Game of Thrones actor Joseph Gatt has been arrested for allegedly having sexually explicit chats online with a minor across state lines.
The 50-year-old British actor was arrested and served with a search warrant at his Los Angeles, California home on April 6, TMZ reports.
LAPD sources have said Gatt was taken into custody and arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for ‘contact with a minor for a sexual offense.’
The LAPD’s Juvenile Division, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, is now seeking to identify any additional victims after the arrest.
He was released on $5,000 bail the same day of his arrest.
Gatt played Thenn Warg on the popular HBO fantasy series, a member of the Thenns, a tribe of Free Folk known for their practices of ritual self-scarification and cannibalism.
His character appeared in three episodes of the George R. R. Martin series in 2014.
In addition to Game of Thrones, Gatt has starred in major blockbuster films including the live-action Disney remake Dumbo, Stark Trek Into Darkness and Thor.
Gatt – who was diagnosed with alopecia universalis at the age of 12 – is said to reside in Los Angeles with his girlfriend Mercy Malick.
He has been in a relationship with Malick since 2009.
He started his acting career with an appearance in British police drama The Bill in 1999.
