The Robin of Sherwood International fanclub can be reached by sending a SASE or IRC to Spirit of Sherwood, 1276 W. Marshall, Ferndale, Michigan 48220, USA or email ChrisRHood@aol.com

Will be conducting an Acting Masterclass at the Cinemagic World screen Festival for Young People 2002, in Belfast N.Ireland.

Has three children, Lois Winstone (born 1982), a singer with London-based hip-hop group Crack Village who also played his on-screen daughter in Last Orders and got a part in four episodes of "The Bill", Jaime Winstone (born 1985) also an actress with ambitions to be a director, and Ellie (born 2001).

Supports West Ham United Football Club

Ray and the late Robert Addie, with whom he starred on the TV Series Robin of Sherwood (1984), have both starred in movies about King Arthur. Robert Addie played Mordred in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981) and Ray plays Sir Bors in Antoine Fuqua's "King Arthur" (2004).

Is currently learning to ride a horse.

Made a voice appearance in a TV series based on "Ghostbusters". The original Ghostbusters had characters named Ray and Winston.

Starred in Nil By Mouth (Directed by Gary Oldman) and The War Zone (directed by Tim Roth). Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are good friends and these happen to be directorial debuts for both of them.

Son of a greengrocer.

Recently turned down a considerable amount of money to star in a big-budget police drama in the US because he didn't want to drag his family over to Baltimore for seven months of the year for five years - and he didn't want one-year-old Ellie to grow up with an American accent.