# Adam Fogerty

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

## Early life

Fogerty was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. 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.

## 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.
Fogerty is a founder of Super League side Toronto Wolfpack.
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.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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'Hearn | Direct-to-video release |
| 2006 | Played | Big Frankie | |
| 2007 | Stardust | Pirate | |
| 2009 | Assault of Darkness | Bog Body | Alternative title: Legend of the Bog |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Trifle | Terry | |
| 2010 | The Heavy | Tony | |
| 2014 | Bait | Si | |
| 2015 | Legend | Big Pat | |
| 2017 | ”Gloves Off” | Big Bill Brady |
| 2018 | Walk Like A Panther | Danny Dixon | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Coronation Street | Hitman | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Coogan's Run | Ian Parry | 1 episode |
| 1995, 1996 | Heartbeat | Ken Fairbrother | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Emmerdale | Jez Hudson | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Queer as Folk | Roger Clements | 1 episode |
| 2000 | City Central | Ed the Dog | 1 episodes |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Forensic Doctor | TV film |
| 2002, 2006 | Ultimate Force | Rostrum/Taras Rustum | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Royal | Bernie | Episode: Dead Air |
| 2008 | Casualty | Paul 'Cutsy' Cusick | Episode: Diamond Dogs |
| 2008 | Doctors | Syd Harrington | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hollyoaks | Johnny Bishop | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Hollyoaks | Butler | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | Prison officer | TBC |
| 2023 | The Gallows Pole | James Broadbent | Three-part TV series |
| 2024 | Brassic | | Episode: "The Mark" |