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Ray Stevenson had an extensive and diverse career, starring in major franchises like Star Wars and the MCU, as well as critically acclaimed TV shows and films. Stevenson's ability to balance intimidating action characters with charm and humor made each of his performances stand out. Despite his untimely passing, Stevenson leaves behind an incredible legacy of performances, and viewers should feel fortunate to have witnessed his talent.

The late, great Ray Stevenson may be best known for his work on Rome, but his vaunted career extends far past that one role. The British Stevenson first appeared on-screen in the 1993 TV series, A Woman's Guide to Adultery where he plays an unnamed journalist. A host of smaller TV roles followed until his first feature film debut in 1998's The Theory of Flight, where he played a gigolo and had a scene opposite Helena Bonham Carter. Stevenson's career continued to soar,...

Ray Stevenson, a versatile actor known for genre fare such as Punisher: War Zone, the Thor movies, HBO’s Rome and much, much more, has died. He was 58.

Born George Raymond Stevenson on May 25, 1964, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he harbored acting ambitions from an early age. He enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, from where he eventually obtained his graduate degree.

From there, he kicked off a career in British and European TV, starting with 1993’s A Woman’s Guide To Adultery, in which he had a small role as a journalist. He racked up credits in a number of TV series well known to audiences, including Peak Practice, Holby City and The Bill.

But on the small screen, his true big break was HBO’s Rome, in which he played the cheery, violent Titus Pollo. It raised his profile, and he began to score bigger parts both on TV and the big screen.

Bizarre yarn with the ring of truth, paying tribute to the A303 and James Bond's switch from dry martinis to Heineken

✒The story told by Jeremy Hunt – that his special adviser was leaking information to the Murdochs, giving them every detail of his plans for the BSkyB bid without his knowledge is, clearly, bizarre. But one element of the yarn did ring true. Public relations people usually live in a fantasy world of their own.

Frédéric Michel, the man employed by News Corp to link with Hunt's office, sounded like so many of the PR people I've met. Everything is wildly exaggerated. "X is really on board with us on this" means "I have spoken at a party to X and he didn't reply with a screed of abuse." "We're going to do a media blitz, starting with Newsnight and The One Show" means "I have phoned a junior researcher on both those programmes.