Ray Winstone(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ray Winstone was born on February 19, 1957, in Hackney Hospital in
London, England, to Margaret (Richardson) and Raymond J. Winstone. He
moved to Enfield, at age seven, where his parents had a fruit and
vegetable business. He started boxing at the age of twelve at the
famous Repton Amateur Boxing Club, was three times London Schoolboy
Champion and fought twice for England, UK. In ten years of boxing, he
won over 80 medals and trophies.
Ray studied acting at the Corona School before being cast by director
Alan Clarke as Carlin in the BBC
Play production of Scum (1979). He has
appeared in numerous TV series over the past 20 years including
Robin Hood (1984),
Palmer (1991),
Birds of a Feather (1989),
Between the Lines (1992),
Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995),
Births, Marriages and Deaths (1999),
and Vincent (2005). His film career
has burgeoned since his award-winning role in
Gary Oldman's
Nil by Mouth (1997), and he has
appeared in multiple films including
Fanny and Elvis (1999),
Tim Roth's
The War Zone (1999),
The Departed (2006),
Hugo (2011), and
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
Known for his signature gritty voice, Winstone has also done a number
of voiceover roles including Rango (2011),
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005),
as well as the Beowulf (2007) film and
video games.
He married Elaine Winstone in 1979, and the couple have three children:
Lois Winstone (born 1982), a singer with
the London-based hip-hop group "Crack Village" who also played his
on-screen daughter in
Last Orders (2001) and got a part in
four episodes of The Bill (1984),
Jaime Winstone (born 1985) also an
actress with ambitions to be a director, and
Ellie Rae Winstone (born 2001).
London, England, to Margaret (Richardson) and Raymond J. Winstone. He
moved to Enfield, at age seven, where his parents had a fruit and
vegetable business. He started boxing at the age of twelve at the
famous Repton Amateur Boxing Club, was three times London Schoolboy
Champion and fought twice for England, UK. In ten years of boxing, he
won over 80 medals and trophies.
Ray studied acting at the Corona School before being cast by director
Alan Clarke as Carlin in the BBC
Play production of Scum (1979). He has
appeared in numerous TV series over the past 20 years including
Robin Hood (1984),
Palmer (1991),
Birds of a Feather (1989),
Between the Lines (1992),
Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995),
Births, Marriages and Deaths (1999),
and Vincent (2005). His film career
has burgeoned since his award-winning role in
Gary Oldman's
Nil by Mouth (1997), and he has
appeared in multiple films including
Fanny and Elvis (1999),
Tim Roth's
The War Zone (1999),
The Departed (2006),
Hugo (2011), and
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
Known for his signature gritty voice, Winstone has also done a number
of voiceover roles including Rango (2011),
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005),
as well as the Beowulf (2007) film and
video games.
He married Elaine Winstone in 1979, and the couple have three children:
Lois Winstone (born 1982), a singer with
the London-based hip-hop group "Crack Village" who also played his
on-screen daughter in
Last Orders (2001) and got a part in
four episodes of The Bill (1984),
Jaime Winstone (born 1985) also an
actress with ambitions to be a director, and
Ellie Rae Winstone (born 2001).