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 Winstone in June 2006 |
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| Born | Raymond Andrew Winstone, Jr. 19 February 1957 Hackney, England |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Winstone (1979-) |
Raymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone, Jr. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The London Borough of Hackney ( is a London borough in North-East London and forms part of Inner London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] (born 19 February 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning English film and television actor. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He is mostly known for his "tough guy" roles, beginning with that of Carlin in the 1979 film Scum, and is also known as a voice over actor. Scum is a Film made in 1979 portraying the brutality of life inside a British Borstal. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, More recently he has branched out into film production.
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Early life
Winstone was born in Homerton, in the London Borough of Hackney. Homerton is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east The London Borough of Hackney ( is a London borough in North-East London and forms part of Inner London. [2] His family was originally from Cirencester – half of them moving to London, the other half to Wales. Cirencester is a Market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km west northwest of London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Moving via Plaistow to Enfield when Winstone was seven, his father, Raymond Andrew Winstone, Sr. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London , ran a fruit and vegetable business (he is now a black cab driver) while his mother, Margaret, had a job emptying fruit machines. See also Taxicab ||-||-||}A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab or hack) is a Carriage or Automobile A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three Winstone recalls playing with his friends on bomb sites until "Moors Murderers" Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were arrested after preying on children. The Moors murders were committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley around the Manchester area of England between 1963 and 1965 Ian Brady (Born Ian Duncan Stewart on January 2, 1938) is known primarily for the series of sadistic murders that he committed with his lover Myra Hindley Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between Winstone was educated at Edmonton County, which had changed from a grammar school to a comprehensive upon his arrival. Edmonton County School is a specialist technology college in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield in north London. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic He didn't take to school, eventually leaving with a single CSE (Grade 2) in Drama. The Certificate of Secondary Education ( CSE) is the name of a school leaving qualification which was awarded in the period from 1965 to 1987 in England Wales and Northern Ireland Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance.
Winstone had an early affinity for acting; his father would take him to the cinema every Wednesday afternoon, and Winstone later recalled seeing 101 Dalmatians and rushing towards the screen to berate Cruella de Vil. Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith 's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 Later, he would witness Albert Finney in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and the bug would bite: "I thought 'I could be that geezer'" he said later. Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a 1960 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alan Sillitoe. Other major influences included John Wayne, James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January After borrowing extra tuition money from a friend's mother, a drama teacher, he took to the stage, appearing as a Cockney newspaper-seller in a production of Emil and the Detectives. The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations Emil and the Detectives (German Emil und die Detektive) is a 1929 novel for children set in Germany by the German writer Erich Kästner.
Winstone was also a fan of boxing. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Known to his friends as Winnie, at home he was called Little Sugs (his dad already being known as Sugar – after Sugar Ray Robinson). Sugar Ray Robinson' (born Walker Smith Jr, May 3 1921 – April 12 1989 was a professional boxer At age 12, Winstone joined the famous Repton Amateur Boxing Club and, over the next 10 years, won 80 out of 88 bouts. At welterweight, he was London Schoolboy Champion on three occasions, fighting twice for England. Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing The experience gave him a perspective on his later career: "If you can get in a ring with 2000 people watching and be smacked around by another guy, then walking onstage isn't hard. "
School
Deciding to pursue drama, Winstone enrolled at the Corona Stage Academy in Hammersmith. Corona Stage Academy was a successful British drama school founded by Rona Knight in the mid 1940's Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on At £900 a term, it was expensive, considering the average wage was then about £36 a week.
