Ray was born in the Southern General hospital in Glasgow. He then lived in Govan, Glasgow until the age of seven when he moved to London. His parents now live in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.
Was a member of the British Wushu Team. Holds a second degree black belt in Wushu and came in second place at the 1995 world championships. Has younger brother. He's left handed. He was en route to a martial arts exhibition when he got the cell phone call from producer Rick McCallum that he gotten the part of Darth Maul. He was so shocked and excited that had to pull over. His first real speaking part came in X-Men in the part of Toad. Although his character Darth Maul briefly spoke in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, his voice was dubbed over with that of actor Peter Serafinowicz. 15th-17th April 2005 - Attended the Wellington Armaggeddon Pulp Expo Convention in New Zealand as the special Star Wars guest. In X-Men, both he and Shawn Ashmore play characters originally voiced by Frank Welker.