Hollywood legend Steve Buscemi recently offered a helping hand during a ‘vicious fight’ outside a pub near Dublin, Ireland.
The 66-year-old Reservoir Dogs actor has appeared in the likes of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire over the years, as well as big screen roles in Armageddon, Con Air and many more.
He’s been in Dublin shooting the second season of Netflix hit Wednesday, and he was enjoying a meal at Bubba’s Fish Market in nearby Dalkey on Saturday evening.
A brawl occurred outside a nearby pub, The Dalkey Duck, and Buscemi – who will play new headmaster of Nevermore Academy Barry Dort opposite Jenna Ortega in Wednesday – got involved.
Fellow diner Oisín Heavey told the Irish Independent that the actor went largely unnoticed throughout the eventful evening.
‘No one at my table recognised him except for me; I’m a huge movie buff, so I knew him straight away,’ he said. ‘We were having dinner, and he was at the table beside us for 90 minutes.’
The onlooker continued: ‘We could see there were loads of people outside, kind of looking up towards where he had gone, so we assumed he was spotted.
‘When we went outside, there was actually a very vicious fight going on, and that’s what everybody was looking at.’
Heavey noted that while Buscemi didn’t actually break up the fight, he did try to help someone who had been knocked to the floor.
‘He was very close to it, but he held himself back from breaking it up. He stood over the guy on the ground for a few seconds, and the fight naturally broke up after that,’ the diner told the outlet.
‘Some people said he broke up the fight, but he didn’t. He tried to help, which is more than most people would do.’
Heavey then went on to describe the star as ‘very nice, friendly, and engaging’.
Earlier this year, the New York native was injured after being violently punched in broad daylight while walking in Midtown Manhattan.
In a statement to the New York Post in May, his publicist said: ‘Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city.
‘He is ok and appreciates everyone’s well wishes, though incredibly sad for everyone that this has happened to while also walking the streets of New York.’
Buscemi was not only born and raised in New York, but became a local hero after he went to help in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.
The former firefighter rejoined his company, Engine 55 and worked tirelessly as a part of the rescue efforts following the attack on the World Trade Center.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Steve Buscemi’s representatives for comment.