ACTOR

Ray Stevenson

1964 - 2023

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George Raymond Stevenson (25 May 1964 – 21 May 2023) was an actor from Northern Ireland, best known for his film and television work. He had a starring role as legionary Titus Pullo on the BBC/HBO television series Rome (2005–07), and portrayed two Marvel Comics characters: Frank Castle / The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone (2008) and The Super Hero Squad Show and Volstagg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011–17). His other notable film roles included Dagonet in King Arthur (2004), mobster Danny Greene in Kill the Irishman (2011), Porthos in The Three Musketeers (also 2011), and the villainous Governor-General Scott Buxton in RRR (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Stevenson has received more than 9,865,994 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ray Stevenson is the 1,124th most popular actor (up from 2,732nd in 2019), the 1,208th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,450th in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Actor.

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  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ray Stevenson ranks 1,124 out of 13,578. Before him are Christiane Martel, Eddie Constantine, Jean Arthur, Frances Conroy, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Armand Assante. After him are Carel Struycken, Pedro Alonso, Robert Shaw, Pietro Germi, Nicole Garcia, and Lee Majors.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ray Stevenson ranks 57. Before him are Djimon Hounsou, Paul Landers, Petr Fiala, Mats Wilander, John Leguizamo, and Jean Alesi. After him are Arvydas Sabonis, Rudi Garcia, Robert Trujillo, Teri Hatcher, Martin Weinek, and Marisa Tomei. Among people deceased in 2023, Ray Stevenson ranks 127. Before him are Reino Börjesson, Glenda Jackson, Robbie Robertson, Adolf Scherer, Natalie Zemon Davis, and Roberto Dinamite. After him are Howard S. Becker, Kevin Mitnick, David Crosby, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, David Albahari, and Hans Albert.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ray Stevenson ranks 1,208 out of 8,785. Before him are John Boorman (1933), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), James Mirrlees (1936), Spencer Perceval (1762), Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803), and R. D. Laing (1927). After him are Sister Nivedita (1867), John Toshack (1949), Smithson Tennant (1761), Robert Shaw (1927), Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763), and Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ray Stevenson ranks 160. Before him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Joan Plowright (1929), Robert Hardy (1925), Glenda Jackson (1936), Stephen Fry (1957), and Emily Blunt (1983). After him are Robert Shaw (1927), David Thewlis (1963), Ciarán Hinds (1953), James Faulkner (1948), Anthony Daniels (1946), and Frances de la Tour (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

Thor: The Dark World
Volstagg
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Oct 30o 20136.526 / 10
Thor
Volstagg
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Apr 21o 20116.769 / 10
The Book of Eli
Redridge
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Jan 14o 20106.792 / 10