Hunger Games actor Ethan Jamieson arrested over allegedly assaulting 3 people with intent to kill

Hunger Games actor Ethan Jamieson, 27, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three men with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

He appeared in the smash-hit film series in 2012, at the age of just 13.

According to The Sun, the actor has been detained by police following the assault, as reported in court documents.

It is alleged that Jamieson assaulted three men with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun in North Carolina.

The assault is said to have taken place on March 23, but he wasn't arrested until April 8.

The identity of the victims has been retracted in the court documents, referring to them just as E.F., J.M., and K.W.

Entertainment Weekly quoted a Raleigh Police Department spokesperson as saying the alleged incident happened at 9.52pm, with police being called with a report of shots being fired in the area.

He realised after being in The Hunger Games that he didn't want to be an actor (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)

The spokesperson continued: "Upon arrival, officers located the victim, who reported that an unknown suspect riding an e-bike had fired a shot at their vehicle while they were driving.

"Two additional occupants were inside the vehicle at the time of the incident. During the course of the investigation, detectives identified Ethan Jamieson (27) as the individual who discharged a single gunshot in the direction of the victims' vehicle."

Jamieson was denied bail on April 9 and will appear in court on April 30.

EW also reports that Jamieson was previously arrested on March 21, 2025, and was later charged with resisting a public officer.

Before making his appearance in The Hunger Games, the child actor appeared on One Tree Hill with a bit part, credited as 'Kid #2'.

He went on to feature in The Rusty Bucket Kids: Lincoln, Journey to 16, before he landed a role as a District 4 tribute in The Hunger Games.

He starred as a District 4 tribute in The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)

Jamieson also appeared in a TV series called Justified.

Back in 2012, aged 13, he told Lancaster Online that he didn't realise what a huge success the film would be.

He confessed: "I knew that the books were popular, but I didn’t know that the movie was going to be so big."

Jamieson said it was 'pretty awesome' to be signing autographs, but said the fact it all blew up so quickly confirmed to him that he didn't want to be an actor, insisting: "I want to be just a normal person."

Fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next prequel film, The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping.