Raff Law

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Raff Law
Born
Rafferty Law

1996 (age 27–28)
Education Bedales School
Occupation(s)Actor, Model, Musician
Years active2014–present
Parent(s) Jude Law, Sadie Frost
Relatives Iris Law (sister), Peter Law (grandfather) Natasha Law (aunt)

Rafferty "Raff" Law (born 1996) is an English model, musician and actor.

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Early life

Law attended Bedales School in Hampshire. He appeared in his first play aged five or six in a school production of Pinocchio. He also played Long John Silver in a production of Treasure Island. [1]

Career

Music

Law was in the band Outer Stella Overdrive with Kelvin Bueno, who was introduced to him by his sister Iris as “they had such similar taste in music”. The band expanded to include keyboardist Amin El Makkawi, and drummer Ruby Albarn, nephew of Damon Albarn. [2] The band released their debut single State Your Name, in 2018. [3] Law and Bueno would share lyric writing duties. [4] The band The released their debut EP Clout & Self Doubt in 2021. [5]

Model

Law walked for DKNY in 2014 whilst still a teenager. His first magazine cover was in 2016 for L’Officiel Hommes Netherlands. [6] Law walked for Dolce and Gabbana during Milan Fashion Week. [7] He has also worked with the likes of Missoma, Valentino, Mulberry and Brioni. [8]

Acting

He appears in The Hat, a 2020 short film starring Raff with his father Jude Law, which shot on an iPhone during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and has a musical score by Pete Townshend, and raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. [9] [10] The short won the Spirit Of The Festival Award at the Raindance Film Festival in November 2020. [11] It was the first time Raff and Jude had appeared on film together. [12]

Law appeared as Oliver Twist in the 2021 film Twist , a modern re-telling of the Dickens tale, with Michael Caine and Rita Ora. [13] [14] In April 2021 he was cast as Sgt. Ken Lemmons in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air as part of an ensemble cast including Austin Butler. [15]

Personal life

He is the son of actors Jude Law and Sadie Frost. He has a sister called Iris and a brother called Rudy. [16]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020The HatShort
2021 Twist Oliver Twist As Rafferty Law
2024 Masters of the Air Sgt. Ken LemmonsMiniseries, 2 episodes

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