Ziad Akl, 38, is believed by authorities to be on the run in the US after he was declared a wanted man by police in Quebec.
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Tattooed man who starred in The Fighter and Shutter Island wanted for violent armed assault
By RACHEL QUIGLEY
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A heavily-tattooed man who featured in both Shutter Island and The Fighter is wanted by police for committing a violent armed assault in a Canadian nightclub in 2009.
The search is on for Ziad Akl, 38, who is believed to be on the run in the U.S.
after he was declared a wanted man by police in Quebec.
Akl played a tattooed inmate in both Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller Shutter Island, and alongside Christian Bale in David O. Russell's The Fighter.
Wanted: Movie star Ziad Akl, right, and his brother Elias, left, fled Canada following a violent armed assault in Quebec in 2009
Hollywood roles: Akl, left, played an inmate alongside Christian Bale, right, in David O.
Russell's movie The Fighter
Akl and his brother Elias are believed to be involved in drug trafficking and are said to be armed and dangerous.
Canadian authoritie