Hollywood star Steve Buscemi intervenes following ‘vicious’ brawl outside Dublin pub

Dinner and a show.

The acclaimed actor, known for his roles in Reservoir Dogs and The Big Lebowski has been in Ireland filming the Netflix series Wednesday.

The 66-year-old was spotted dining at Bubba’s Fish Market in the south Dublin town on Saturday evening.

Following his dinner, the Hollywood star reportedly walked straight into an ongoing scrap on the Dublin street.

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Hollywood star Steve Buscemi intervenes following 'vicious' brawl outside Dublin pub

An onlooker who was also having dinner in the restaurant told the Irish Independent of the events.

Oisín Heavey said he was one of the few people to recognise Buscemi, who was at the table beside him for over an hour.

“We could see there were loads of people outside, kind of looking up towards where he had gone, so we assumed he was spotted,” Mr Heavey said.

“When we went outside, there was actually a very vicious fight going on, and that’s what everybody was looking at.”

The actor was standing next to the fracas seemingly unnoticed, according to Mr Heavey.

"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.

“Some people said he broke up the fight, but he didn’t. He tried to help, which is more than most people would do.”

Mr Heavey added that Buscemi was "nice, friendly and engaging" after he met him, saying he told the star that the fight was "not a representation of Ireland".

Buscemi has been in Ireland for the past few weeks filming Wednesday, with the Netflix series relocating its production from Romania for this season.

Buscemi will be making his debut as Barry Dort, the new principal of Nevermore Academy alongside Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci and Gwendoline Christie.

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