Raymond Mearns

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.

Known For

Next Time Ned

Acting

2004

Ae Fond Kiss...

as

Big Roddie

1998

Home

as

Troy

2012

Doors Open

as

Wee Martin

2012

Tumult

as

Bus Driver

2009

Next Time Ned

as

Ned Randall

2020

The Mug

as

The Suited Man

2025

The Organist

as

Uncle Tommy

2024

Some Laugh - Live at the Pavilion

as

Self (Guest)

2024

Sharp Instinct: Volume II

as

David Wainwright

2007

It's a Free World...

as

Andy

2020

Limbo

as

Mike

2010

The Illusionist

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Limmy's Show!

as

Ensemble Actor

Comedy Blaps

as

Uncle

Production

2009

Next Time Ned

as

Crew

Directing