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Ayries “Ray” Shell is a Film, TV and stage actor, as well as an author, director and producer.

His performance theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, Dancin’ in the Street, Gone with the Wind, Disney’s The Lion King, Hair, Been So Long (Young Vic), as well as the original West End production of The Bodyguard.

Ray’s acclaimed debut novel Iced was originally published by HarperCollins and toured internationally. Producer and director Lee Daniels (The Butler, Precious) currently has Film/TV rights to Iced under option. The screenplay was written by Oscar nominated Menno Meyjes (Indiana Jones, The Color Purple).

Iced

Iced takes the form of a diary written by Cornelius, a Black American hooked on crack. The diary charts both his grim present and the upheavals of his past – during his life he has moved from New York to Boston and then back via North Carolina, encountering a host of exciting and terrifying characters.