Ray Stevenson, a versatile actor known for genre fare such as Punisher: War Zone, the Thor movies, HBO’s Rome and much, much more, has died. He was 58.
Born George Raymond Stevenson on May 25, 1964, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he harbored acting ambitions from an early age. He enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, from where he eventually obtained his graduate degree.
From there, he kicked off a career in British and European TV, starting with 1993’s A Woman’s Guide To Adultery, in which he had a small role as a journalist. He racked up credits in a number of TV series well known to audiences, including Peak Practice, Holby City and The Bill.
But on the small screen, his true big break was HBO’s Rome, in which he played the cheery, violent Titus Pollo. It raised his profile, and he began to score bigger parts both on TV and the big screen.
Born George Raymond Stevenson on May 25, 1964, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he harbored acting ambitions from an early age. He enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, from where he eventually obtained his graduate degree.
From there, he kicked off a career in British and European TV, starting with 1993’s A Woman’s Guide To Adultery, in which he had a small role as a journalist. He racked up credits in a number of TV series well known to audiences, including Peak Practice, Holby City and The Bill.
But on the small screen, his true big break was HBO’s Rome, in which he played the cheery, violent Titus Pollo. It raised his profile, and he began to score bigger parts both on TV and the big screen.
- 5/23/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Bizarre yarn with the ring of truth, paying tribute to the A303 and James Bond's switch from dry martinis to Heineken
✒The story told by Jeremy Hunt – that his special adviser was leaking information to the Murdochs, giving them every detail of his plans for the BSkyB bid without his knowledge is, clearly, bizarre. But one element of the yarn did ring true. Public relations people usually live in a fantasy world of their own.
Frédéric Michel, the man employed by News Corp to link with Hunt's office, sounded like so many of the PR people I've met. Everything is wildly exaggerated. "X is really on board with us on this" means "I have spoken at a party to X and he didn't reply with a screed of abuse." "We're going to do a media blitz, starting with Newsnight and The One Show" means "I have phoned a junior researcher on both those programmes.
✒The story told by Jeremy Hunt – that his special adviser was leaking information to the Murdochs, giving them every detail of his plans for the BSkyB bid without his knowledge is, clearly, bizarre. But one element of the yarn did ring true. Public relations people usually live in a fantasy world of their own.
Frédéric Michel, the man employed by News Corp to link with Hunt's office, sounded like so many of the PR people I've met. Everything is wildly exaggerated. "X is really on board with us on this" means "I have spoken at a party to X and he didn't reply with a screed of abuse." "We're going to do a media blitz, starting with Newsnight and The One Show" means "I have phoned a junior researcher on both those programmes.
- 4/27/2012
- by Simon Hoggart
- The Guardian - Film News
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