Ray Winstone Biography

Ray Winstone Biography

If you think of British actors who play stereotypical hard men then would have to be near the top of your list having played some memorable hard men both on TV and in the movies. But there is another side to Ray Winstone, the proud Brit and family man who is fiercely protective of both. Much of which is admirably covered in Nigel Goodall's biography "Ray WinstoneRay Winstone: The Biography" although sadly it didn't live up to my expectations when it came to delving into Ray Winstone's life away from the camera covering biographical staples such as childhood, family and relationships. That's not to say it does mention his childhood or family but for the most "Ray Winstone: The Biography" is a book which focuses more on his career in front of the camera going into incredible depth on his TV appearances and movies.

As you would expect from a biography "Ray Winstone: The Biography" follows Winstone's life from childhood although it starts with an opening chapter which delivers us an insight into where his life was when Goodall wrote the book. It has to be said that what follows is a very restrained look at Ray Winstone's life covering his East End childhood, his fanatical passion for football and so on through to becoming an actor both on the small and big screen. I say it feels restrained because it appears that Winstone is a very private man and doesn't go into depth about his personal life, almost skipping over anything from his past such as money issues which isn't pleasant. As such you don't feel like you are ever getting to know Winstone and it maybe that he thinks of himself as an uninteresting, average guy with nothing really special about him.