“I’m playing a cop," he tell us. "Well technically I’m playing the grandfather of one of the cops, but I’m far too young for that really (laughs). Without giving too much away, or I’ll have to kill you… I have a past and I’m being blackmailed because of my past, and if my past is revealed it could have serious detrimental effects on my grandson. He might lose his job, in other words, so the plot involves trying to eliminate the threat.”

Bergin first shot to international fame for his role as Julia Robert’s psychopathic husband in 1991 psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, and then went on to appear in such big movies as Robin Hood and Patriot Games.

A man who loads every conversation with illustrious stories from his acting career, Patrick Bergin's full interview with Hot Press will be in our following issue, released Tursday, April 28.

Patrick Bergin will appear on TV3's Red Rock tonight at 9pm.

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