Actor Ray Stevenson, who played a key role in the Oscar winning RRR is no more.
The Irish actor known for films like “Punisher: War Zone,” “King Arthur,” “Thor”, among others breathed his last on Sunday as informed by his publicist. However, the cause of death is not yet revealed.
Stevenson started out in television acting in the 1990s, then in the 2000s he started getting action parts in Hollywood movies. He played Dagonet, one of the Knights of the Round Table, in Antoine Fuqua's 2004 adventure film "King Arthur," which was his first significant acting job. His character in the movie gives his life in the course of the action in order to aid Arthur (Clive Owen) and his band of warrior brothers.
The actor rose to fame in India after playing the baddie in RRR.
Stevenson was cast as Frank Castle, the titular mercenary, in the Marvel movie "Punisher: War Zone," which was released in 2008. Before Disney bought the rights to the Marvel universe and later reintroduced the character in the Netflix series "Daredevil," the movie was distributed in North America by Lionsgate. The Punisher was portrayed by Stevenson, who was the third actor to do so. In 1989, Dolph Lundgren made his direct-to-video debut as the vigilante, and Thomas Jane took up the role for 2004's R-rated "Punisher." A PG-13 revival of the series called "War Zone" only made $10.1 million at the box office, against a $35 million budget. Later, Jon Bernthal assumed the role in "Daredevil" and "The Punisher" on Netflix.
