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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 1975, 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 family, 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

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-'''Ray Fearon''' is the actor who portrayed [[Firenze]] the [[Centaur]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' and will portray him in the upcoming ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)]]''.
+'''Ray Fearon''' is the actor who portrayed [[Firenze]] the [[Centaur]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.
-Due to the characters computer generated appearance, he most likely performed his scenes in front of a blue screen. <ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=0&gss=ms_r_f-2&gsfn=Raymond&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Fearon&gsln_x=1&rg_81004010__date=1967&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn__ftp=London&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&81004200__date_x=1&_82004200-gpid_x=1&_82004200__ftp_x=1&81004210__date_x=1&_82004210-gpid_x=1&_82004210__ftp_x=1&_82004280-gpid_x=1&_82004280__ftp_x=1&_82004290-gpid_x=1&_82004290__ftp_x=1&81004240__date_x=1&_82004240-gpid_x=1&_82004240__ftp_x=1&81004020__date_x=1&_82004020-gpid_x=1&_82004020__ftp_x=1&81004230__date_x=1&_82004230-gpid_x=1&_82004230__ftp_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1&81000000__date_x=1&_82000000-gpid_x=1&_82000000__ftp_x=1&810002A0__date_x=1&_820002A0-gpid_x=1&_820002A0__ftp_x=1&sbo=1&ne=21 Ancestry.co.uk] — birth registration details.</ref>
 ==Career==
-Ray Fearon was born in [[London]] in [[1960s|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.
+Ray Fearon was born in [[London]] in 1975, 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 [[India]]n immigrants, Fearon has seven brothers and sisters. Growing up, he was a promising junior tennis player in his early teens.
+The son of West [[India]]n family, Fearon has seven brothers and sisters. Growing up, he was a promising junior tennis player in his early teens.
-==Career==
-===Theatre===
-After studying drama under [[Wikipedia:Janet Amsden|Janet Amsden]] at [[Wikipedia:Rose Bruford College|Rose Bruford College]], Fearon went on to make his reputation as a stage actor, working at Liverpool Everyman Theatre; Manchester Contact Theatre; Manchester Royal Exchange; Oxford Playhouse; Barn Theatre, Kent; The Almeida; The Crucible, Sheffield; The Donmar Warehouse; The Royal Shakespeare Theatres in Stratford and the National Theatre. He has also toured in the [[United States|America]] and [[Europe]].
-His early stage roles included Othello in ''Othello'' — opposite [[Wikipedia:Gillian Kearney|Gillian Kearney]]'s Desdemona — in Liverpool at the age of 24; Charles Surface in ''The School for Scandal''; Betty/Martin in ''Cloud Nine''; Longaville in ''Love's Labour's Lost''; Ferdinand in ''The Tempest''; and Pete in ''Blues for Mr Charlie''.
-His early theatre work in [[London]] included Hugo/Frederick in ''Ring Round the Moon'' at the Lilian Baylis Theatre; the title role in ''The Invisible Man'' (his one-man show) at the Bridewell Theatre; and Pierre in ''Venice Preserv'd'' at the Almeida.
-He has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company in their Stratford and [[Wikipedia:London theatres|London theatres]] and on tour, appearing as the First Knight and First Tempter in ''Murder in the Cathedral'' (1993), Stubb in ''Moby Dick'' (1993), the Prince of Morocco in ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1994), Brachiano in ''The White Devil'' (1994), Paris in ''Troilus and Cressida'' (1996), Romeo in ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1997), Othello in ''Othello'' (1999), the Marquis of Posa in ''Don Carlos'' (1999) and Pericles in [[Wikipedia:Adrian Noble|Adrian Noble]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Pericles, Prince of Tyre|Pericles, Prince of Tyre]]'' (2002).
-In 2003 he made a notable Oberon in ''[[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Sheffield|Sheffield's]] [[Wikipedia:Crucible Theatre|Crucible Theatre]]. In 2004 he appeared in as Jean Kiyabe in ''World Music'' by Steve Waters at the Donmar Warehouse, and in the same year at the National Theatre as Mark in ''Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads'' by Roy Williams.
-===Television and film===
-Fearon played Nathan Harding in ''[[Wikipedia:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' and appeared in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (as [[Firenze]] the centaur). He was in the 2006 series of ''[[Wikipedia:Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing]]'', partnered by [[Wikipedia:Camilla Dallerup|Camilla Dallerup]], but was voted out in Week 6.
 ==Personal life==
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 ==Notable roles==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II]]''(2011) … as [[Firenze]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II imdb]</ref>
 *''Lulu und Jimi'' (2009) … as Jimi
 *''The Chef's Letter'' (2008) … as The Sous Chef
 *''[[Wikipedia:Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' (2000) … as Malcolm Tumelo — recurring role, 2008
-*''[[Wikipedia:Coronation Street]]'' (1960) … as Nathan Harding — recurring role, 2005–2006
+*''[[Wikipedia:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' (1960) … as Nathan Harding — recurring role, 2005–2006
 *''[[Wikipedia:Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' (2000) … as Miles Patterson in "Walking on Water" (2003)
-*''[[Wikipedia:As If]]'' (2001) … as Riggs — recurring role, 2002
+*''[[Wikipedia:As If|As If]]'' (2001) … as Riggs — recurring role, 2002
 *''Outside the Rules'' (2002) … as Gary Rainford
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001) … as Firenze (voice)
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001) … as [[Firenze]] (voice)
 *''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Carol (2000 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2000) … as Jacob Marley
 *''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet (1996 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1996) … as Francisco
 *''[[Wikipedia:Prime Suspect#Prime Suspect 4|Prime Suspect]]'' (1991) … as Mark Whitehouse in "Scent of Darkness" (1995)
+==External links==
-==Notes and references==
+*{{IMDb name|0269909|Ray Fearon}}
-{{reflist}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Ray_Fearon|Ray Fearon on Wikipedia]]
+[[fr:Ray Fearon]]
-==External links==
+[[pl:Ray Fearon]]
-* [http://www.markhamfroggatt.com/public/controller.php?aktion=actor&id=47&gen=t&work=Theatrical&alpha=A&omega=F&start=18&play=off MarkhamFroggatt.com] — listing on agent's website
 [[Category:Actors (real-world)|Fearon, Ray]]
+[[Category:Voice actors (real-world)|Fearon, Ray]]