Ray Burdis (born August 23, 1958 in London) is a British actor, screenwriter and film producer.
An actor from adolescence, he starred in an episode of the classic BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son before he turned 16. He first came to real prominence when he took the part of cowardly inmate Eckersley in the controversial movie Scum in 1979. He had played the same role two years earlier in a BBC version of the story, although this was not transmitted for many years due to its nature, hence the cinematic re-make. He later had a small role in Gandhi.
Burdis, whose younger brother Mark was a teenage heart-throb in the early 1980s with a leading role in children's drama Grange Hill, then played a supporting role as Richard, a gay neighbour in Channel 4's shortlived sitcom "Dream Stuffing" in 1984 (which featured a theme song performed by the late Kirsty MacColl). After this, he played ambitious photographer Nick Tyler in the BBC comedy Three Up, Two Down. His character was the son and son-in-law respectively of the two lead characters, played by Michael Elphick and Angela Thorne.
Burdis has subsequently concentrated more on writing and producing. He was the producer of The Krays, the critically-acclaimed biopic of the East End gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, and also co-wrote and co-produced the movies Final Cut and Love, Honour and Obey. He also wrote, produced and starred in the television crime docu-comedy Operation Good Guys, which also featured his brother Mark.