He landed his first major role in What A Crazy World at Theatre Royal Stratford East, but he danced and sang badly, leading his usually-supportive father to say "Give it up, while you're ahead. The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a Theatre in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham. " One of his first TV appearances came in the 1976 "Loving Arms" episode of the popular police series The Sweeney where he was credited as "Raymond Winstone" and played a minor part as an unnamed young thug. The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan
Winstone was not popular with the school establishment, who considered him a bad influence. After some 12 months, he found that he was the only pupil not invited to the Christmas party and decided to take revenge for this slight. Hammering some tacks through a piece of wood, he placed it under the wheel of his headmistress's car and blew out the tire. For this, he was expelled. As a joke, he went up to the BBC, where his schoolmates were involved in an audition, and got one of his own by flirting with the secretary. The audition was for one of the most notorious plays in history – Alan Clarke's Scum – and, because Clarke liked Winstone's cocky, aggressive boxer's walk, he got the part, even though it had been written for a Glaswegian. Alan Clarke ( 28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and Film director, producer and writer born Scum is a Film made in 1979 portraying the brutality of life inside a British Borstal. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The play, written by Roy Minton and directed by Clarke, was a brutal depiction of a young offenders institution. Winstone was cast in the leading role of Carlin, a young offender who struggles against both his captors and his fellow cons in order to become the "Daddy" of the institution. Hard hitting and often violent (particularly during the infamous "billiards" scene in which Carlin uses two billiard balls stuffed in a sock in order to beat one of his fellow inmates over the head) the play was judged unsuitable for broadcast by the BBC, and was not finally shown until 1991. The banned television play was entirely re-filmed in 1979 for cinematic release with many of the original actors playing the same roles. In a recent director's commentary for the Scum DVD, Winstone cites Clarke as a major influence on his career, and laments the director's death in 1991 from cancer. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Winstone's role in Scum seems to have set a mould for many of his other parts; he is frequently cast as a tough or violent man. He has also been cast against type, however, in films in which he reveals a softer side. He had a comedic part in Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, and played the romantic lead in Fanny and Elvis. Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence (also released in the US as The Very Thought of You) is a Romantic comedy film first released in 1998 His favourite role was in the television biopic on the life of England's most notorious monarch, King Henry VIII. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Helena Bonham Carter co-starred as Henry's most well-known queen, Anne Boleyn. Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated English actress. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. Emilia Fox played Jane Seymour, Charles Dance played the Duke of Buckingham, Emily Blunt played Catherine Howard and David Suchet played Cardinal Wolsey. Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an award-winning English actress. Jane Seymour (1508– 24 October 1537) was Queen Consort of England and the third wife of Henry VIII. Charles Dance, OBE (born Walter Charles Dance; October 10 1946) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born February 23, 1983) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress known for her work in the film For other Catherine Howards see Catherine Howard (disambiguation Catherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542 also called David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal Joss Ackland and Sean Bean also starred. Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born February 29 1928) known as Joss Ackland, is an English Actor who has appeared Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959 is an English Film and stage Actor.
Television and film
After a short run in the TV series Fox, and a role in Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (alongside Diane Lane, Laura Dern and a host of real-life punks like Fee Waybill, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Paul Simonon), Winstone got another big break, being cast as Will Scarlet in Robin of Sherwood. Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains is a 1981 film shot in Canada about three teenage girls including Diane Lane and Laura Dern, who start Diane Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American film Actress. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. John Waldo Waybill (born 17 September 1948, Omaha, Nebraska In addition to his work with The Tubes Waybill now works as a Record producer Stephen Phillip Jones (born 3 September, 1955 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English rock Guitarist Paul Cook, born on 20 July 1956, is an English Drummer and member of the Punk rock band Sex Pistols. Paul Gustave Simonon (born 15 December 1955 is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for Punk rock band The Clash. Will Scarlet (also Scarlett Scarlock Scadlock Scatheloke and Scathelocke was a prominent member of Robin Hood 's Merry Men. Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US was an acclaimed 1980s British Television series, based on the legend of He proved immensely popular and enjoyed the role, considering Scarlet to be "the first football hooligan" - though he was not fond of the dubbed German version, in which he said he sounded like a "psychotic mincer. Football hooliganism such as brawls vandalism and intimidation carried out by Association football club supporters and fans In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche" for mind or soul and -οσις "-osis" for abnormal condition with adjective psychotic " But once the show was over, the parts dried up. He got involved in co-producing Tank Malling, starring Jason Connery, Amanda Donohoe and Maria Whittaker, and scored a few TV parts. Jason Joseph Connery (born January 11 1963) is an actor who was born in London. Amanda Donohoe (born 29 June 1962) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress Maria Whittaker (born 7 October 1969 in Hounslow, London) is a former English glamour Over the years, he's appeared in TV shows including The Sweeney, The Bill, Boon, Fairly Secret Army (as Stubby Collins), Ever Decreasing Circles, One Foot in the Grave, Murder Most Horrid, Birds of a Feather, Minder, Kavanagh QC, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Get Back (with the fledgling Kate Winslet. The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey. Fairly Secret Army was a British sitcom which ran to thirteen episodes over two series between 1984 and 1986. Ever Decreasing Circles is a British Situation comedy which ran on BBC One for four series from 1984 to 1989 One Foot in the Grave was a BBC television Situation comedy series written by David Renwick. Murder Most Horrid was a BBC Black comedy anthology series starring Comedian Dawn French. Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1989 to 1998 Minder was a British Comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Kavanagh QC was a British Television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. Auf Wiedersehen Pet was a popular British comedy-drama series about a group of seven British migrant construction workers Wayne, Dennis, Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated ) 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. Dealer's Choice is a play by Patrick Marber first performed at the Royal National Theatre (Cottesloe in London in February
Winstone was asked to appear in Mr Thomas, a play written by his friend and fellow-Londoner Kathy Burke. The reviews were good, and led to Winstone being cast, alongside Burke, in Gary Oldman's drama Nil By Mouth. Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958 is an English actor writer director, producer, Voice-over artist and occasional Musician who Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British Film surrounding the life of a family of characters living in South East London. As an alcoholic wife-batterer, he was lauded across the board, receiving a BAFTA nomination (17 years after his Best Newcomer award for That Summer). Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation This is a page about a book by Sarah Dessen For the book of the same name by Andrew Greig see That Summer (Andrew Greig. He continued to play tough guy roles in the likes of Face and The War Zone — the latter especially controversial, as he played a father who rapes his teenage daughter — but that obvious toughness would also allow him to play decent men softened by love in romantic comedies like Fanny and Elvis and There's Only One Jimmy Grimble. Tough Guy claims to be the world's most demanding one day survival ordeal Face ( 1997) is a British Crime drama directed by Antonia Bird and written by Ronan Bennett. The War Zone is a 1999 Drama film written by Alexander Stuart, based on his novel and directed by Tim Roth. There's Only One Jimmy Grimble is a 1999 film set around Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. In Last Christmas, he played a dead father, now a trainee angel, who returns from Heaven to help his young son cope with his bereavement, written by Tony Grounds who Ray worked with again on Births Marriages & Deaths and Our Boy winning Ray the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond Tony Grounds is a writer born in 1957 in East London His work includes Gone to the Dogs, with Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of They worked together again in 2006 on All in the Game where Ray gives a virtuoso performance as a football manager. All in the Game is a 2006 British one-off television drama made by Tightrope Pictures for Channel 4. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color He did a series of Holsten Pils ads where he played upon the phrase "Who's the Daddy", coined in the film Scum. Pilsner, sometimes pilsener or simply pils, is a Pale lager, developed in the 19th century in the city of Pilsen, Bohemia ( Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Scum is a Film made in 1979 portraying the brutality of life inside a British Borstal.
In 2000 Winstone Starred along side Jude Law in the hit cult film Love Honour and Obey, then snagged a role as Gary 'Gal' Dove in Sexy Beast, that brought him great acclaim from UK and international audiences, and brought him to the attention of the American film industry. Sexy Beast is a 2000 British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Winstone plays a retired and happily married former thief, living off of his spoils in Spain, dragged back into London's underworld by two psychopathic former associates (played by Ian McShane and Ben Kingsley, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Psychopathy ( is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and Antisocial behavior Ian McShane (born September 29 1942) is a Golden Globe -winning English Actor. Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
After a brief role alongside Burke again in the tragi-comic The Martins, he appeared in Last Orders, directed by Fred Schepisi (of Roxanne fame), where he starred alongside the weighty likes of Michael Caine, Helen Mirren, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay. Tragicomedy is Fictional work that blend aspects of the Genres of Tragedy and Comedy. The Martins is a comedy produced in 2001, written and directed by Tony Grounds, starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke. Last Orders is a 2001 British / German Drama film written and directed by Fred Schepisi. Fred Schepisi AO (born December 26, 1939) is an award-winning Australian Film director and Scriptwriter. Roxanne is a Comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. David Hemmings ( November 18, 1941 &ndash December 3, 2003) was an English Film Actor and director Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (pronounced "Courtney" born 25 February 1937) is an English Actor who came to prominence in the early Before shooting began, he was fearful that meeting these actor-heroes (he loved the likes of Zulu and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner) might turn out to be disappointing. Zulu is a historical War film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879 during The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a story by the British writer Alan Sillitoe published in 1958, and it is contained in a collection of short He later said his co-stars were as impressive as he'd hoped, however.
