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.[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]

BJ Hogg[1]
Born	William Henry Brian Hogg[1] (1955-04-30)April 30, 1955 Lisburn
Died	April 30, 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 65)
Notable work	Give My Head Peace, Game of Thrones, The Fall[1]

Personal life

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]

Career

Stage

He appeared in the Arts and Lyric theatres in Northern Ireland as well as on stage in London and Moscow.[1]

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.[1]

Film

As well as Dance Lexie Dance, he starred in City of Ember, Hunger, Closing the Ring and Divorcing Jack.[1]

Death

He died at home on his 65th birthday on 30 April 2020 after a short illness.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

References

1. Little, Ivan (1 May 2020). "Give My Head Peace 'family' devastated as BJ Hogg dies on 65th birthday". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. "BJ Hogg: Tributes paid after actor dies, aged 65". BBC News. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. "B.J. Hogg, Game of Thrones Actor and Give My Head Peace Star, Dies at 65". MSN. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. "Watch: BJ Hogg's best bits after 'big-hearted' actor passes away aged 65". Belfast Telegraph. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

External links

• BJ Hogg on IMDb