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Patrick Connolly Bergin (born February 4, 1951) is an Irish actor. He may be best-known internationally 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 wed 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) 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
  • Secret of the Cave (2006) as Patrick Wallace
  • Ghostwood (2006)
  • Gallowwalker (2007) as Marshall Gaza
  • Dominator X (2008)
  • Dick Dickman P.I. (2008)
  • Eva (2009)

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.