‘Ahsoka’ First Episode Dedicated To Series Star Ray Stevenson
deadline.comSpoiler Alert: The following contains details about the first two episodes of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s Ahsoka, “Master and Apprentice” and “Toil and Trouble”. The first episode of tonight’s Disney+ Star Wars series, Ahsoka, is dedicated to late actor Ray Stevenson, who died shockingly on May 21 in Ischia, Italy.
A placard reads at the end of the epsiode, “For our friend, Ray.” The Northern Ireland-born actor has a sizeable role on Ahsoka, playing an evil, Jedi-trained henchman, Baylan Skoll.
He travels around the galaxy with his apprentice, Shin Hati, played by Ivanna Sakhno. In the first episode, “Master and Apprentice,” directed by series creator Dave Filoni, the duo rescues a witch, Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) who is key in bringing the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), who’ll rule the empire.
Stevenson voiced the character of Gar Saxon on the animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars and Rebels. He also starred in the Oscar-winning movie, RRR, the Lionsgate blockbuster Divergent franchise, Othere in History’s Vikings., and Volstagg in Marvel’s Thor franchise.
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