Adam Fogerty

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Adam Fogerty
Personal information
Full nameAdam Heywood Fogerty
Born (1969-03-06) 6 March 1969 (age 56)
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Position Forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–93 Halifax  ?70028
1993–97 St. Helens 69130052
1998 Warrington Wolves 40000
1998 Keighley Cougars 60000
Total200080
Source: [1]
Boxing career
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins18
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0
Education Ballakermeen Junior High School
Douglas High School
Father Terry Fogerty

Adam Heywood Fogerty (born 6 March 1969) is an English actor and former boxer and rugby league footballer. [1] He is the son of rugby league footballer Terry Fogerty, who played in the 1960s and 1970s then coached in the 1980s.

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Early life

Fogerty was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [2] In the early 1980s the family moved to the Isle of Man with Fogerty attending Ballakermeen Junior High School and latterly Douglas High School. At the age of 15 years Fogerty became the youngest person to represent the Isle of Man on the rugby field. [3]

Boxing

Fogerty's boxing career saw him facing a number of opponents, Including John Fury, on Fury's Pro debut. He twice faced Paul Lister, with their first meeting in 1989 handing Fogerty his first and only loss in a 6-round decision. He repaid the favour with an 8th-round knockout of Lister the next year.

Rugby league

After ending his boxing career, Fogerty joined Halifax. He also played for Warrington, and won a Super League medal with St. Helens. [4]

Fogerty is a founder of Super League side Toronto Wolfpack. [5]

Beginning around the same time as his rugby league career, Fogerty began acting and has played supporting roles in several films such as Shooting Fish and Played , as well as the unlicensed boxer, Gorgeous George, in the Guy Ritchie crime caper Snatch . He played Mouse in Mean Machine and Raw in Greenfingers . He has also worked on soaps Coronation Street and Hollyoaks . In 2012 he joined Barrie Rutter's Northern Broadsides theatre company to play Costard in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost .

Acting

Since 1992 Fogerty has had numerous film and television roles. His television appearances include that of Ken Fairbrother, a rugby player turned wrestler in Yorkshire Television's drama series Heartbeat, whilst his most notable film part was as unlicensed boxer Gorgeous George in Guy Ritchie's film Snatch; in which he appeared alongside Brad Pitt. [6]

In 2019, Fogerty was cast as an 'emergency plumber' for the British insurance company Direct Line. A television commercial starring Harvey Keitel.

Other ventures

In 2020, Fogerty opened a fish and chip shop in Halifax, England. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 The Power of One Andress Malan
1996 Brassed Off Miner
1997 Shooting Fish Bruiser
1997 The Man Who Knew Too Little Newman
1997 Incognito Ugo
1998 Up 'n' Under Wayne
1998 Little Voice Bouncer
2000 Purely Belter Zak
2000 Snatch Gorgeous George
2000 Greenfingers Raw
2001 Mean Machine Mouse
2004 Gladiatress Wolf's claw
2005 Submerged O'HearnDirect-to-video release
2006 Played Big Frankie
2007 Stardust Pirate
2009 Assault of Darkness Bog BodyAlternative title: Legend of the Bog
2010 No Ordinary Trifle Terry [7]
2010 The Heavy Tony
2014BaitSi [8]
2015 Legend Big Pat [9]
2017Gloves OffBig Bill Brady
2018 Walk Like A Panther Danny Dixon [10]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Coronation Street Hitman1 episode
1995 Coogan's Run Ian Parry1 episode
1995, 1996 Heartbeat Ken Fairbrother2 episodes
1998 Emmerdale Jez Hudson4 episodes
1999 Queer as Folk Roger Clements1 episode
2000City CentralEd the Dog1 episodes
2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Forensic DoctorTV film
2002, 2006 Ultimate Force Rostrum/Taras Rustum2 episodes
2003 The Royal Bernie Episode: Dead Air
2008 Casualty Paul 'Cutsy' Cusick Episode: Diamond Dogs
2008 Doctors Syd Harrington1 episode
2009 Hollyoaks Johnny Bishop1 episode
2017 Hollyoaks Butler2 episodes
2019 Coronation Street Prison officerTBC
2023 The Gallows Pole James BroadbentThree-part TV series
2024 Brassic Episode: "The Mark"

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "I came back to Yorkshire for fish and chips". Halifax Courier . 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. Adriaan, Germain (10 October 2011). Adam Fogerty. Brev. ISBN   9786137371855.
  4. "From running on rugby league fields to acting on the Hollywood big screen". Fox Sports . 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  5. "Film star named as new Bulls shareholder". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Hollywood actor who fought Brad Pitt set to open 'traditional chippy' in Huddersfield". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. "Love's Kitchen (2011) - Cast and Crew". www.moviefone.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. Media, Bionic. "Bait (2014)". 101 Films. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. "Adam Fogerty in LEGEND". MMB Creative. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. "Adam Fogerty in "Walk Like a Panther"". MMB Creative. Retrieved 23 June 2021.