British actor Micheal Ward, who stars in Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. British actor Micheal Ward, known for the Netflix series “Top Boy” and and most recently Ari Aster’s movie “Eddington,” is facing charges of allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a woman in the United Kingdom in 2023. London’s Metropolitan Police announced in a Friday statement that prosecutors had charged BAFTA winner Ward, 28, with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault following an investigation into an alleged January 2023 incident. The statement did not provide details about the incident, including the location and the identity of Ward’s accuser. The actor is due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court in London on Aug. 28.
