Raymond Mearns

Scottish actor

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Raymond Mearns

Birth name| Raymond Mearns
Born| Scotland
Nationality| Scottish
Years active| 1989–present
Notable works and roles| Legit
Ae Fond Kiss...
It's a Free World...
Home
Website| http://www.raymondmearns.com

Raymond Mearns is a Scottish actor and comedian from Glasgow’s Possilpark 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..., directed by Ken Loach. He features prominently as a variety of characters in the Scottish-BAFTA winning sketch comedy show Limmy's Show. 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.

Mearns has 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.

## Works

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### TV shows

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Year | Title | Role

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2002 | Live Floor Show  | Guest Comedian
2006 | Rebus \- A Question of Blood | Scuzzy Hotel Manager
2007 | Legit | Happy Boab
2008 | Videogaiden | CCTV Operator
Rab C. Nesbitt | BBC Security Guard
2010 | Limmy's Show | Various
One Night In Emergency | Pharmacist
2011 | River City | Registrar

### Movie

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Year | Title | Role

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1998 | Home  | Troy
2004 | Ae Fond Kiss... | Big Roddie
2007 | It's a Free World... | Andy
2009 | Next Time Ned | Ned Randall
2020 | Limbo | Mike
2024 | Sharp Instinct: Volume II | David Wainwright

### Web series

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Year | Title | Role

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2011 | Ghost Of Raymond Mearns | The "Real" Raymond Mearns

### Podcasts

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Year | Title | Role

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2024-present | Glesga Da Podcast  | Co-host

## External links

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* raymondmearns.com, the official Raymond Mearns website

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* Germany

People|

* Deutsche Biographie

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