Adam Fogerty Explained

Adam Fogerty
Fullname:Adam Heywood Fogerty
Birth Date:1969 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height:6feet
Retired:yes
Position:Forward
Club1:Halifax
Year1start:1991
Year1end:93
Appearances1:?
Tries1:7
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:28
Club2:St. Helens
Year2start:1993
Year2end:97
Appearances2:69
Tries2:13
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:52
Club3:Warrington Wolves
Year3start:1998
Appearances3:4
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Club4:Keighley Cougars
Year4start:1998
Appearances4:6
Tries4:0
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:0
Source:[1]

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.

Adam Fogerty
Weight:Heavyweight
Nationality:British
Birth Date:6 March 1969
Birth Place:Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Total:19
Wins:18
Losses:1
Draws:0
No Contests:0

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.

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
1992The Power of One Andress Malan
1996Brassed OffMiner
1997Shooting FishBruiser
1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleNewman
1997IncognitoUgo
1998Up 'n' UnderWayne
1998Little VoiceBouncer
2000Purely BelterZak
2000SnatchGorgeous George
2000GreenfingersRaw
2001Mean MachineMouse
2004GladiatressWolf's claw
2005SubmergedO'Hearn Direct-to-video release
2006PlayedBig Frankie
2007StardustPirate
2009Assault of DarknessBog Body Alternative title: Legend of the Bog
2010No Ordinary TrifleTerry[7]
2010The HeavyTony
2014BaitSi[8]
2015LegendBig Pat[9]
2018Walk Like A PantherDanny Dixon[10]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Coronation StreetHitman1 episode
1995Coogan's RunIan Parry 1 episode
1995, 1996HeartbeatKen Fairbrother 2 episodes
1998EmmerdaleJez Hudson4 episodes
1999Queer as FolkRoger Clements 1 episode
2000City CentralEd the Dog 1 episodes
2001Forensic Doctor TV film
2002, 2006Ultimate ForceRostrum/Taras Rustum 2 episodes
2003The RoyalBernieEpisode: Dead Air
2008CasualtyPaul 'Cutsy' Cusick Episode: Diamond Dogs
2008DoctorsSyd Harrington 1 episode
2009HollyoaksJohnny Bishop 1 episode
2017HollyoaksButler2 episodes
2019Coronation StreetPrison officerTBC
2023The Gallows PoleJames BroadbentThree-part TV series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. News: I came back to Yorkshire for fish and chips. 11 December 2013. Halifax Courier. 7 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224071344/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/i-came-back-to-yorkshire-for-fish-and-chips-1-1904058. 24 December 2014. dead.
  3. Book: Adam Fogerty . 9786137371855 . Adriaan . Germain . 10 October 2011 . Brev .
  4. News: From running on rugby league fields to acting on the Hollywood big screen. 11 December 2013. Fox Sports. 11 December 2013.
  5. Web site: 2019-11-15 . Film star named as new Bulls shareholder . 2024-01-30 . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . en.
  6. Web site: Hollywood actor who fought Brad Pitt set to open 'traditional chippy' in Huddersfield. 2021-06-23. www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 31 July 2020 . en.
  7. Web site: Love's Kitchen (2011) - Cast and Crew. 2021-07-07. www.moviefone.com. en.
  8. Web site: Media. Bionic. Bait (2014). 2021-06-23. 101 Films. en.
  9. Web site: Adam Fogerty in LEGEND. 2021-06-23. MMB Creative. en-GB.
  10. Web site: Adam Fogerty in "Walk Like a Panther". 2021-06-23. MMB Creative. en-GB.