Acting
Patrick Drury
Born August 19, 1945 · London, England, UK
Biography
Patrick Drury is a character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy Father Ted. His film credits include the horror movie The Awakening (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy Laughterhouse (also known as Singleton's Pluck) with Ian Holm. He was previously married to actress Caroline Langrishe.
Known for
8.6
The Crown
Lord Chamberlain
7.9
Midsomer Murders
Robin Wooliscroft, Connor Simpson
8.6
Father Ted
John O'Leary
8.1
Ripper Street
Col. Sir Edward Bradford
8.2
Inspector Morse
Frank McTeer
8.8
I, Claudius
Courier
4.9
The Awakening
Paul Whittier
7.1 TMDB
Queen Marie of Romania
Woodrow Wilson
8.4
Rumpole of the Bailey
Desmond Casterini
5.9
Lennon Naked
Apple Accountant
7.1
Murder in Suburbia
Kieran Doyle
6.8
Soldier Soldier
Lt Col Mark Osbourne
6.1 TMDB
Florence Nightingale
Henry Nicholson
6.9
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
7.5
Shine on Harvey Moon
Adrian Horowitz
8.4
The Beiderbecke Connection
Ivan
6.9
Screen One
Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
5.8 TMDB
Laughterhouse
David Wolmer
7.9
The Men's Room
James Walton
3.7 TMDB
A Breed of Heroes
Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
Filmography
- 2022Adnan Syed: OverturnedDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2019RSC Live: Timon of AthensFlaviusMovie
- 2019Queen Marie of RomaniaWoodrow WilsonMovie
- 2017RSC Live: Titus AndronicusMarcus AndronicusMovie
- 2017RSC Live: Antony & CleopatraLepidusMovie
- 2016The CrownLord ChamberlainSeries
- 2012Ripper StreetCol. Sir Edward BradfordSeries
- 2010Lennon NakedApple AccountantMovie
- 2004Murder in SuburbiaKieran DoyleSeries
- 1997Midsomer MurdersRobin Wooliscroft, Connor SimpsonSeries
- 1997CoriolanusComminiusMovie
- 1995Father TedJohn O'LearySeries
- 1994A Breed of HeroesMaj. Anthony Hamilton-SmithMovie
- 1992Moon and SonInspector SardouSeries
- 1991The Men's RoomJames WaltonSeries
- 1991Soldier SoldierLt Col Mark OsbourneSeries
- 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesJack DerhamSeries
- 1990Shoot to KillDetective InspectorMovie
- 1989Screen OneMaj. Anthony Hamilton-SmithSeries
- 1988The Beiderbecke ConnectionIvanSeries
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesChief Supt. Howard FortuneSeries
- 1987Up LineBrian O'BrienSeries
- 1987Up LineBrian O'BrienMovie
- 1987Inspector MorseFrank McTeerSeries
- 1985Florence NightingaleHenry NicholsonMovie
- 1984LaughterhouseDavid WolmerMovie
- 1982Shine on Harvey MoonAdrian HorowitzSeries
- 1980The AwakeningPaul WhittierMovie
- 1976I, ClaudiusCourierSeries
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyDesmond CasteriniSeries