Ray Winstone Zemeckis' film "Beowulf". He then co-starred in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", which was released on 22 May 2008. He returned to television drama in "The Changeling" inspired "Compulsion", originally shown in May 2009. He next starred as Arjan van Diemen in the film "Tracker" with Temuera Morrison. Filmed in New Zealand, Tracker, which tells the story of an Afrikaner commando leader who emigrates to New Zealand after the Second Boer War, was premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. He also appeared in "44 Inch Chest" alongside John Hurt and Ian McShane. He also
Ray Winstone was increasingly drawn to the theatre, playing in "Hinkemann" in 1988, "Some Voices" in 1994 and "Dealer's Choice" and "Pale Horse" the following year. Winstone was asked to appear in "Mr Thomas", a play written by his friend and fellow Londoner Kathy Burke. The reviews were good, and led to Winstone being cast, alongside Burke, in Gary Oldman's drama "Nil By Mouth". He was widely lauded for his performance as an alcoholic wife-batterer, receiving a BAFTA nomination (17 years after his Best Newcomer award for "That Summer"). He continued to play "tough guy" roles in the likes of "Face" and