BJ Hogg
# BJ Hogg

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. He also played the title role in the Oscar-nominated short film Dance Lexie Dance and appeared as Addam Marbrand in Game of Thrones.

## Personal life

He was born in Lisburn on 30 April 1955. He had two sisters, one his twin. He originally trained to be a chef, but stopped working in hotels after two of them were bombed while on duty. He spent several years as a musician before turning to acting.

He married his wife, Elish, in 1981.

## Career

### Stage

He appeared in the Arts and Lyric theatres in Northern Ireland as well as on stage in London and Moscow.

### Television

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.

### Film

As well as Dance Lexie Dance, he starred in City of Ember, Hunger, Closing the Ring and Divorcing Jack.

## Death

He died at home on his 65th birthday on 30 April 2020.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| - | - | - |
| 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 |
