Top Boy actor Micheal Ward charged with rape and sexual assault

Ward, 27, is accused of offences against one woman in January 2023, say Metropolitan police

Micheal Ward, the Bafta-winning actor who has appeared in Blue Story and Top Boy, has been charged with rape and sexual assault.

Ward, 27, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan police said. The offences relate to one woman and are alleged to have taken place in January 2023.