Biography
A strong character actor known for his multi-dimensional portrayals of hard men on the wrong side of the law, Ray Winstone burst onto the scene with a riveting performance in the British-made "Scum" (1979), only to spend the ensuing decade wallowing in lesser roles unworthy of his talents. Forced into bankruptcy and on the outs with acting by the end of the 1980s, Winstone re-emerged with an acclaimed performance in friend Kathy Burke's stage …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast as one of the eight dwarfs in "Snow White and the Huntsman" opposite Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron | |
2011 | Cast in Martin Scorsese's family adventure "Hugo" | |
2010 | Played a CIA officer covering up a murder in the film adaptation of "Edge of Darkness" | |
2008 | Cast in the fourth Indiana Jones film series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" | |
2007 | Portrayed the title character in Robert Zemeckis' big-budget film version of "Beowulf" | |
2006 | Cast in Anthony Minghella's ensemble "Breaking and Entering" | |
2006 | Cast in Martin Scorsese's mob drama, "The Departed" | |
2006 | Starred in "The Proposition," an Australian western written by musician Nick Cave | |
2005 | Voiced Mr. Beaver in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," based on the children's novel by C.S. Lewis | |
2004 | Appeared in "King Arthur" with Clive Owen and Keira Knightley | |
2003 | Played Teague in the drama "Cold Mountain" | |
2002 | Starred in Jez Butterworth's stage play "The Night Heron" at London's Royal Court Theatre | |
2001 | Was in the ensemble of the drama "Last Orders" | |
2000 | Appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of "To the Green Fields and Beyond," directed by Sam Mendes | |
2000 | Starred in "Sexy Beast"; screened at Sundance in 2001 | |
1999 | Acted in "My Father, The Liar," a Bob Hoskins-directed segment of the omnibus film "Tube Tales" | |
1999 | Had first real romantic lead opposite Kerry Fox in "Fanny and Elvis" | |
1999 | Featured as a loan shark in Anjelica Huston's 1967 Dublin-set drama "Agnes Browne" | |
1999 | Starred in "Births, Marriages and Deaths," a four-part BBC TV series | |
1999 | Played leading role as a family patriarch in "The War Zone," an incest themed drama marking Tim Roth's directorial debut; screened at both the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals | |
1998 | Appeared in the romantic comedy "Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence" (released in the USA as "The Very Thought of You" in 1999); film starred Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewall and Tom Hollander | |
1997 | Acted in "Woundings," a futuristic war drama co-starring Guy Pearce, Johnathon Schaech and Noah Taylor | |
1997 | Portrayed a working-class father who, along with his wife, must cope with the accidental death of their young son in the British telefilm "Our Boy" (screened at Toronto International Film Festival) | |
1997 | Starred alongside Robert Carlyle as a career criminal who betrays his cohorts in "Face," helmed by Antonia Bird | |
1997 | Made a a triumphant return to form with a starring role as the raging Raymond in Gary Oldman's "Nil By Mouth" | |
1995 | Starred in Patrick Marber's play "Dealer's Choice"; transferred to the West End | |
1994 | Appeared in Ken Loach's "Ladybird, Ladybird" | |
1994 | Returned to the stage in the Royal Court production of "Some Voice" | |
1992 | Starred in the BBC sitcom "Get Real" | |
1990 | Initial collaboration with Kathy Burke, starring in the stage play "Mr. Thomas," written and directed by Burke | |
1989 | Starred in "Tank Malling" as titular investigative reporter | |
| Starred as Will Scarlett in the British TV series "Robin of Sherwood" | ||
1984 | Played recurring role of a gangster in the British series "A Fairly Secret Army" | |
1982 | Appeared in "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains," starring Diane Lane as a teenage punk star | |
1980 | Had title role in the British TV series "Fox" | |
1979 | Portrayed rocker Kevin in "Quadrophenia," a Mods vs Rockers tale inspired by The Who's album of the same name | |
1979 | Reprised his role for Clarke's feature remake of "Scum" | |
1977 | Discovered by director Alan Clarke and hired to play reform school terror Carlin in the BBC telefilm "Scum" (shelved by censors for content) | |
| Attended drama school; was asked to leave because of an incident involving his sabotaging of the headmistress' car | ||
1970 | Was a championship boxer, losing only eight of 88 bouts | |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Departed |
1997 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Nil By Mouth |
1979 | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in That Summer |