Ray Stevenson: Thor, Star Wars and Rome actor's career in pictures

James FitzGeraldBBC News

Here is a selection of some of the most memorable images from the career of late actor Ray Stevenson.

The 58-year-old - whose death was announced on Monday - appeared in hit TV programmes including Rome, Vikings and Dexter.

He also starred in a variety of blockbuster action movies like King Arthur and the Thor trilogy - and has a role in the upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: Ashoka.

News imageGetty Images Ray Stevenson and Keira Knightley share a laugh during a film premiereGetty Images
The first major role for the Northern Ireland-born actor came in 2004, when he starred in King Arthur with Keira Knightley - with whom he's pictured here
News imageGetty Images Ray Stevenson as Roman legionary Titus Pullo in a still image taken from the filming of hit TV series RomeGetty Images
Stevenson also went on to feature in a number of hit TV shows - notably playing Titus Pullo in the series Rome, from which this 2006 still is taken
News imageGetty Images Here he is with Matthew Macfadyen (left) and Luke Evans (right) in Paul WS Anderson's 2011 movie adaptation of The Three MusketeersGetty Images
Here he is with Matthew Macfadyen (left) and Luke Evans (right) in Paul WS Anderson's 2011 movie adaptation of The Three Musketeers
News imageGetty Images Ray Stevenson and Christopher Walken at an eventGetty Images
That same year also saw Stevenson appear as a mobster in Kill the Irishman, alongside Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken (right)
News imageGetty Images Jaimie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Kat Dennings, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano pictured at a film premiereGetty Images
Stevenson held the distinction of playing not one but two Marvel characters: the Punisher and Volstagg. He is pictured here among the star-studded cast of Marvel's 2013 title Thor: The Dark World, which included Tom Hiddleston (fourth left), Chris Hemsworth (fourth right) and Anthony Hopkins (third right)
News imageGetty Images Ray Stevenson poses for a photo with a fan on the red carpet in Los AngelesGetty Images
The actor poses in 2014 with a fan at the premiere in Los Angeles of his film Divergent
News imageGetty Images Elisabetta Caraccia and Ray StevensonGetty Images
Stevenson at the 2017 opening of Thor: Ragnarok with Elisabetta Caraccia - with whom he had three sons, according to US media
News imageGetty Images Ivanna Sakhno, Ray Stevenson and Diana Lee Inosanto pose for photos at a Star Wars eventGetty Images
Stevenson also played multiple roles in the Star Wars universe, and has a part in the upcoming series Ahsoka - alongside Ivanna Sakhno (left) and Diana Lee Inosanto (right)

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