STARKER’S ORDERS

Jockey dwarf caught with pants down at arcade

A DIRTY dwarf who had roles in Star Wars and Harry Potter movies has sparked a manhunt after flashing in an amusement arcade.

A MANHUNT has been launched to catch a dwarf caught exposing himself by an arcade machine.

The 4ft 5in man was kicked out on Saturday after dropping his trousers in the game centre popular with kids.

Today the Daily Star can reveal he is serial flasher Nick Read.

Harry Potter and Star Wars actor Read, 48, has a long history of sexual offences. He was blacklisted from film sets in 2011 after being convicted of performing a sex act next to a teenage girl.

The following year he exposed himself to two women on a train to Manchester.

Read, from Cheadle, Staffs, also has convictions for indecent assault. And last year he became embroiled in a race-row after the Daily Star revealed he blackedup as A-Team’s Mr T.

Read’s latest escapade came after he dressed as a jockey and handcuffed himself to a groom-to-be for a stag party in Ingoldmells, Lincs.

After the boozy party, he is said to have wandered to Cashcade arcade alone. Footage shows that he appears to be swaying as he approaches one of its machines.

He then pulls his trousers down exposing his behind. Footage has gone viral after the incident.

Diane Grunnill said: “I literally can’t believe this!!” Sarah Newman wrote: “To everyone that thinks this amusing, imagine if your child walked around!”

A source said: “Everyone in the dwarf performing community knows him and his antics.” Reid has been handed a suspended sentence twice for his previous offences.

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “We are investigating the matter.”

Attempts to contact Read went unreturned and his Facebook page was removed last night.