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Ray Stevenson (May 25, 1964 – May 21, 2023) was a film, TV and stage actor. 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. The second of three sons of a Royal Air Force pilot father and an Irish mother, 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 being 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 stared to rise by each film. But, the real fame comes with HBO's "Rome" (2005 - 2007), as funny, but heroically fearless legionary Titus Pullo, opposite Kevin McKidd. Another two well-known roles were in action horror Outpost (2008) and as comic book dark hero The Punisher / Frank Castle in 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. To mention that Stevenson also worked on stage. 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 was perhaps that of the Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster with Janet McTeer at the Royal National Theatre in 2003. Stevenson and his girlfriend Elisabetta Carccia have a son Sebastiano Derek Stevenson, who was born in 2007. Besides acting, he loved art and had a passion for water color painting.
Ray Stevenson
Destro
for Destro in G.I. Joe: Endless Worlds Phase 2 Movie 15
Suggested by batmack2
During an ambush attack from Cobra in New York City, Destro plans to blow up the city, including the G.I. Joe Force. Before Destro can though, He, Lady Jaye, Flint, SnakeEyes, & Barbecue get teleported to an alternate world, where Cobra rules the World. Destro meets the Cobra Commander of that world. the Joes meet G.I. Joe of that world, led by Baroness, LifeLine, Jinx, & Flint & Jaye's Daughter Marissa Faireborn. They are told that many Joes died years ago, they are also told that there Earths are 2 of many infinite worlds in what they call the Many-verse, & were sent to Earth-2 using the M.A.S.S. Device to help them fight Cobra. Lady Jaye feels uneasy of the thought that she & Flint got married & had a daughter, seeing how she was orphan growing up, & never knew her real family. Destro is told by the Commander that G.I. Joe killed their world's Destro. When in reality Cobra Commander killed Destro from learning the truth about Destro's past. Destro soon realizes what the secret is, & finds out the Commander was lying. Meanwhile on Earth-1, the Joes try to find their friends. Spirit learns from his Shaman GrandFather that they are on a different Earth. During a scuffle with Cobra during the climax, Destro tells Lady Jaye that they are siblings. The Joes soon are able to open the MASS Device and return to their world. A Mid-Credit Scene shows Earth 4 in the Many-verse, the Moon of that Earth revealing the silhouette of NightMare Moon. Scarlett does the PSA.
