{"id":575629,"date":"2023-05-22T20:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-war-zone-rrr-actor-was-58\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T20:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:17:36","slug":"ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-war-zone-rrr-actor-was-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-war-zone-rrr-actor-was-58\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ray Stevenson Dead: ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ Actor Was 58"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who starred in films like \u201cPunisher: War Zone,\u201d \u201cKing Arthur,\u201d the \u201cThor\u201d films and shows like HBO\u2019s \u201cRome\u201d and the upcoming \u201cAhsoka\u201d series<\/a>,\u201d died on Sunday in Italy, Variety<\/em> has confirmed with his publicist. He was 58.<\/p>\n

\n No cause of death was available.<\/p>\n

\n Born in Northern Ireland on May 25, 1964, Stevenson began his career app<\/a>earing on TV shows in the 1990s then began landing action roles in Hollywood films starting in the 2000s. His first major film role came in Antoine Fuqua\u2019s 2004\u2019s adventure movie \u201cKing Arthur,\u201d where he played Dagonet, one of the Knights of the Round Table. In the film, his character sacrifices himself in battle to help Arthur (Clive Owen) and his brotherhood of warriors.<\/p>\n

\n In 2008, Stevenson landed a starring role in the Marvel film, \u201cPunisher: War Zone,\u201d where he played the titular mercenary, aka Frank Castle. The film was distributed by Lionsgate in North America, before Disney acquired the rights to the Marvel universe and later re-introduced the character in the Netflix series \u201cDaredevil.\u201d Stevenson was the third actor to portray the Punisher on screen. Dolph Lundgren first played the vigilante in a straight-to-video release in 1989, followed by Thomas Jane in 2004\u2019s R-rated \u201cPunisher.\u201d \u201cWar Zone\u201d was a PG-13 reboot of the series, but it fizzled at the box office after earning $10.1 million from a $35 million budget. Jon Bernthal later took up the mantle in Netflix\u2019s \u201cDaredevil\u201d and \u201cThe Punisher\u201d shows.<\/p>\n

\n In the 2010s, Stevenson appeared in action movies like \u201cThe Book of Eli,\u201d \u201cG.I. Joe: Retaliation,\u201d \u201cThe Three Musketeers\u201d and franchises like Marvel\u2019s \u201cThor\u201d and Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cDivergent\u201d adaptation. In his second Marvel outing, Stevenson played the Asgardian hero Volstagg, one of the Warriors Three who were allies to Chris Hemsworth\u2019s Thor. He apeared in the first three \u201cThor\u201d movies before being struck down by Cate Blanchett\u2019s villain Hela in \u201cThor: Ragnarok.\u201d In the \u201cDivergent\u201d series, Stevenson played Marcus Eaton, the city council leader of the Abnegation faction and father of Four (Theo James). <\/p>\n

\n Recently, Stevenson appeared in the Oscar-nominated Tollywood blockbuster \u201cRRR\u201d as the evil Governor Scott Buxton. He will also appear in this summer\u2019s Disney+ \u201cStar Wars\u201d series \u201cAhsoka\u201d as a Jedi named Baylan Skoll, who turns to the dark side and is an ally to the diabolic Grand Admiral Thrawn. He previously voiced the character Gar Saxon in \u201cStar Wars Rebels\u201d and \u201cStar Wars: The Clone Wars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n On the TV side, Stevenson starred in the HBO historical drama \u201cRome\u201d as Titus Pullo from 2005-07. He played a Roman soldier, opposite Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus, who witnessed several key historical events as the Roman Empire began. The show picked up seven Emmys during its two seasons.<\/p>\n

\n Stevenson also played Ukrainian mobster Isaak Sirko on Season 7 of Showtime\u2019s \u201cDexter,\u201d Blackbeard on Starz\u2019 \u201cBlack Sails\u201d pirate series and the sailer Othere on \u201cVikings\u201d Season 6.<\/p>\n

\n In addition to \u201cAhsoka,\u201d Stevenson\u2019s posthumous credits will include the films \u201c1242: Gateway to the West\u201d and \u201cCassino in Ischia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n