Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Ray Winstone Says He Confronted Director Over Alleged Groping
Ray Winstone described an incident from earlier in his acting career.
He said a director touched a female actor inappropriately while showing her how to perform a scene.
Winstone said he told the director not to do it.
He explained that people on film sets sometimes dealt with bad behavior themselves in the past.
He said this could include telling someone off or even hitting them.
Winstone did not say who the director or actor was.
He also said film sets are different today.
Winstone is returning to play Bobby Glass in The Gentlemen.
Ray Winstone said he confronted an unnamed director after witnessing him grope a female actor on set.
Winstone said the director was demonstrating a scene but instead abused his power and took advantage of the actor.
He said the incident was handled informally, including through confrontations or physical punishment on film sets at the time.
Winstone did not identify the director or the actor, and gave no details about when or where the incident occurred.
The actor is due to return as Bobby Glass in the second season of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen.
- Who
- Actor Ray Winstone, an unnamed director, and an unnamed female actor.
- What
- Winstone said he confronted the director after witnessing what he described as groping on a film set.
- When
- The incident occurred earlier in Winstone’s career; the exact date was not specified.
- Where
- On an unnamed film set; the specific location was not provided.
- Why
- Winstone said the director abused his power and took advantage of the female actor.
- Actor
- Ray Winstone
- Director identified
- No; Winstone did not name the director.
- Actor involved
- The female actor was not identified.
- Source interview
- The Times of London
- Upcoming role
- Bobby Glass in season two of The Gentlemen
- Series platform
- Netflix
- Series renewal
- The Gentlemen has been renewed for a third season.