British actor Ray Stevenson dead At 58 years old, however, this was learned on Monday, May 22, according to the portal. TMZThe artist’s death came the previous day, on May 21, while filming on the Italian island of Ischia.
according to the newspaper RepublicOn Saturday, May 20, Stevenson was hospitalized for poor health, after which his condition deteriorated.
“Death occurred at the Rizzoli hospital on the island. Stevenson filmed several days at Cassino in Ischia, directed by Frank Chiota, which also starred Hugo Digero. He fell ill on Saturday afternoon and had to be hospitalized.
The condition of the actor, who was already very difficult at the time of his hospitalization, worsened, and he died soon, ”the publication says.
Other details were not given. Stevenson didn’t live a few days before his 59th birthday – he was born on May 25, 1964 in Northern Ireland.
At the age of 8 he moved with his family to Leamington (Newcastle upon Tyne), then to Cramlington (Northumberland), where he spent his entire childhood. Ray is the middle of three sons of an RAF pilot and an Irish mother. She dreamed of becoming an actress since childhood, but she also believed that it was unattainable.
Stevenson entered the film industry in 1993 and appeared in several television episodes before appearing in the 1998 film Flight Theory.
He took part in projects such as The Book of Eli, Rome, The Other Guys and Kill the Irishman. And he landed the role of Volstagg in Marvel’s Thor in 2011, and later appeared in two more sequels, Thor: The Dark World in 2013 and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.
Ray has also appeared in Divergent, 9 episodes of Dexter, GI Joe: Retaliation, Black Sails and Crossing the Line. He also recently played Scott Buxton in India’s hit movie RRR.
“Star Wars fans will remember that Ray voiced the character of Gar Saxon in Rebels and The Clone Wars. She also played one of the roles in the TV series Ahsoka, which will premiere later this year,” writes TMZ.
In Ahsoka, Stevenson had a hostile role, namely the role of a former imperial admiral, which la Repubblica clarifies.
Stevenson was married to actress Ruth Gemmell from 1997 to 2005. He is in a relationship with Italian anthropologist Elisabetta Caraccia, known for shooting the TV series “Roma” since 2005 – they have three children: Sebastiano Derek, Leonardo George and Lodovico.