Production for her first film is set to start in early August. Raye at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at Dolby Theatre on March 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores/Billboard Trending on Billboard Baby, where the hell is her Oscar? Billboard ‘s May 2026 cover star RAYE has been cast in new crime thriller Lineage by filmmaker Yann Demange ( Top Boy , ’71 ). The British singer-songwriter will star opposite French actors Dali Benssalah, Adam Bessa and Isabelle Huppert in the upcoming film , Variety reports. Though RAYE has previously made a cameo as herself in the 2025 Netflix limited series Black Rabbit , Lineage will be the star’s acting debut. Based on a story written by Demange and penned for the big screen by Edna Walsh, Lineage takes place in modern-day London and follows Tariq, a father looking to rebuild his life after being released from prison. Production for the movie is set to begin in August in London.…