McNally, who shares a son with his actress wife, also appeared in Downton Abbey alongside his spouse, who played housekeeper Mrs Hughes.

He was arrested early on Friday morning before he was expected at the ‘Gallifrey One’ fan convention in Los Angeles the next day.

Organisers told the disappointed fans he would not be there for personal reasons.

But LA police told The Sun that the actor was being held on suspicion of inflicting an injury that caused a traumatic condition on a victim who was his current or former spouse, cohabitant, or child’s parent.

In 2021, he defended Depp, 60, when he was accused of beating up ex-girlfriend Amber Heard.

He said at the time: ‘I’ve never seen a hint of a dark side to him.

‘I see a great humanitarian and a beautiful human being. I don’t see any impediment for him coming back and playing Jack Sparrow,’ The Sun reported.

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