Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin
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Born	February 4, 1951 (1951-02-04) (age 58) Dublin, Ireland

Patrick Connolly Bergin (born February 4, 1951) is an Irish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the menacing husband of Julia Roberts' character in the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy. Bergin also appeared as Robin Hood in a 1991 TV movie. He recently played the role of psychotic Provisional Irish Republican Army gunman in Johnny Was, opposite Vinnie Jones and Roger Daltrey.

Bergin was born in Dublin. He took the name "James" at confirmation. Bergin stands 6'3" (1.91 m), and was formerly a mathematics teacher. In 1992, Bergin married Paula Frazier, a British woman of Afro-Caribbean descent. They were married in Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago.

Filmography

• Taffin (1988) in a supporting role, brother of Pierce Brosnan's title character
• Mountains of the Moon (1990) as Richard Francis Burton
• Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) as Martin Burney
• Robin Hood (1991) as Robin Hood
• Highway to Hell (1991) as Beezle
• Patriot Games (1992) as Kevin O'Donnell
• Frankenstein (1992 TV Movie) as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
• Map of the Human Heart (1993) as Walter Russell
• The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
• The Ripper (1997) as Inspector Jim Hansen
• The Island on Bird Street (1997) as Stefan
• The Lost World (1998) as George Challenger
• They (Showtime Original Movie) (1993)
• Eye of the Beholder
• Durango (1999)
• Treasure Island
• When the Sky Falls (2000) as Mackey
• St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
• Amazons and Gladiators (2001) as Crassius
• Devil's Prey (2001) as Minister Seth
• Jewel (2001) as Leston Hilburn
• Dracula (2002) as Dracula
• Bloom (2003) as the Citizen
• The Boys from County Clare (2003) as Padjo
• Ella Enchanted (2004) as Sir Peter
• Icon (2005) as Igor Komarov
• Johnny Was (2006) as Flynn
• Played (2006) as Riley
• Ghostwood (2006)
• Gallowwalker (2007) as Marshall Gaza
• Dominator X (2008)
• Dick Dickman P.I. (2008)

Music

Bergin had a top 10 hit in Ireland with the song "The Knacker", which tells the story of a person who recycles dead horse carcases and turns them into glue.

External links

• Patrick Bergin at the Internet Movie Database