Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon
Biographical information
Birth name	Fitzroy Raymond Fearon
Born	1 June, 1967 London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Gender	Male
Career
In Harry Potter	Firenze in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Ray Fearon is the actor who portrayed Firenze the Centaur in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Career

Ray Fearon was born in London in 1967, he is one of eight children. He was a junior international tennis player in his teens, but chose to follow acting as a career and trained at the Rose Bruford college of Speech and Drama. Ray has appeared in countless television programmes as well as performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Early life

The son of West Indian immigrants, Fearon has seven brothers and sisters. Growing up, he was a promising junior tennis player in his early teens.

Personal life

Fearon has a daughter, Rosa May, with former partner Jane Gurnett. From 2006 to 2007 he reportedly dated Australian supermodel Elle McPherson.

Notable roles

• Lulu und Jimi (2009) … as Jimi
• The Chef's Letter (2008) … as The Sous Chef
• Doctors (2000) … as Malcolm Tumelo — recurring role, 2008
• Coronation Street (1960) … as Nathan Harding — recurring role, 2005–2006
• Waking the Dead (2000) … as Miles Patterson in "Walking on Water" (2003)
• As If (2001) … as Riggs — recurring role, 2002
• Outside the Rules (2002) … as Gary Rainford
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) … as Firenze (voice)
• A Christmas Carol (2000) … as Jacob Marley
• Hamlet (1996) … as Francisco
• Prime Suspect (1991) … as Mark Whitehouse in "Scent of Darkness" (1995)

External links

• Ray Fearon at the Internet Movie Database
• Ray Fearon on Wikipedia