Ray Stevenson, the actor in the Oscar-winning film “RRR”, passed away in Italy on Sunday at the age of 58. As Deadline reports, his rep confirmed the sad news to Independent Talent. Everyone is shocked by the death of the actor. The reason behind his death has not been revealed yet.
Team RRR wrote on social media, ‘Shocking news for all of us! Rest in Peace, Ray Stevenson. Sir Scott, you will always be in our hearts. Ray Stevenson played a negative role in SS Rajamouli’s period action drama film ‘RRR’ and his performance received a massive response.
According to US-based outlet Deadline, Ray Stevenson was born on May 25, 1964, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He began his screen career in the early 1990s appearing in European TV series and telefilms.
Her first major screen credit was in Paul Greengrass’ 1998 drama The Theory of Flight, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh. He also appeared in Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur (2004), Lexie Alexander’s Punisher: War Zone (2008), The Book of Eli (2010) by the Hughes Brothers, and Adam McKay’s The Other Guys (2010). ,
Ray was also known for playing Volstagg in Marvel’s ‘Thor franchise and other roles in ‘Vikings’. He has also voiced Gar Saxon in the animated Star Wars series ‘The Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ and was set to join Rosario Dawson in Disney Plus’ upcoming ‘The Mandalorian spinoff’ Ashoka.