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My Take
Ray Stevenson was what I call a load-bearing performer—rarely the headline, always the reason a scene held together. Whether playing larger-than-life warriors or quiet menaces, he brought a physical authority rooted in stage training and an unexpected warmth behind the eyes. His gift was making brute strength feel humane. His death in 2023, days before his 59th birthday, hit harder because he was visibly entering a late-career bloom, finally landing roles worthy of his presence. I revisit his work often and it never feels diminished. Character actors like him are cinema's true infrastructure, and he was among the very best of them.
Overview
Ray Stevenson is a actor from United Kingdom.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ray Stevenson
- Name (Japanese)
- レイ・スティーヴンソン
- Reading
- れい・すてぃーゔんそん
- Born
- May 25, 1964 – May 21, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Lisburn, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.