A SCOTS Hollywood star has told how he ended up being arrested on a train for punching a drunk passenger. Acting legend James Cosmo revealed how he ended up on the wrong side of the law on the cross-border rail journey. 4 James Cosmo recalled the train bust-up Credit: Alamy 4 The Scots acting legend ended up being arrested Credit: Tom Farmer 4 Cosmo plays retired train driver Fraser Warren on the hit BBC thriller Nightsleeper Credit: BBC 4 He punched a drunk passenger on the cross border route when he was 25 Credit: Alamy The 76-year-old star ended up in the situation while on a train going from London to Glasgow , the Daily Record reports .
The Game of Thrones star was just 25 at the time of the incident - around the time he got a break as Leading Regulator Fuller on the hit BBC series Warship. He told how a drunk passenger onboard the train started to hassle two women . When the drunken lout went too far with the female passengers, a young Cosmo rose and belted him.
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Cosmo, who stars in BBC thriller Nightsleeper set on the same route, told the paper: “It’s ironic but when I was a young pup I.