A homeless man who turned around his life after becoming a film star has been reported missing.
Raymond Emanuel, 56, was spotted on the street and invited to appear in Guy Ritchie's new Sherlock Holmes film, where he appeared alongside Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law.
But friends reported him missing to the police after he had not been seen at his home in Didsbury, South Manchester, since last Thursday.
One friend is worried he may be back on the streets: “He said was going to meet his agent on Thursday and never returned. I've not seen him since."
Mr Emanuel’s rise to fame came after he was spotted by a talent scout for Guy Ritchie while at the cinema.
He capitalised on this by moving into his own home and acquiring an agent to seek out more acting roles.
Mr Emanuel, who was rumoured to be on the verge of landing another film role, remarked of his good fortune: "I'm very lucky. I was just in the right place at the right time.”