Born in London, Ray Winstone was an amateur boxer who won all of his senior fights. He was therefore a natural for the role of boxer Kenny Fox in the TV series "Fox", which started his acting career. Ray has appeared in films such as "Scum", "Quadrophenia", "That Summer", and "Tank Malling". He has appeared in TV series too numerous to list, which include "Robin of Sherwood (1984)", "Minder", "Boon", "Cats Eyes", "Pulaski", "Palmer", "Get Back", and his most recent one, "The Ghost Busters of East Finchley".

Starred in Nil By Mouth (Directed by Gary Oldman) and The War Zone (directed by Tim Roth). Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are good friends and these happen to be directorial debuts for both of them.

The Robin of Sherwood International fanclub can be reached by sending a SASE or IRC to Spirit of Sherwood, 1276 W. Marshall, Ferndale, Michigan 48220, USA or email ChrisRHood@aol.com

Has three children, Lois Winstone (born 1982), a singer with London-based hip-hop group Crack Village who also played his on-screen daughter in Last Orders and got a part in four episodes of "The Bill", Jaime Winstone (born 1985) also an actress with ambitions to be a director, and Ellie (born 2001).

Recently turned down a considerable amount of money to star in a big-budget police drama in the US because he didn't want to drag his family over to Baltimore for seven months of the year for five years - and he didn't want one-year-old Ellie to grow up with an American accent.

Is currently learning to ride a horse.

Will be conducting an Acting Masterclass at the Cinemagic World screen Festival for Young People 2002, in Belfast N.Ireland.

Ray and the late Robert Addie, with whom he starred on the TV Series Robin of Sherwood (1984), have both starred in movies about King Arthur. Robert Addie played Mordred in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981) and Ray plays Sir Bors in Antoine Fuqua's "King Arthur" (2004).

Supports West Ham United Football Club

Made a voice appearance in a TV series based on "Ghostbusters". In the original Ghostbusters there is two characters, named Ray and Winston.

Son of a greengrocer.