Peter M Smith: From playing Phil Lynott to Code Red action thriller 

The Dublin actor also has a part in an upcoming Guy Richie film, writes Esther McCarthy

Peter M Smith in Code Red: Spain.

When Peter M Smith was a youngster, his family home backed onto that of two Irish acting legends. His closest neighbours in the Dublin suburb of Drimnagh were Emmet Bergin, best known for playing Dick Moran in the iconic Irish soap Glenroe, and his brother Patrick, who would go on to enjoy a lifelong career after starring in early career hits including Sleeping With the Enemy and Patriot Games.

By the time Smith had started to fall in love with community musical theatre, Patrick was starting to make waves in Hollywood. Seeing the Bergins’ successes encouraged the young Smith, who delivered newspapers in his neighbourhood, to consider an acting career — something that was also noticed by the Bergin stars’ mother.