Patrick Drury

Acting

Patrick Drury

24 credits

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

Filmography

Queen Marie of Romania
2019Queen Marie of Romania
as Woodrow WilsonMovie
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
2017RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
as Marcus AndronicusMovie
The Crown
2016The Crown
as Lord ChamberlainTV
Ripper Street
2012Ripper Street
as Col. Sir Edward BradfordTV
Lennon Naked
2010Lennon Naked
as Apple AccountantMovie
Murder in Suburbia
2004Murder in Suburbia
as Kieran DoyleTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Robin WooliscroftTV
Coriolanus
1997Coriolanus
as ComminiusMovie
Father Ted
1995Father Ted
as John O'LearyTV
A Breed of Heroes
1994A Breed of Heroes
as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-SmithMovie
Moon and Son
1992Moon and Son
as Inspector SardouTV
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldier
as Lt Col Mark OsbourneTV
Shoot to Kill
1990Shoot to Kill
as Detective InspectorMovie
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Chief Supt. Howard FortuneTV
Up Line
1987Up Line
as Brian O'BrienMovie
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Frank McTeerTV
Laughterhouse
1984Laughterhouse
as David WolmerMovie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moon
as Adrian HorowitzTV
The Awakening
1980The Awakening
as Paul WhittierMovie
I, Claudius
1976I, Claudius
as CourierTV