Ray Stevenson
George Raymond "Ray" Stevenson (born May 25, 1964 in Lisburn , Northern Ireland ) is a British actor .
Life
Ray Stevenson is the son of a British Air Force pilot and an Irish mother. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne . He started out as an interior designer before studying acting at Bristol Old Vic Theater School at the age of 27 .
Stevenson plays mainly in television series and films, but also as a supporting actor in movies such as King Arthur . His breakthrough as an actor came with the lead role of Titus Pullo in the television series Rome . In Punisher: War Zone , which in 2008 published Marvel - comic film version, he took on the titular role of the Punisher . The film flopped in the United States and was therefore released directly on DVD in Germany. Despite the failure, he got another role in a Marvel film in 2011, in Thor he embodied the role of Volstagg as well as in the sequels Thor - The Dark Kingdom and Thor: Day of Decision .
In 2011 Stevenson played the musketeer Porthos in The Three Musketeers . In April 2012, Stevenson got a recurring role in the seventh season of the thriller series Dexter . Stevenson played the role of Blackbeard in the third and fourth seasons of Black Sails in 2016 .
Stevenson was married to actress Ruth Gemmell from 1997 and divorced in 2005. Stevenson has two sons (* 2007 and * 2011) with his current girlfriend, an Italian anthropologist, whom he met while filming in Rome.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: The Return of the Native (TV movie)
- 1998: Of Flying and Other Dreams (The Theory of Flight)
- 2004: King Arthur
- 2005–2007: Rom ( Rome , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2007: Outpost - Born to Fight (Outpost)
- 2008: Punisher: War Zone
- 2009: Midnight Circus - Welcome to the World of Vampires (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant)
- 2010: The Book of Eli
- 2010: The Other Guys (The Other Guys)
- 2011: Bulletproof Gangster (Kill the Irishman)
- 2011: Thor
- 2011: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 2012: Jayne Mansfield's Car
- 2012: Dexter (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2013: GI Joe - The Reckoning (GI Joe: Retaliation)
- 2013: Thor - The Dark Kingdom (Thor: The Dark World)
- 2014: The Destiny - Divergent (Divergent)
- 2014: Crossing Lines (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2014: Big Game - The Hunt Begins (Big Game)
- 2015: Determination - Insurgent (The Divergent Series: Insurgent)
- 2015: The Transporter Refueled (Le Transporteur: Héritage)
- 2016: Black Sails (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2016: Determination - Allegiant (The Divergent Series: Allegiant)
- 2017: Thor: Decision Day (Thor: Ragnarok)
- 2017: Cold Skin - Isle of Creatures (Cold Skin)
- 2017: Rellik (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2018: Accident Man
- 2018: Final Score
- 2019: Reef Break (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2020: Vikings (TV series)
Web links
- Ray Stevenson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b April 24, 2012 10:59 AM PDT Dexter Exclusive: Rome's Ray Stevenson Joins Cast - Is He Season 7′s Big Bad?
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stevenson, Ray |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stevenson, George Raymond (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisburn , Northern Ireland, UK |