Neil Rayment
| Neil Rayment | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neil Rayment 14 May 1970 Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor · goldsmith · television presenter |
| 📆 Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Portraying one of the Twins in The Matrix Reloaded |
| 👪 Relatives | Adrian Rayment (twin brother) |
Neil Rayment is an English actor and goldsmith.[1] He came to international notice alongside his identical twin, Adrian Rayment, for playing the ghost-like Twins—henchmen of the Merovingian—in The Matrix Reloaded (2003).[2]
Away from acting, Rayment established Neil Rayment Goldsmiths, a Cardiff-based studio where he designs and crafts jewellery—work. The studio was commissioned to create elements of the 2024 National Eisteddfod Crown.[3]
Early life and training
Rayment and his twin brother were born on 14 May 1970 in the Kent village of Minster-in-Thanet.[4] Leaving school at 16, Neil undertook formal training in silversmithing and jewellery design.[5]
Career
Acting
Rayment's screen career began with modelling and a music-video appearance for Iron Maiden and minor film roles, including a cameo in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).[4] In 2000 he and his brother joined the ITV home-improvement series Better Homes as on-screen carpenters nicknamed the “Handy Hunks”.[4]
The Wachowskis cast the siblings as the dreadlocked Twins in The Matrix Reloaded after an audition in Los Angeles; the role required extensive martial-arts and wire-stunt training.[2]
Subsequent screen appearances by Neil include the short film The Interrogation (2005), the independent feature Intergalactic Combat (2007) and the Welsh comedy A Bit of Tom Jones? (2009).[6] Neil’s last credited acting work was in 2015.[7]
Jewellery and business
Parallel to performing, Rayment continued goldsmithing, founding Neil Rayment Goldsmiths in Cardiff Bay in 1999.[1] The studio specializes in engagement rings, remodeling of heirloom pieces and ethically-sourced precious metals. Rayment’s workshop has hosted public demonstrations and provided props and settings for television productions filmed in Cardiff.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Guard (uncredited) | Feature film[4] |
| 2000 | Doctors | Gerry Bowers | Episode: “First Aid”[citation needed] |
| 2002 | iBrotha | Copland | Short film[citation needed] |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Twin #1 | Feature film[2] |
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Twin #1 (voice) | Video game[2] |
| 2005 | The Interrogation | Lionel | Short film[8] |
| 2007 | Intergalactic Combat | George Long | Feature film[citation needed] |
| 2009 | A Bit of Tom Jones? | Thompson | Feature film[citation needed] |
| 2011 | Casimir Effect | Cromwell Jackson | Feature film[citation needed] |
| 2015 | Dispossess | The Vicar | Television film[citation needed] |
Personal life
Rayment is based in Cardiff Bay, Wales, where his workshop doubles as a public studio and retail space.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Our Story". Neil Rayment Goldsmiths. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "What we learn from the Matrix Reloaded trailer". Entertainment Weekly. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Eisteddfod crown designer discusses her feelings of responsibility and excitement". Nation.Cymru. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Matrix squared". London Evening Standard. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Meet our team". Neil Rayment Goldsmiths. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Neil Rayment filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Whatever Happened to "The Matrix" Twins Neil and Adrian Rayment?". TVOvermind. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Interrogation (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Neil Rayment Goldsmiths – homepage". Neil Rayment Goldsmiths. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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