Ray Fearon

Personal context

Summary

Ray Fearon is a British stage and screen actor known for a decade of work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Othello and Pericles, and for roles in Coronation Street, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Fleabag. His stage and screen work ranges from Shakespeare and classical drama to crime stories and comedy. Discussing Othello in 1999, he said the play addressed racial issues that remained present after the murder of Stephen Lawrence. In a 2018 interview, he criticized Donald Trump’s actions and anti-immigrant rhetoric, saying it gave a voice to far-right groups; no public advocacy roles or affiliations on identity or DEI causes are on record.