Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson
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 loves art and has a passion for water color painting.
Acted Movies
Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Matthew Kennedy,
Cast: Ana Cilas, Ben Miles, Emma Gojkovi?, Goran Kosti?, Jaz Hutchins, Kate Beckinsale, Ray Stevenson, Romina Tonkovi?, Rupert Friend, Saffron Burrows,
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Dario Scardapane,
Cast: Daniel de Bourg, Guy Pearce, Harold Torres, Liam Neeson, Mia Sanchez, Monica Bellucci, Natalie Anderson, Ray Fearon, Ray Stevenson, Taj Atwal,
Director: S. S. Rajamouli
Writers: S. S. Rajamouli,
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Alison Doody, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Olivia Morris, Ram Charan, Ray Stevenson, Samuthirakani, Shriya Saran, Twinkle Sharma,
Director: Neil Burger
Writers: Evan Daugherty,
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ray Stevenson, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Tony Goldwyn, Zoë Kravitz,
Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Paul Wernick,
Cast: Adrianne Palicki, Bruce Willis, D.J. Cotrona, Dwayne Johnson, Elodie Yung, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Byung-hun, Luke Bracey, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson,
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Zack Stentz,
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Colm Feore, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Natalie Portman, Ray Stevenson, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hiddleston,
Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Chris Henchy,
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Lindsay Sloane, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Natalie Zea, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell,
Director: Albert Hughes
Writers: Gary Whitta,
Cast: Denzel Washington, Evan Jones, Frances de la Tour, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals, Joe Pingue, Michael Gambon, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Tom Waits,
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: David Franzoni,
Cast: Clive Owen, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd, Joel Edgerton, Keira Knightley, Mads Mikkelsen, Ray Stevenson, Ray Winstone, Stephen Dillane, Til Schweiger,