Portrait of Patrick Drury

Patrick Drury

Acting

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.

Filmography

2019
Queen Marie of Romania

as Woodrow Wilson

2017
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus

as Marcus Andronicus

2016
The Crown

as Lord Chamberlain

2012
Ripper Street

as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

2010
Lennon Naked

as Apple Accountant

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Robin Wooliscroft

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Connor Simpson

1997
Coriolanus

as Comminius

1995
Father Ted

as John O'Leary

1994
A Breed of Heroes

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

1992
Moon and Son

as Inspector Sardou

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Lt Col Mark Osbourne

1990
Shoot to Kill

as Detective Inspector

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

1987
Up Line

as Brian O'Brien

1987
Inspector Morse

as Frank McTeer

1984
Laughterhouse

as David Wolmer

1982
Shine on Harvey Moon

as Adrian Horowitz

1980
The Awakening

as Paul Whittier