Raymond Mearns
Actor · Scotland, UK
Raymond Mearns is a Scottish actor and comedian 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..., which were both directed by award-winning Ken Loach. 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 23 December 2008. He also starred in Next Time Ned.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Scotland, UK
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Raymond Mearns' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Raymond Mearns' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Raymond Mearns' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Organist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Limbo(2020)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Mug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Doors Open(2012)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Tumult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Comedy Blaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Illusionist(2010)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Limmy's Show! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Next Time Ned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
It's a Free World...(2007)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Fond Kiss(2004)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1998 to 2025; peak year 2009.
Film career
Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2004Screen debut· Ae Fond Kiss...
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Raymond Mearns' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Raymond Mearns work with?
People who share at least 2 of Raymond Mearns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Loach shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Ken LoachShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Loach
Writers
- Paul LavertyShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Laverty
Composers and editors
- George FentonShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with George Fenton
- Jonathan MorrisShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Morris
Producers
- Rebecca O'BrienShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca O'Brien
- Ulrich FelsbergShared titles: It's a Free World... (2007), A Fond Kiss (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Ulrich Felsberg
