Known For
Acting
Patrick Drury
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 - Movies
The Awakening
as Paul Whittier
Up Line
as Brian O'Brien
Shoot to Kill
as Detective Inspector
A Breed of Heroes
as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
Laughterhouse
as David Wolmer
Queen Marie of Romania
as Woodrow Wilson
Lennon Naked
as Apple Accountant
Coriolanus
as Comminius
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra
as Lepidus
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
as Marcus Andronicus
Known For - TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
as Robin Wooliscroft
Midsomer Murders
as Connor Simpson
The Crown
as Lord Chamberlain
Inspector Morse
as Frank McTeer
Ripper Street
as Col. Sir Edward Bradford
Soldier Soldier
as Lt Col Mark Osbourne
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
I, Claudius
as Courier
Father Ted
as John O'Leary
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Adrian Horowitz