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Ray Winstone An immensely talented English actor best known for his charismatic tough guy and often violent roles. Winstone initially kick-started his career in theater starring in one of the most notorious plays in history, Alan Clark's "Scum". The play while controversial, cemented the young Winstone as a promising up-and-coming talent.He dabbled in television for a while, taking on minor roles with the likes of: "Fox", "Ladies and Gentlemen", and "The Fabulous Stains", and major memorable ones such as "Robin of Sherwood". During this period, he was increasingly drawn to the theatre, playing in "Hinkemann" in 1988, "Some Voices" in 1994 and "Dealer's Choice" and "Pale Horse" the following year. Lately, he is becoming more and more known for his film career. Thus far, he has starred in such films as: "Sexy Baest", "Nil by mouth", "The War Zone", "Ripley's Game", "King Arthur", "The Martins", "The Departed", and more recently, the computer-animated voice-over role of the title character in "Beowulf". Despite these roles, Winstone has occasionally played on his softer, more comedic side with roles in "There's only on Jimmy Grimble", "All in the Game", and "Last Christmas". He also provided the voice for the scene-stealing Mr. Beaver in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and Solider Sam in "The Magic Roundabout" movie. Winstone met his wife, Elaine, while filming "That Summer" in 1979 (for which won a BAFTA Newcomer's Award for his role). They have three daughters, and his two eldest, Lois and Jaime, are both actors. Due to his gruff exterior, Winstone has frequently been held-up or mistaken by the police for criminal identification, but he has proven to be more than patient on that front as with all others. Back to Ray Winstones Index |