RRR-fame actor Ray Stevenson passes away 

Hollywood actor Ray Stevenson, who was last seen playing General Scott Buxton, the antagonist of SS Rajamouli’s globally acclaimed film  RRR has breathed his last on Sunday in Italy while shooting a film titled Cassino In Ischia. The news was confirmed by his publicist. He was 58 years old. No cause of death has been confirmed so far. Ray is survived by his partner, anthropologist Elisabetta Caraccia and their two sons, Sebastian Derek and Leonardo George Stevenson. He was formerly married to actress Ruth Gemmell. 

Starting his career with the 1988 film The Theory of Flight, Ray went on to appear in a string of films and TV shows till he received a major break in 2004 with King Arthur, where he played a crucial character role. He has gone on to star in Hollywood franchise films, be it the Marvel films The Punisher: War Zone, Thor and Thor: Ragnarok, alongside adaptations of The Three Musketeers and The Divergent series. He has also featured in TV Series like Rome, the sixth season of Dexter and Vikings. 

He has earned fame in India with his appearance in RRR alongside fellow Irish actress Alison Doody, who played the role of Lady Scott in the film. He will be seen next, posthumously, in Ahsoka, a Disney + Hotstar Original Star Wars series, along with the films Cassino In Ischia and 1242: Gateaway to the West.