Actor Ray Stevenson, known for movies including 'Thor' and 'Kill the Irishman' has passed away at the age of 58.
No further details including his cause of death have been revealed.
Another movie of his was the 2011 film 'The Three Musketeers.'
He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on May 25th, 1964 on a British Army base. His father was a pilot for the UK Royal Air Force.
He has always wanted to be an actor growing up, but didn't believe it would be possible.
He took a shot when he was 25 years old when he was working as an interior designer in London. He chose to attend the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England, graduating when he was 29 years old.
One of his earliest appearances was a rom-com called 'The Theory of Flight' in 1998. He also appeared in the drama 'G:MT Greenwich Mean Time' in 1999, and the film 'Green-Eyed Monster' in 2001.
In the 2004 adaptation of 'King Arthur,' he played a loyal knight named Dagonet, who was one of the Knights of the Round Table. He starred alongside Keira Knightley and Clive Owen.
He was also in the HBO series 'Rome' from 2005 to 2007, which chronicles the lives of two Roman soldiers.
“At that time I realized what it was to get out of your own way and trust your instincts, and trust that a lot of your work has been done subconsciously and silently."
“And also focusing on the career I’m having rather than the career I should be having; it’s this moment now and that’s all that matters — this moment, this production, the actors around me, the director I’m working with. It’s where my life completely changed.”
He was The Punisher in Marvel film 'Punisher: War Zone.'
He was nominated for a Saturn Award in 2013 for best guest performance in the TV series 'Dexter' where he played Isaak Sirko in the seventh season.
He voiced the role of Gar Saxon in the 2020 series 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars.'
He married Ruth Gemmell in 1997, divorcing in 2005.
He began dating Elisabetta Caraccia later in life. The shared a son together, Sebastiano Derek Stevenson, who was born in 2007.
It was reported he was meant to star in three upcoming films, 'Cassino in Ischia,' directed by Frank Ciota, '1242: Gateway to the West' and 'Star Wars: Ashoka.'
The latter two are both in post-production and set to debut this year.
He was fortunate enough to replace Kevin Spacey in 'Gateway to the West.'
In his spare time, he also loved watercolor painting and art.
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