Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin
Stylized rendition Born February 4, 1951(1951-02-04) (age 57)
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 IRA gunman in Johnny Was, opposite Vinnie Jones and Roger Daltrey.

Bergin was born in Dublin. He took the name "James" at confirmation. Bergin stands about 6'4", 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

Durango (1999)
Mountains of the Moon (1990) as Richard Francis Burton
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) as Martin Burney
Robin Hood (1991) as Robin Hood
Patriot Games (1992) as Kevin O'Donnell
Map of the Human Heart (1993) as Walter Russell
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
When the Sky Falls (2000) as Mackey
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
Devil's Prey (2001) as Minister Seth
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
Ghostwood (2006)
Connolly (2007) as Jim Larkin
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.