Raymond Mearns is a Scottish actor and comedian who is best known for his part in Scottish comedy sitcom Legit

Legit (TV series)

Legit was a Scottish sitcom produced by The Comedy Unit, written by Robert Florence and Iain Connell and broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The pilot episode aired on 16 September 2006 to much critical acclaim and positive reviews. The first series started on the September 7, 2007 with the pilot...

 where he plays "Happy Boab". He has also appeared in Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss... is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach, and starring Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle. The title is taken from a Scottish song by Robert Burns, the complete line being "Ae fond kiss, and then we sever..."-Plot:Casim Khan is a Glaswegian DJ of Pakistani origin...

 and It's a Free World...

It's a Free World...

It's a Free World... is a 2007 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. Laverty won the Golden Osella at the 2007 Venice Film Festival...

 which were both directed by award winning Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...

. 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 December 23, 2008.

He will star in Next Time Ned

Next Time Ned

Next Time Ned is a Scottish feature film, written and directed by Thomas McCue and starring Raymond Mearns. It featured Glasgow band San Sebastian on its soundtrack. The theme tune of "I belong to Glasgow" was recorded by Glasgow band Funkilicious. It was scheduled to be released in 2009...

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TV Shows

Year	Title	Role
2002	Live Floor Show	Guest Comedian
2006	Rebus Rebus (TV series) Rebus is the title of the detective drama based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin set in and around Edinburgh produced by STV Productions for the ITV Network....  - A Question of Blood A Question of Blood A Question of Blood is a 2003 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the fourteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels.-Plot summary:At a private school two teenagers are killed by an ex-Army loner who then turns the gun on himself. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, 'There's no mystery...except the...	Scuzzy Hotel Manager
2007	Legit Legit (TV series) Legit was a Scottish sitcom produced by The Comedy Unit, written by Robert Florence and Iain Connell and broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The pilot episode aired on 16 September 2006 to much critical acclaim and positive reviews. The first series started on the September 7, 2007 with the pilot...	Happy Boab
2008	Videogaiden VideoGaiden VideoGaiden is a Scottish computer games television show broadcast by BBC Scotland. Its creators and presenters, Robert Florence and Ryan Macleod, are responsible for the internet-distributed videogaming show Consolevania, upon which the show is based...	CCTV Operator
	Rab C Nesbitt	BBC Security Guard
2010	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...	Various
	One Night In Emergency	Pharmacist
2011	River City River City River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...	Registrar

Films

Year	Title	Role
1998	Home	Troy
2004	Ae Fond Kiss... Ae Fond Kiss... Ae Fond Kiss... is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach, and starring Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle. The title is taken from a Scottish song by Robert Burns, the complete line being "Ae fond kiss, and then we sever..."-Plot:Casim Khan is a Glaswegian DJ of Pakistani origin...	Big Roddie
2007	It's a Free World... It's a Free World... It's a Free World... is a 2007 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. Laverty won the Golden Osella at the 2007 Venice Film Festival...	Andy
2009	Next Time Ned Next Time Ned Next Time Ned is a Scottish feature film, written and directed by Thomas McCue and starring Raymond Mearns. It featured Glasgow band San Sebastian on its soundtrack. The theme tune of "I belong to Glasgow" was recorded by Glasgow band Funkilicious. It was scheduled to be released in 2009...	Ned Randall

Web Series

Year	Title	Role
2011	Ghost Of Raymond Mearns	The "Real" Raymond Mearns

External links

• raymondmearns.com, the official Raymond Mearns website