Marty Rea

Northern Irish actor

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

## Early life

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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

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

### Television and Film

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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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.