BJ Hogg
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Born | William Henry Brian Hogg
[1] 30 April 1955 |
Died | 30 April 2020 | (aged 65)
Notable work | Give My Head Peace, Game of Thrones, The Fall [1] |
William Henry Brian Hogg (30 April 1955 – 30 April 2020), better known by his stage name BJ Hogg, was a Northern Irish actor best known for playing Big Mervyn in the BBC sitcom Give My Head Peace. [2] He also played the title role in the Oscar-nominated short film Dance Lexie Dance and appeared as Addam Marbrand in Game of Thrones. [2] [3] [1] [4]
He was born in Lisburn on 30 April 1955. [2] [3] [1] He had two sisters, one his twin. [1] He originally trained to be a chef, but stopped working in hotels after two of them were bombed while on duty. [1] He spent several years as a musician before turning to acting. [1]
He married his wife, Elish, in 1981. [1]
He appeared in the Arts and Lyric theatres in Northern Ireland as well as on stage in London and Moscow. [1]
As well as Give My Head Peace and Game of Thrones, he appeared in The Fall as the father of a murder victim and The Frankenstein Chronicles. [1]
As well as Dance Lexie Dance, he starred in City of Ember, Hunger, Closing the Ring and Divorcing Jack. [1]
He died at home on his 65th birthday on 30 April 2020. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The End of the World Man | Foreman | |
1986 | Eat the Peach | Danny | |
1995 | Nothing Personal | Jake | |
1996 | Past Into Present | Narrator | |
1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Col. Reece | |
1997 | A Further Gesture | Albert | |
1997 | The Informant | Constable Goss | |
1998 | Resurrection Man | Hacksaw McGrath | |
1998 | The Brylcreem Boys | Sean | |
1998 | Titanic Town | Chair | |
1998 | Divorcing Jack | Billy McCoubrey | |
1999 | The Harpist | Vinz | |
1999 | Sunset Heights | Minister | |
2002 | Puckoon | Rafferty | |
2004 | Mickybo and Me | Sydney | |
2006 | Small Engine Repair | Bar Character / Engine repair customer | |
2007 | Closing the Ring | Maguigan | |
2008 | Hunger | Loyalist Orderly | |
2008 | Peacefire | Fatboy | |
2008 | City of Ember | Mayor's Guard | |
2011 | Your Highness | Royal Advisor | |
2016 | Property of the State | Michael Pat | |
2020 | The Windermere Children | Dr. Willenshaw |