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Raymond Mearns

Acting Scotland, UK 14 credits

Biography

Raymond Mearns is a Scottish actor and comedian who is best known for his part in Scottish comedy sitcom Legit, in which he played Happy Boab. He has also appeared in Ae Fond Kiss... and It's a Free World..., which were both directed by award-winning Ken Loach. Mearns has also acted alongside his brother Eddie when they played the Blind Twins, Troy and Roy Pettifer in the 1998 short film Home, which won Best Short Film at the 1999 BAFTA Awards. He appeared in the Rab C. Nesbitt Christmas special, in which he played a BBC security guard. It aired on 23 December 2008. He also starred in Next Time Ned.

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Known for

Film

The Illusionist

as Additional Voices (voice)

Chuck

as Big Roddie

Full filmography

  • Comedy Blaps (2011) as Uncle
  • The Illusionist (2010) as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Limmy's Show! (2010) as Ensemble Actor
  • Doors Open (2012) as Wee Martin
  • Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) as Big Roddie
  • Limbo (2020) as Mike
  • It's a Free World... (2007) as Andy
  • Home (1998) as Troy
  • Tumult (2012) as Bus Driver
  • Next Time Ned (2009) as Ned Randall
  • Sharp Instinct: Volume II (2024) as David Wainwright
  • Some Laugh - Live at the Pavilion (2024) as Self (Guest)
  • The Organist (2025) as Uncle Tommy
  • The Mug (2020) as The Suited Man