Brit flick actor Jason Hoganson is jailed for 18 months after attacking his ex-girlfriend in the street

A former Brit flick actor whose face once made him a star of the silver screen, has been jailed for 18 months after attacking his ex-girlfriend in the street. Jason Hoganson had a leading role in the 1988 Hollywood movie Empire State, alongside Irish actor Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and US star Martin Landau. Playing an enigmatic Geordie drifter living among mobsters in London, Hoganson had been talent-scouted by producers who contacted his drama teacher looking for a youth to play the part in the 1987 movie. Jason Hoganson has been jailed for 18 months at Newcastle Crown Court Jason Hoganson pictured at the time of his appearance in 1987 movie Empire State 'There are further hits and a push, where she falls to the floor. 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.