From the humble East End to the glitz of the BAFTAS, Ray Winstone is nowegarded as one of the foremost actors of his generation and the ultimatecreen hard man. But there's much more to Ray's on-screen tough-guy image,nd his path to the top has been anything but plain sailing. He was everynch the rebel in his youth and was even a London schoolboy boxing champion;ut he always had an affinity for acting. Deciding to pursue his dreamhrough drama school, he soon found himself an outsider and was expelled. Bute managed to blag his way into an audition for what would prove to be hisig break - his cocky, aggressive boxer's gait making him perfect for theead in Alan Clarke's Scum. Going on to both small - and big-screen success,s well as in the theatre, Ray really cemented his place in the pantheon ofritish acting greats with his breathtaking performance in Nil By Mouth,hich earned him a BAFTA nomination. His subsequent roles, in the likes of "exy Beast and Ripley's Game", won him plaudits and continued his traditionf portraying tough, uncompromising men.;But every tough guy has a heart, and
