RRR actor Ray Stevenson passes away at 58

Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” 

an Asgardian warrior in the “Thor” films, 

and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,”  

Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press that he died Sunday  

Stevenson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1964 

He made his film debut in Paul Greengrass’s 1998 film “The Theory of Flight.” 

In an interview with Backstage in 2020, Stevenson said his acting idols were, “The likes of Lee Marvin (and) Gene Hackman.”