Raymond Mearns

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.

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

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

TV shows

Year	Title	Role
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

Year	Title	Role
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

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

Podcasts

Year	Title	Role
2024-present	Glesga Da Podcast	Co-host

External links

• raymondmearns.com, the official Raymond Mearns website