Ray Stevenson is being praised for his performance in The Other Guys following the sad news of his death aged just 58-years-old.
The beloved Irish actor's death has been confirmed by his publicist, but they have not yet disclosed the cause.
Stevenson had a decade-spanning career and a whole range of blockbuster credits in his filmography, but there seems to be one film in particular that is really hitting home with his fans.
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Stevenson is best known for his roles in films like The Punisher, King Arthur, The Three Musketeers, Black Sails and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday - just to name a handful.
Showing the more humorous side to his otherwise action-man on-screen personality, Stevenson played the fan-favourite character of Roger Wesley in Adam McKay's The Other Guys.
He appeared in the action-comedy flick alongside fellow Hollywood A-listers including the likes of Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Coogan.
The premise of the flick follows the lives of two disgraced police officers, Terry (Wahlberg) and Allen (Ferrell) who are assigned a task to investigate a case involving a shady businessman, David Ershon (Coogan).
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The not-so-dynamic duo are then forced to put aside their differences and turn into the officers they idolise.
While the film, which went on to gross over $170 million (approximately £136 million), first hit the silver screen over a decade ago (2010), it's clear it's legacy has remained as strong as ever.
Many people have since flocked to social media to share tributes to the late actor and, in particular, to remember his role and famed line they all fell in love with.
The line in question comes when the precinct captain, played by Keaton, reprimands Terry and Allen for a workplace blunder, alongside Wesley, who plays something of a bodyguard to Ershon.
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In the meeting, Wesley tells the pair: "There are three things I love in this world: Kylie Minogue, small dimples just above a woman's buttocks and the fear in a man's eye who knows I'm about to hurt him."
Pretty iconic, right?
Well fans seem to think so too.
One Twitter user penned: "Ray Stevenson is a large part of why The Other Guys is so good and one of my favourite movies. Gonna miss him."
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A second wrote: "Loved this line in The Other Guys! RIP Ray Stevenson."
"Real bummer, Ray Stevenson passing away," commented another. "Fun in everything he showed up in; I personally like him in The Other Guys."
A fourth posted: "RIP to Ray Stevenson. Memorable and great in every role, but he has one of my favourite beats in The Other Guys [...] he will be missed."
RIP Ray Stevenson.
Topics: TV and Film, Celebrity
Rhiannon Ingle