This is the shocking moment a star of the Netflix hit Squid Game was allegedly assaulted at an airport.

U.S. actor Geoffrey Giuliano - who played cult hero VIP 4 in the series - was returning from a work trip in Lisbon, Portugal, when the incident unfolded on December 31.

The father-of-six, 69, said he visited the McDonald's outlet during a connection at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol when the staff allegedly refused to serve him a veggie burger.

Footage shows how a male employee barged into Geoffrey, who had been using a wheelchair for a knee injury sustained during a movie stunt, before a second man appeared to raise his hand towards him.

Geoffrey - who once played Ronald McDonald on TV during his acting career - claims he was assaulted during the confrontation and has demanded that McDonald's apologise. He said he is also strongly considering further legal action.

The actor claims he was abused 'like black people in the deep south' because the fast-food waiters 'did not like' his American accent and told him the store was closing when they saw him in the queue.

He said: 'It was conveniently closing time as soon as they saw me. Just like blacks in the South when they sat down at a lunch counter, suddenly they were closed.

'An older Indian McDonald's greeter saw me, politely put me in the line and pushed me forward. However, when I started talking to my son Eden, a young manager heard my American accent and suddenly they would not serve me.

'When they realized we were American, they would not serve me. The whole thing was due to an aggressive manager and another employee who obviously did not like Americans.

'I had a wheelchair for the flight there and back. I stood up and began filming when the manager and another male employee became suddenly aggressive and moved toward my son and me.

'If you look at the video carefully you can see where he hit me as the camera bumps and I shout ‘that's assault.'

'Regardless of what the staff say, they served people before me and they served people after me, I was the only one who was not served.

'This is a case of blatant discrimination that spiraled into a physical assault upon my person at the Amsterdam airport. Hitting people is not a justifiable way to deal with anything.'

Geoffrey explained that he was flying back from a work trip in Lisbon in Portugal to his second home in Thailand with a connecting flight in Amsterdam. He visited the fast-food outlet for a snack.

The operators of the McDonald's branch did not reply to requests for comment. However, in a previous email exchange with Geoffrey, they claimed that the 'the restaurant closed at 20.00 PM'.

However, video metadata shows the video was recorded at 5:54 PM and Geoffrey's flight with Dutch carrier KLM departed at 8:55 PM.

The company wrote: 'Thank you for your response, informing us about your visit on New Year's Eve 2022 at one of the McDonald's restaurants at Schiphol Airport, where you and your son, during a long layover, were unable to order food.

'Please be informed that the restaurant closed at 20.00 PM on New Year's Eve. Since you entered the waiting line before the cash register after 20.00 PM, you were no longer able to place an order since the restaurant had officially closed.

'The guests in front of you had placed their orders before 20.00 PM and hence were being served. We have looked at the footage you sent us and based on that, we do not agree that the manager (or any other staff) assaulted, humiliated or harassed you. The footage clearly indicates that they were being filmed against their will and without their permission.'