Ray Stevenson
Birthday: 25 May 1964, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, UK
Birth Name: George Raymond Stevenson
Height: 193 cm
Tall, dark, but somewhat gentle-looking actor Ray Stevenson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on 25 May 1964, on a British army base. His father was a British pilot in the Royal Air Force, and his mother is Irish. He moved with his family to Lemington, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England in 1972 at the age of eight, and later to Cramlington, Northumbe...
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Tall, dark, but somewhat gentle-looking actor Ray Stevenson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on 25 May 1964, on a British army base. His father was a British pilot in the Royal Air Force, and his mother is Irish. 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 raised.As a child, he dreamed to become an actor, but he also thought that dream was impossible. So he pursued his other love, art, and went to art school instead. He was an interior designer with an architectural firm in London when he at 25 decided to try out acting. Eventually he attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating at the age of 29. At the beginning of 90s, he began his career on films. He did a few TV films, one of them is The Return of the Native (1994), where he appeared opposite Clive Owen, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Steven Mackintosh. He also filmed The Theory of Flight (1998) Greenwich Mean Time (1999), Green-Eyed Monster (2001) (TV) and a lot of TV guest roles in series. Finally, he made a international breakout with King Arthur (2004), as quiet, but loyal knight Dagonet, again with Clive Owen (who played Arthur), Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Ray Winstone and Stellan Skarsgard. After a few more TV films, Stevenson's popularity started to rise by each film. But, his real fame came with HBO's "Rome" (2005 - 2007), as funny, but heroically fearless legionary Titus Pullo, opposite Kevin McKidd.Another two well-known roles were in the action horror Outpost (2008) and as comic book dark hero The Punisher / Frank Castle in the extremely violent Punisher: War Zone (2008), opposite Dominic West (Jigsaw), Doug Hutchison, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight (Microchip), Dash Mihok (Det. Marin Soap) and Julie Benz. Stevenson also worked on the stage where he played the part of Christ in the York Mystery Plays in 2000 at York Minster. In 2001, he took the part of Roger in the play Mouth to Mouth by Kevin Elyot, at the Albery Theatre in London with Lindsay Duncan and Michael Maloney. His most well-known part is perhaps that of the Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster with Janet McTeer at the Royal National Theatre in 2003.Ray was married to actress Ruth Gemmell from 1997 to 2005. His girlfriend Elisabetta Caraccia have a son, Sebastiano Derek Stevenson, who was born in 2007. Besides acting, he loves art and has a passion for water color painting. Show less «
You just have to open the newspapers in most Western news to see real violence.
You just have to open the newspapers in most Western news to see real violence.
I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.
I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.
Working at night helps people focus in on this crazy little bubble you've created, wherever you are ...Show more »
Working at night helps people focus in on this crazy little bubble you've created, wherever you are filming. It doesn't matter where the location is, the world doesn't exist outside this bubble. And everyone is trapped inside. Show less «
As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.
As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.
Life itself is pretty funny when you realize how absurd it can be.
Life itself is pretty funny when you realize how absurd it can be.
Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, 'I'm a bad guy.' They think they're the right guy.
Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, 'I'm a bad guy.' They think they're the right guy.
I suppose you just feel on an instinctive level if something is honest.
I suppose you just feel on an instinctive level if something is honest.
The way Shakespeare wrote Fallstaff is with a heightened language and everything.
The way Shakespeare wrote Fallstaff is with a heightened language and everything.
Sometimes, I have lost out on a gig because I was not high enough profile.
Sometimes, I have lost out on a gig because I was not high enough profile.
The best piece of advice I've ever been given was, 'Be in the business you're in.' Don't just be a s...Show more »
The best piece of advice I've ever been given was, 'Be in the business you're in.' Don't just be a satellite around it and expect it to come to you. Be in the business you're in. Show less «
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
When you're wearing jeans, there's a shift in your center of gravity.
When you're wearing jeans, there's a shift in your center of gravity.
Well, I'm not a natural gym person myself, anyway.
Well, I'm not a natural gym person myself, anyway.
I never thought I would get to have my own action figure.
I never thought I would get to have my own action figure.
It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over...Show more »
It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many years. That, to me, is a successful actor. Show less «
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...