'Actors aren't just puppets to be moved around the stage'". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
5. "Something for the Weekend – Marty Rea's Cultural Picks". RTE. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2024.