Ray Shell (born 22 September 1951)[1] is an American film, TV and stage actor, as well as an author, singer, director and producer.
Described in a cover blurb by Maya Angelou as "a powerhouse",[4] Iced tells the story of an upper-middle-class black American man destroying himself with crack-cocaine.
[7] In summer 2011, Shell was the performance coach for Adrian Grant's Respect La Diva starring Sheila Ferguson, Zoe Birkett, Katy Satterfield, Denise Pearson and Andy Abraham.
In winter 2011, Shell was James Earl Jones's understudy for in the London West End production of Driving Miss Daisy, starring Boyd Gaines and Vanessa Redgrave in the title role.
He also appeared as Bill Devaney in the newly created West End musical The Bodyguard, based on the movie of the same name.