Hollywood actor who was freed from prison early after attacking his girlfriend goes on the run - as public are warned not to approach him

A Hollywood actor who was freed from prison during Keir Starmer's controversial early release scheme is on the run just weeks later. Jason Hoganson, with his face crisscrossed with angry scars and his head covered in distinctive tattoos, gave a jubilant thumbs up to the camera as he left prison Jason Hoganson was released after being jailed for 18 months at Newcastle Crown Court Police have struggled to find him after he breached his licence conditions and evaded the force that is hunting for the actor to put him back behind bars With a face crisscrossed with angry scars, a head covered in tattoos and a big chunk of his ear missing, his is not a face you would soon forget. The 53-year-old actor seen outside HM Prison Durham on September 10 Jason Hoganson pictured at the time of his appearance in 1987 movie Empire State Originally from Wallsend, Hoganson - who now has 109 convictions on his record - struggled with his movie career and fell into a life of drink, drugs and crime. Hoganson had a leading role in the 1988 Hollywood movie Empire State, alongside Irish actor Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and US star Martin Landau. Hoganson struggled with his early success after starring in Empire State, and his life descended into crime and addictions After auditioning more than 100 teenage hopefuls, producers offered Hoganson the part of Geordie drifter Pete, and he starred alongside Irish actor Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and US star Martin Landau.