TV & Film Development Exec and Executive Producer, Consultant, Creative Director and published Photographer with over 15 years of experience in visual arts and culture.
Known for collaborating with world-renowned talent in-front and behind the camera, including casting director Kharmel Cochrane (known for Saltburn, John Wick 4), actor Emma D’Arcy (known for House of Dragons) cinematographer Robbie Ryan (known for Poor Things, American Honey, The Favourite), editor Paul Watts (known for The Zone of Interest, Under the Skin), actor Samuel Adewunmi (known for The Last Tree, Queenie), supermodel Bella Hadid, renowed photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch, fashion icon Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes, make-up Artist Dame Pat McGrath and fashion legend Steven Meisel.
EP and Producer credits include sci-fi drama mini-series BETH (Channel 4), showrunner of black-british comedy series THE CULTURE CAPSULE (BET UK / Viacom / Paramount) as well as acclaimed short films as the Oscar-longlisted THE TALENT with Emma D’arcy, and the BIFA-longlisted OBA with Samuel Adewunmi and BIFA-longlisted MY BRUDDA starring Junior Afolabi Salokun.
Driven by a passion for compelling storytelling, nuanced representation and collaboration, Ray founded Common Interest Films in 2024. Common Interest Films has quickly developed a wide slate of culturally significant original IP, across both documentary and narrative. Common Interest Films is committed to aiding shape the future of visual storytelling by working with both emerging and established writers, filmmakers, musicians, and visual artists from underrepresented backgrounds. Common Interest Films currently has projects in development, pre-production and post-production.