Marty Rea Explained

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

Early life

Rea was born in 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actor Marty Rea . St Marys CBGS . 23 August 2024.
2. News: Power . Bairbre . 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’ . 23 August 2024 . Irish Independent . 3 March 2023.
3. Web site: Marty Rea . iMDB . 23 August 2024.
4. News: Crawley . Peter . Marty Rea: ‘Actors aren’t just puppets to be moved around the stage’ . 23 August 2024 . Irish Times . 17 February 2015.
5. News: Something for the Weekend – Marty Rea's Cultural Picks . 23 August 2024 . RTE . 4 October 2019.