Ray Stevenson

George Raymond "Ray" Stevenson (25 May 1964 - 21 May 2023) was a Northern Irish actor.

In 2012, he played Isaak Sirko, the leader of a criminal organization, on Showtime's series DEXTER.

Appearances[]

Career[]

Films

His film credits include roles in Final Score (2018); Accident Man (2018); Thor: Ragnarok (2017); Cold Skin (2017); Allegiant (2016); The Transporter Refueled (2015); Insurgent (2015); Big Game (2014); Divergent (2014); Thor: The Dark World (2013); G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013); Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012); The Three Musketeers (2011); Thor (2011); Kill the Irishman (2011); The Other Guys (2010); The Book of Eli (2010); Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009); Punisher: War Zone (2008); Outpost (2008); King Arthur (2004); G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999); The Theory of Flight (1998); and Some Kind of Life (1995).

TV Movies

His TV movies credits include roles in Babylon Fields (2014); Life Line (2007); Green-Eyed Monster (2002); and The Return of the Native (1994).

Shorts

His shorts include The Key (2013).

Television

His TV credits include appearances on Reef Break (pre-production, 2019); Medici: The Magnificent; Rellik (Mini-Series); Star Wars Rebels; Black Sails; Saints & Strangers (Mini-Series); Crossing Lines; The Super Hero Squad Show (voice); Rome; Waking the Dead; Murphy's Law; Red Cap; At Home with the Braithwaites; Dalziel and Pascoe; The Bill; Holby City; Real Women II; Love in the 21st Century; City Central; Peak Practice; Drovers' Gold (Mini-Series); Band of Gold; The Tide of Life (Mini-Series); The Dwelling Place (Mini-Series); and A Woman's Guide to Adultery.

Personal Life[]

Stevenson was born in Lisburn, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the second of three sons of a Royal Air Force pilot father and an Irish mother. He moved with his family to Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1972, at the age of eight, and later to Cramlington, Northumberland, where he was brought up. Stevenson attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating at the age of 29. Stevenson was married in Westminster, London, in 1997, to actress Ruth Gemmell, whom he met when they worked together on the TV drama Band of Gold (1995). They later played a husband and wife on screen in Peak Practice (1997). The couple divorced after eight years of marriage. Ray died at the age of 58.

Trivia[]

Height: 6' 3"
Ray Stevenson's schedule with Thor: The Dark World allowed him only to be in nine episodes of the show, instead of the usual full season the special guest star of the season gets to be in.