Steve Buscemi punched in face by man on New York street

Actor Steve Buscemi was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street in a “random act of violence”, his publicist said.

The 66-year-old star of Fargo and Boardwalk Empire was assaulted late on Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye.

"Steve Buscemi was assaulted in mid-town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city," his publicist said in a statement on Sunday. "He is OK and appreciates everyone's well wishes."

The New York Police Department released surveillance photos of the alleged attacker, a bearded man wearing a baseball cap, a blue t-shirt and black sweatpants.The NYPD said there have been no arrests and the investigation was continuing.

Buscemi grew up in NYC and was a firefighter in Brooklyn before he quit in the 1980s to pursue an acting career.

Buscemi's Boardwalk Empire co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was hit in the back of the neck with a rock while walking in Manhattan's Central Park on March 31.

Stuhlbarg chased his attacker, who was taken into custody outside the park.