Joshua Jackson, who played Pacey on the TV series Dawson's Creek, was arrested and charged with drunkenly assaulting a security guard at a hockey game.

The native of Vancouver was arrested Saturday night at a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He's scheduled to appear in court on the misdemeanour charge.

Arrest warrants allege that Jackson grabbed 40-year-old guard Drew Grissom around the neck and struck him. In jail, tests showed his blood alcohol content registered 0.14. He posted $1,000 bail early Sunday and left.