Layne Redman

Layne Redman
Layne Redman at the Emperor 1688 Exhibition, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dubai
Born	21 March West Middlesex Hospital, West London, England, UK
Residence	Dubai
Nationality	British
Occupation	Broadcaster, writer, actor, MC
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Presenting: Out and About and World of Sports (TV Series) on Dubai One
Height	6ft 1in (1.87m)

Layne Redman is a British television presenter, writer and actor. He currently lives and works in Dubai for English-language television channel Dubai One presenting Out & About.

Redman was born in Isleworth, West London, to Afro-Caribbean parents and has two younger brothers. His mother is a singer who now lives in Jamaica.

He was brought up on the Green Dragon estate and educated at Green Dragon Primary School in Brentford and then onto the Isleworth and Syon School where he gained 7 GCSEs and played left-wing for the school rugby team.

He spent a small part of his youth living in the USA in Boston and New York City and spent a lot of time in St. James, Barbados, as a child.

Redman later returned to the UK where he acted in theatre at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with his mother as a part of the Black Theatre Co-operative now known as the Nitro Theatre Company that was formed in 1979 to give opportunities to black actors, singers, writers and directors and since then has been a primary force in the development of black theatre in the UK. The founding members were the cast of No Problem! a Channel 4 sitcom, Redman went on to be a backing dancer making appearances on stage and TV around the UK before studying business & finance at West Thames College, but still pursed a career in the performing arts as an actor and professional dancer.

In 2002 Redman moved permanently to Dubai where he worked as an executive assistant for sports marketing agency, Proactive Sports Management, the same agency that looked after footballer Wayne Rooney where he was in training to be a sports agent. This was followed by a stint with Essentially Sports Management, the group that use to manage F1 driver Jenson Button and then on to Emaar Properties as part of the founding management team of their sports and fitness brand Hayya!