British actor Micheal Ward, star of Top Boy and more recently, Ari Aster’s Cannes-debuting film Eddington, has been charged with rape.

London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed on Friday that the 27-year-old actor from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The offences relate to one woman, the force added, and are reported to have taken place in January 2023.

Ward will appear at Thames Magistrates Court in London on Thursday, Aug. 28.

“Our specialist officers continue to support the woman who has come forward,” said detective superintendent Scott Ware, whose team is leading the Met’s investigation. “We know investigations of this nature can have significant impact on those who make reports.”

Catherine Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London South, said: “Having carefully reviewed a file of evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Micheal Ward, 27, with two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against a woman in January 2023.”

She added: “We remind all concerned that proceedings against the suspect are active and he has a right to a fair trial… It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings.”

The young, Jamaican-born star is best known for his role as Jamie in Netflix’s BAFTA-winning Top Boy. In 2020, he was honored with the British Academy’s rising star award. In 2022, he starred in the Sam Mendes drama Empire of Light, earning a BAFTA nomination in the supporting actor category.

Earlier this year, he joined Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler on the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of Aster’s latest neo-Western black comedy Eddington, in which Ward played police officer Michael.