Background
Fearon was born in London, England, the son of West Indian parents, with 7 brothers and sisters.
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Ray Fearon
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He was a promising junior tennis player in his early teens. After studying drama at Rose Bruford College of speech and drama, Fearon went on to make his reputation as a stage actor, working at Liverpool"s Everyman. Manchester Contact; Manchester Royal Exchange.
Oxford Playhouse.
Barn, Kent. The Almeida. The Crucible, Sheffield. The Donmar Warehouse.
The Royal Shakespeare s in Stratford and the National.
His early theatre work in London included Hugo/Frederick in Ring Round the Moon at the Lilian Baylis. The title role in The Invisible Manitoba (his one-man show) at the Bridewell.
And Pierre in Venice Preserv"d at the Almeida. Fearon was directed by Attenborough also as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Society of Chemistry , Swan, 1997) alongside Zoe Waites as Juliet.
In 2003 he made a notable Oberon in A Midsummer Night"s Dream at Sheffield"s Crucible.
In 2004 he appeared in as Jean Kiyabe in World Music by Steve Waters at the Donmar Warehouse, and in the same year at the National as Mark in Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads by Roy Williams. His performance was broadcast to cinemas on 20 July as part of National Live. Television, film and radio Fearon played Nathan Harding in Coronation Street and appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone (as Firenze the centaur).
He had a minor role as a sentry in Kenneth Branagh"s film version of Hamlet.
He was in the 2006 series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by Camilla Dallerup, and was voted out in week 6. He also appeared as a fictionalised version of historical figure Carlo de" Medici on the Starz series Da Vinci"s Demons.
In the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 2003 radio adaptation of His Dark Materials, Fearon appeared as the narrator and as the angel Balthamos.
