Shia LaBeouf sure likes to act — like a tough guy when he’s protected by hired muscle.
The bratty actor was caught on camera taunting a another man outside of a Times Square strip joint earlier this month, according to TMZ.
This incident purportedly happened a week before LaBeouf was arrested at Studio 54 theater for disrupting a production of “Cabaret” on Thursday.
The “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” actor is seen clownishly shadow boxing and ridiculing his rival, all while another man — wearing a dark suit and carrying a walkie-talkie — stood in between to make sure no real punches were thrown.
It’s not clear what touched off the disagreement between LaBeouf, 28, and the other man.
The video ends with LaBeouf scampering back toward the club, under the watchful eye of the security guard.