A troubled Hollywood actor who gave a defiant thumbs up as he walked free from prison during Keir Starmer's controversial early release scheme died from drug use and natural causes, a coroner has found. On Wednesday, Newcastle Coroner's Court was told the troubled actor had been found dead at his accommodation on April 4, 2026. Ms Usher, a mother-of-three, died on October 30, 2024, the same day Hoganson was originally due to stand trial. The troubled actor had a leading role in the 1987 Hollywood movie Empire State, alongside Irish actor Ray McAnally, Jamie Foreman and US star Martin Landau. He actually secured a role, quite a leading role, in a film, a crime thriller.