Helaas is net bekend geworden dat de Ierse acteur Ray Stevenson bekend van Rome en The Punisher Warzone is overleden. Naast de net genoemde producties was zijn stem ook te horen in diverse Star Wars Rebels en Clone Wars waar hij de voice acting deed van Gar Saxon. Daarnaast was hij ook onvergetelijk in de serie Black Sails als Black Beard. Helaas is het niet bekend waar door hij is overleden, maar hij laat een lange lijst met films en series achter waarin hij schitterde.

Ray Stevenson, a towering and imposing character actor best known for starring roles in "Punisher: War Zone" and the "Rome" television show, has died at the age of 58. While his passing has been confirmed by his publicists, the cause of death is currently undisclosed.

His breakout movie role came in 1998's "The Theory of Flight," in which he played a gigolo tasked with helping Helena Bonham Carter's character lose her virginity. His most notable big screen roles include the title role in Lexi Alexander's R-rated cult favorite "Punisher: War Zone," Volstagg in Marvel's "Thor" movies and real-life Irish-American mob figure Danny Greene in "Kill the Irishman."