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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

Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps is Channel 4's vehicle for piloting comedy online. Some pilots consist of a single short, whereas others consist of a few shorts.

Limmy's Show!

Limmy's Show!

Limmy's Show is a Scottish comedy sketch show written, animated and directed by Brian Limond. The show stars Brian Limond, Ryan Fletcher, Paul McCole, Alan McHugh and Kirstin McLean. Previous stars include Debbie Welsh, Tom Brogan and Raymond Mearns.

The Illusionist

The Illusionist

A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.

Tumult

Tumult

A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind descends upon them.

It's a Free World...

It's a Free World...

Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.

Limbo

Limbo

An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

The Mug

The Mug

After falling in love with Mhairi online, Jon travels from the USA to Scotland to meet her. When he gets there however, things don't go quite as he imagined.

The Organist

The Organist

At his father’s funeral, a young man wrestles with his impulses with the arrival of a last minute replacement organist.

Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss...

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

Sharp Instinct: Volume II

Sharp Instinct: Volume II

Malcolm Lyons is back, and this time he’s got a vengeance! Working with hitman Hugh Rafferty, they begin to take hostages, and the clock is ticking for the team to find them and take down Lyons, or he’ll begin to execute them one by one. Will they rescue the hostages in time, or will they just be another addition to Mad Malkie’s death toll?

Home

Home

A local council worker inspects three homes.

Some Laugh - Live at the Pavilion

Some Laugh - Live at the Pavilion

Some Laugh - Live at the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. Hosted by Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan, and Stuart McPherson, with guests Greg Hemphill, Raymond Mearns and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd.

Doors Open

Doors Open

Heist thriller and adaptation of Ian Rankin's book, which sees a bored millionaire plan to swap the contents of a gallery's warehouse with near-perfect forgeries.

Next Time Ned

Next Time Ned

Ned Randall has been trying to make it as an actor for almost thirty years. Following Ned's life for a week to see several amusing but disastrous auditions.