The challenges and dangers faced by everyday motorcycle enthusiasts went Hollywood this week as a soon to be star was hospitalized by a distracted driver.

British actor Max Ryan was hospitalized in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a head-on crash in LA on Monday.

The forty-three year old actor has been seen in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' and 'Death Race' with the future role of  as a new love interest for Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones in the upcoming "Sex and the City" sequel.

Fortunately, Ryan has been reported as being in stable condition at a Los Angeles hospital after a head-on collision Monday morning while riding his motorcycle.

The popular entertainment website E! reports another motorist turned in front of Ryan and they ran smack into each other, leaving the actor trapped under the car.

"Max is stabilized," representative Erik KritzerKritzer told E!, "According to attending physicians, he has broken five ribs and cracked his collarbone. Max wants to thank the emergency services for responding so quickly."