- A Protestant republican, he was married to former IRA bomber Dolours Price.
- Resides in Dublin, Ireland.
- Acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney in the late '70s.
- Was offered a part in Dennis Quaid's Flight of the Phoenix (2004), but passed (source Richard E. Grant diaries for Wah-Wah).
- Children: Danny Rea (b. 1988), Oscar Rea (b. 1990).
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for Frank McGuinness' "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me".
- Was considered for a role in Blown Away (1994). Tommy Lee Jones was cast instead.
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