The Hunger Games’ Ethan Jamieson Arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon
hunger Games actor Ethan Jamieson arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder, Us Weekly can confirm.
Jamieson – 2012 District 4 men’s medalist The Hunger Games – faces three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder, according to an arrest report obtained Us Wednesday, April 15.
The actor, 27, was arrested on March 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina. In accordance with TMZwhich was the first to report the news, Jamieson allegedly shot three men identified as “EF, JM and KW,” using a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
Jamieson is no stranger to run-ins with the law. He was previously arrested in March 2025 for “resisting a public official,” according to his arrest report.
The alleged incident happened in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Jamieson lives.
Us Weekly has reached out to a representative for Jamieson and the Raleigh Police Department for comment.
Before his arrest, Jamieson flew under the radar after briefly making a splash as a child actor.
Jamieson made her acting debut in the 2009 episode One Tree Hill plays “Child No. 2.”
The following year, Jamieson starred in a TV movie Rusty Bucket Kids: Lincoln, Journey to 16 and a short film Gravity.
In 2012, Jamieson played the Tribute Boy District 4 on The Hunger Gameswhich had a star Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson again Liam Hemsworth. Jamieson appeared as himself in 2012 The World Is Watching: Making The Hunger Gameswhich made fans watch behind the scenes of the hit movie. He was seen again in 2017 Extras: The Hunger Games.
His last acting credit was in 2013 when Jamieson had a guest role in an episode of Fixed. He played Milo Truth.
Following the success of The Hunger GamesJamieson talking to him LancasterOnline in March 2012, telling the outlet, “I knew the books were popular, but I didn’t know the movie would be this big.”
Jamieson said Clever TV that same month he had a great time recording a box office hit. “There are many good things [about that time]but doing pranks like that was a lot of fun,” he said with a burst of laughter.
While she called the autographs at the film’s red carpet premiere “pretty cool,” Jamieson noted in an interview with LancasterOnline that she didn’t see acting as a full-time job.
“I just want to be a normal person,” he added.
