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Ray Stevenson

Ray Stevenson

Known for ActingBorn 1964-05-25Died 2023-05-21Lisburn, Northern Ireland, UK
Ray Stevenson (May 25, 1964 – May 21, 2023) was a film, TV and stage actor. He moved with his family to Lemington, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England in 1972 at the age of eight, and later to Cramlington, Northumberland, where he was raised. The second of three sons of a Royal Air Force pilot father and an Irish mother, As a child he dreamed to become an actor, but he also thought that dream was impossible. So he pursued his other love, art, and went to art school instead. He was an interior designer with an architectural firm in London when he at 25 decided to try out acting. Eventually he attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating at the age of 29. At the beginning of 90s, he began his career on films. He did a few TV films, one of them being The Return of the Native (1994), where he appeared opposite Clive Owen, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Steven Mackintosh. He also filmed The Theory of Flight (1998) Greenwich Mean Time (1999), Green-Eyed Monster (2001) (TV) and a lot of TV guest roles in series. Finally, he made a international breakout with King Arthur (2004), as quiet, but loyal knight Dagonet, again with Clive Owen (who played Arthur), Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Ray Winstone and Stellan Skarsgard. After a few more TV films, Stevenson's popularity stared to rise by each film. But, the real fame comes with HBO's "Rome" (2005 - 2007), as funny, but heroically fearless legionary Titus Pullo, opposite Kevin McKidd. Another two well-known roles were in action horror Outpost (2008) and as comic book dark hero The Punisher / Frank Castle in extremely violent Punisher: War Zone (2008), opposite Dominic West (Jigsaw), Doug Hutchison, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight (Microchip), Dash Mihok (Det. Marin Soap) and Julie Benz. To mention that Stevenson also worked on stage. He played the part of Christ in the York Mystery Plays in 2000 at York Minster. In 2001 he took the part of Roger in the play Mouth to Mouth by Kevin Elyot, at the Albery Theatre in London with Lindsay Duncan and Michael Maloney. His most well-known part was perhaps that of the Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster with Janet McTeer at the Royal National Theatre in 2003. Stevenson and his girlfriend Elisabetta Carccia have a son Sebastiano Derek Stevenson, who was born in 2007. Besides acting, he loved art and had a passion for water color painting.Read more

Movies & web series

Star Wars: The Clone Wars8.5
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 · Series

Dexter8.2
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Dexter

2006 · Series

Rome8.2
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Rome

2005 · Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame8.8
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Series

Vikings8.1
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Vikings

2013 · Series

The Tide of Life8.0
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The Tide of Life

1996 · Series

RRR7.7
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RRR

2022 · Movie

Star Wars Rebels7.7
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Star Wars Rebels

2014 · Series

Black Sails7.6
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Black Sails

2014 · Series

Thor: Ragnarok7.6
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Thor: Ragnarok

2017 · Movie

The Spanish Princess7.5
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The Spanish Princess

2019 · Series

Ahsoka7.4
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Ahsoka

2023 · Series

Murphy's Law7.6
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Murphy's Law

2001 · Series

Waking the Dead7.2
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Waking the Dead

2001 · Series

Das Boot7.0
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Das Boot

2018 · Series

Thor: From Asgard to Earth7.0
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Thor: From Asgard to Earth

2011 · Movie

Reef Break6.9
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Reef Break

2019 · Series

Divergent6.9
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Divergent

2014 · Movie

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
7.0
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Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

2004 · Movie

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday6.8
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

2022 · Movie

Memory6.7
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Memory

2022 · Movie

The Dwelling Place7.0
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The Dwelling Place

1994 · Series

Thor6.8
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Thor

2011 · Movie

The Book of Eli6.8
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The Book of Eli

2010 · Movie

Kill the Irishman6.8
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Kill the Irishman

2011 · Movie

Crossing Lines6.7
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Crossing Lines

2013 · Series

Thor: The Dark World6.5
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Thor: The Dark World

2013 · Movie

The Bill6.8
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The Bill

1984 · Series

Saints & Strangers6.4
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Saints & Strangers

2015 · Series

Insurgent6.4
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Insurgent

2015 · Movie

At Home with the Braithwaites6.5
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At Home with the Braithwaites

2000 · Series

Accident Man6.3
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Accident Man

2018 · Movie

Cold Skin6.3
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Cold Skin

2017 · Movie

Canary Black6.2
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Canary Black

2024 · Movie

Peak Practice6.5
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Peak Practice

1993 · Series

The Other Guys6.3
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The Other Guys

2010 · Movie

King Arthur6.3
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King Arthur

2004 · Movie

The Theory of Flight6.3
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The Theory of Flight

1999 · Movie

Final Score6.1
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Final Score

2018 · Movie

Allegiant6.1
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Allegiant

2016 · Movie

The Return of the Native6.3
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The Return of the Native

1994 · Movie

Rellik6.0
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Rellik

2017 · Series

Punisher: War Zone5.9
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Punisher: War Zone

2008 · Movie

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant5.9
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009 · Movie

Outpost5.9
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Outpost

2008 · Movie

The Three Musketeers5.8
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The Three Musketeers

2011 · Movie

Jayne Mansfield's Car5.7
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Jayne Mansfield's Car

2013 · Movie

G.I. Joe: Retaliation5.7
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013 · Movie