Next Winstone would nab a prime part in Ripley's Game, the sequel to The Talented Mr. Ripley, in which he once again played a cold-bloodedly violent gangster. Ripley's Game (2002 is a Feature film based on the 1974 novel of the same name; the third in Patricia Highsmith 's "Ripliad" A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work The Talented Mr Ripley is a 1999 film directed by Anthony Minghella. For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent He followed up with Lenny Blue, the sequel to Tough Love, and the short The Bouncer.
In 2000, he starred in To the Green Fields Beyond at the Donmar Warehouse (directed by Sam Mendes, the man behind American Beauty). Donmar Warehouse is a small not for profit Theatre in the Covent Garden area of the London Borough of Camden, with seating for 250 playgoers Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and Film director. American Beauty is a 1999 Drama film set in modern American Suburbia. 2002 would see him at the Royal Court, as Griffin in The Night Heron. Two years later, he joined Kevin Spacey for 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic, a series of productions that were written, rehearsed and performed in a single day. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Now internationally known, Winstone was next chosen by Anthony Minghella to play Teague, a sinister Home Guard boss, in the Civil War drama Cold Mountain. Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger,
Perhaps inspired by Burke and Oldman, Winstone has now decided to direct and produce his own movies, setting up Size 9 and Flicks production companies with his long-time agent Michael Wiggs. The first effort was She's Gone, in which he plays a businessman whose young daughter disappears in Istanbul (filming was held up by unrest in the Middle East. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. ) He followed it up with Jerusalem in which he played poet and visionary William Blake. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker.
Winstone made his action movie debut in King Arthur, starring Clive Owen, directed by Antoine Fuqua, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. King Arthur is a 2004 Film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an African-American Film director. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film In that film, Fuqua proclaimed him as "the British De Niro. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer " He then provided the voice of Soldier Sam in the long-awaited screen version of The Magic Roundabout. The Magic Roundabout (released in France as Pollux le manège enchanté and in North America with an amend form The Magic Roundabout (Known in the original French as Le Manège enchanté) was a children's television programme created in
In 2005, he appeared opposite Suranne Jones in ITV drama Vincent about a team of private detectives. Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones on January 2 1979 is an English Actress of Welsh origin Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Vincent is an ITV drama series An initial series was made and aired in 2005 and starred Ray Winstone, as the titular character and Suranne Jones A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake He returned to the role in 2006 and was awarded an International Emmy. In 2005 he also portrayed a 19th century English policeman trying to tame the Australian outback in The Proposition. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Outback or the Outback refers to remote arid areas of Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside of the main Urban areas The Proposition is a 2005 movie directed by John Hillcoat and written by musician Nick Cave. A complete change of pace for Winstone was providing the voice for the plucky Mr. Beaver in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, also in 2005. This is a list of characters in the series of Fantasy Novels by C The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 Fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson based on The Lion Winstone appears in the 2006 crime thriller by Martin Scorsese, The Departed as Mr. French, an enforcer to Jack Nicholson's Boston Irish mob boss. The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals The Irish Mob is one of the oldest Organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century He provided motion capture movements and voice for Beowulf in the Robert Zemeckis' film Beowulf. Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film director, Beowulf is a 2007 Performance capture Action film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. He starred in the fourth Indiana Jones film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which was released on 22 May 2008. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
He is set to play the role of Detective Inspector Jack Regan in a remake of The Sweeney. The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan [3]
Personal life
Winstone met his wife, Elaine, while filming That Summer in 1979. They have three daughters and his two eldest Lois and Jaime are both actors. Lois Winstone (born 1982) is an English actress and the eldest daughter of English actor Ray Winstone. Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 1985) is a British Actress, best known for playing Becky in the gritty film Kidulthood, and playing Winstone was bankrupted by the Inland Revenue before his marriage, and again soon afterwards, but his near-religious refusal to worry saw him through, as it would his occasional run-ins with the police. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against While returning from filming an episode of Bergerac on Jersey, he was stopped on suspicion of gun-running. Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. And, a couple of years after that, he spent 72 hours in a Leeds jail cell, having been "identified" by a member of the public who'd seen an identikit picture of a criminal on Crimewatch UK. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Identikit (also known as The Driver's Seat) is a 1974 film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
