Call me by your name and Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Stuhlbarg was attacked by a man with a rock near Central Park in New York on Sunday.
Xavier Israel, 27, was taken into custody after punching a 55-year-old man in the back of the neck, according to the NYPD. Although police have not named Stuhlbarg, PEOPLE has confirmed that he is the victim.
A representative for Stuhlbarg did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
New York Post was the first to report the news of the seemingly random attack.
The incident occurred when Stuhlbarg was walking near 90th Street and East Drive around 7:45 p.m., and the actor then gave chase to Israel. Israel was arrested nearby at 8 p.m., police said, adding that the victim refused help for minor injuries.
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Michael Stuhlbarg in 2023.
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Israel, who is currently homeless, was on parole for an attempted robbery when he hit Stuhlbarg, according to police.
A character actor who has been active for the past 25 years, Stuhlbarg has starred in series including Indemnity, Ugly Betty and Boardwalk Empire, in which he played gambler and gangster Arnold Rothstein. His performances in Memo and Menacing tower earned him Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
His films include the Academy Award winner for Best Picture The shape of water, Lincoln, A serious manand Call me by your name.
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Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer in ‘Call Me By Your Name’.
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Stuhlbarg’s new Broadway play, Patriotsfrom Crown creator Peter Morgan, begins previews Monday. Stuhlbarg, who plays wealthy Russian Boris Berezovsky opposite Will Keep as Vladimir Putin, will appear as scheduled, a rep for the show confirmed to PEOPLE.
“In 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the new Russia belongs to its oligarchs — and none are more powerful than billionaire Boris Berezovsky,” according to the show’s synopsis.
“When an eventual successor to President Boris Yeltsin is needed, Berezovsky turns to the little-known deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin. But soon Putin’s ruthless rise threatens Berezovsky’s rule, setting off a stunning, almost Shakespearean conflict between two powerful men with fatal flaws,” the synopsis adds.
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