Patrick O'Brien Demsey

Patrick O'Brien Demsey (born December 14, 1978) is an American actor. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, to Gene and Gail Demsey. He has two brothers, Christopher and Michael. Demsey graduated from Danvers High School in 1997 and attended Fitchburg State College, where he played hockey before injuries forced him to quit. In 2004, he landed his breakthrough role as Mike Eruzione in the movie Miracle, in which he portrayed the captain of the U.S. hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Demsey trained with the real Eruzione's hockey team to prepare for the role. Although he turned down a major role in the 2006 horror movie Big Bad Wolf, Demsey continued to pursue acting in Sherman Oaks, California.