Winstone lives with his wife in Roydon, Essex, still supports West Ham United, and keeps up the physical training, being a regular at Ricky English's gym in Watford. Roydon is a small village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played He is a huge fan of crooners, as well as Motown, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Paul Weller, Madness, and Ian Dury. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Sweeney | Second youth | TV role |
| 1979 | Scum | Carlin | |
| Quadrophenia | Kevin | ||
| 1984 | Robin of Sherwood | Will Scarlet | TV role |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Ray | |
| Face | Dave | ||
| 1998 | Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | Pederesen | |
| 1999 | Darkness Falls | John Barrett | |
| The War Zone | Dad | ||
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Harry | |
| Sexy Beast | Gary 'Gal' Dove | ||
| Love, Honour and Obey | Ray Kreed | ||
| 2001 | Last Orders | Vince 'Vincey' Dodds | |
| 2002 | Ripley's Game | Reeves | |
| 2003 | Henry VIII | Henry VIII | TV role |
| Cold Mountain | Teague | ||
| 2004 | Everything | Richard | |
| King Arthur | Bors | ||
| 2005 | The Proposition | Captain Stanley | |
| The Magic Roundabout | Soldier Sam (voice) | ||
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mr. Beaver (voice) | ||
| Vincent | Vincent Gallagher | TV role | |
| 2006 | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney Todd | TV role |
| The Departed | Mr. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Scum is a Film made in 1979 portraying the brutality of life inside a British Borstal. Quadrophenia is a 1979 British Film based on the 1973 Rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US was an acclaimed 1980s British Television series, based on the legend of Will Scarlet (also Scarlett Scarlock Scadlock Scatheloke and Scathelocke was a prominent member of Robin Hood 's Merry Men. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British Film surrounding the life of a family of characters living in South East London. Face ( 1997) is a British Crime drama directed by Antonia Bird and written by Ronan Bennett. The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence (also released in the US as The Very Thought of You) is a Romantic comedy film first released in 1998 The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Darkness Falls is a 1999 psychological drama and huis-clos written by John Howlett (from N The War Zone is a 1999 Drama film written by Alexander Stuart, based on his novel and directed by Tim Roth. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the There's Only One Jimmy Grimble is a 1999 film set around Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Sexy Beast is a 2000 British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane Love Honour and Obey is a 2000 mock gangster film starring several members of the Primrose Hill set. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Last Orders is a 2001 British / German Drama film written and directed by Fred Schepisi. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ripley's Game (2002 is a Feature film based on the 1974 novel of the same name; the third in Patricia Highsmith 's "Ripliad" The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Everything is a 2004 low budget film directed by Richard Hawkins and produced by Oliver Potterton King Arthur is a 2004 Film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. Bors (Bohort Julius Tiberius circa 540s-580s is the name of two knights in the Arthurian legend, one the father and one the son The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The Proposition is a 2005 movie directed by John Hillcoat and written by musician Nick Cave. The Magic Roundabout (released in France as Pollux le manège enchanté and in North America with an amend form The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 Fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson based on The Lion This is a list of characters in the series of Fantasy Novels by C Vincent is an ITV drama series An initial series was made and aired in 2005 and starred Ray Winstone, as the titular character and Suranne Jones The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Sweeney Todd is a semi-fictional character who first appeared as one of the Protagonists of a Penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, French | ||
| Breaking and Entering | Bruno Fella | ||
| 2007 | Beowulf | Beowulf | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Moe Fitch | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Mac | ||
| 2009 | Untitled Gehenna Project | Blakely | post-production |
| 44 Inch Chest | pre-production | ||
| The Sweeney | Jack Regan | pre-production |
References
External links
- Ray Winstone at the Internet Movie Database
- Three-page biography from Tiscali Film & TV
- BBC Drama Faces - Ray Winstone
- Edmonton County former pupils
- Full Ray Winstone filmography and career history
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