Raymond (played by Ewan McGregor) is a protagonist in Raymond & Ray.
Raymond is Harris's son and Ray's half-brother, working a dull office job while going through a divorce. He brings Ray the news of their father's death and persuades him to attend the funeral. Overwhelmed by childhood abuse, Raymond takes a gun and shoots Harris's coffin before finding comfort with Lucia. Ray (played by Ethan Hawke) is a protagonist in Raymond & Ray.
Ray is a recovering heroin addict and former jazz trumpeter who has avoided his family for nearly five years. He reluctantly attends Harris's funeral with Raymond, confronts the damage caused by their father, reconnects with his trumpet, and begins bonding with Kiera through music and conversation. Lucia (played by Maribel Verdú) appears in Raymond & Ray.
Lucia is Harris's nurse and lover, who cared for him near the end of his life. She gives Raymond and Ray belongings left by Harris, reveals that Simon is also their brother, and supports Raymond after his breakdown at the grave. She later becomes intimate with Raymond and offers him temporary companionship. Kiera (played by Sophie Okonedo) appears in Raymond & Ray.
Kiera helped Harris during his final days in the hospital and tells Ray about the instrumental music Harris used to calm himself. Ray invites her to the funeral, and they later connect at a bar before she takes him to a jazz club, where he plays his trumpet and she invites him to leave with her. Mendez (played by Oscar Nuñez) appears in Raymond & Ray.
Reverend West (played by Vondie Curtis-Hall) appears in Raymond & Ray.
Reverend West presides over Harris's funeral and speaks with Ray while the grave is being dug. He asks Raymond to say a few words, then gives each brother a letter from Harris after the burial, helping deliver the father's final messages to his sons. Mendez's Wife (played by Angela Deiss) appears in Raymond & Ray.
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Characters
Raymond
(played by Ewan McGregor) — protagonist
Raymond is Harris's son and Ray's half-brother, working a dull office job while going through a divorce. He brings Ray the news of their father's death and persuades him to attend the funeral. Overwhe...
Ray
(played by Ethan Hawke) — protagonist
Ray is a recovering heroin addict and former jazz trumpeter who has avoided his family for nearly five years. He reluctantly attends Harris's funeral with Raymond, confronts the damage caused by their...
Lucia
(played by Maribel Verdú) — supporting
Lucia is Harris's nurse and lover, who cared for him near the end of his life. She gives Raymond and Ray belongings left by Harris, reveals that Simon is also their brother, and supports Raymond after...
Kiera
(played by Sophie Okonedo) — supporting
Kiera helped Harris during his final days in the hospital and tells Ray about the instrumental music Harris used to calm himself. Ray invites her to the funeral, and they later connect at a bar before...
Mendez
(played by Oscar Nuñez) — supporting
Reverend West
(played by Vondie Curtis-Hall) — supporting
Reverend West presides over Harris's funeral and speaks with Ray while the grave is being dug. He asks Raymond to say a few words, then gives each brother a letter from Harris after the burial, helpin...
Mendez's Wife
(played by Angela Deiss) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Mendez's Wife → Mendez
(wife)
Raymond → Reverend West
(Professional Funeral Participant)
Reverend West asks Raymond to say a few words after the father is laid to rest, and later gives each brother a letter.
Raymond → Lucia
(Romantic Partners)
Raymond goes home with Lucia after the funeral, they kiss, and they later have sex after Lucia locks the door.
Raymond → Ray
(Family Half-Brother)
Raymond tells Ray that their father has died and asks him to attend the funeral. The brothers have not seen each other for nearly five years because o...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Ray → Reverend West
(Social Spiritual Confidant)
While digging the grave, Ray converses with Reverend West about his father's spirituality.
Ray → Kiera
(Social Developing Connection)
Ray meets Kiera at the mourning, discusses his late wife's funeral with her, and later bonds with her at a bar.
Story Analysis
Two estranged brothers confront abuse, inheritance, identity, and forgiveness during their father's funeral.
