(CNN) – Ray Stevenson, an actor who starred in the films “RRR” and “Thor,” died Sunday, his publicist Nicki Fioravante confirmed to CNN. He was 58 years old.
No further information is available about the cause of death.
Born Gregory Raymond Stevenson in Northern Ireland, the actor moved to England as a child. He recently played the role of villain Scott Buxton in the 2022 Oscar-winning film RRR. The film won the Oscar for Best Original Song and was India’s second highest-grossing film in 2022.
Ray Stevenson will be attending the “Ahsoka” panel at Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London on April 8th. (Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney)
Stevenson will star as Baylan Skoll in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka this August and attended the Star Wars Celebration 2023 event last month. At the event, the actor shared his excitement about being a part of the project, saying, “To wield a lightsaber is just the best feeling in the world.”
Ahsoka is the third Star Wars-related television series to star Stevenson. He previously voiced the role of Gar Saxon in Star Wars: Rebels (2016) and two episodes of Star Wars: Clone Wars (2020).
Stevenson has over 60 acting roles dating back to the 1990s. However, his breakthrough role came in 2005 with the role of Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO series Rome, set in the dying days of the Roman Republic, in which he also starred Banshees of Inisherin actresses Kerry Condon, James Purefoy and Kevin McKidd.
Purefoy paid tribute to Stevenson On twitter this Monday, where he said he was “very saddened by the news that Ray Stevenson, our Pullo in Rome, has passed away. A brilliant, brave, great actor who filled every role he played to the brim. My goodness.” Thoughts are with his family, his lovely wife Betta and their precious children. What a loss.”
He is also known for his role as Volstagg, “a rollicking member of the Warriors Three,” in Marvel’s Thor series. Stevenson appeared as Volstagg in the 2011 film Thor and portrayed the character in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World and 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.
Her early appearances include roles in television series such as A Woman’s Guide to Adultery, The Dwelling Place, and Band of Gold, in which she appeared in nine episodes. He also appeared in both seasons of City Central as detective Tony Baynham in the late ’90s.
Throughout the 1980s, Stevenson guest-starred on several television series, including The Walking Dead and At Home with Braithwaites, before appearing in films such as 2008’s Outpost and 2009’s Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Guide.
Stevenson starred in major films throughout the 2010s, including 2010’s action comedy The Other Guys opposite Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, 2011’s Paul WS Anderson’s adaptation of The Three Musketeers, Divergent and The Book”. from Eli”.