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

RSC Live: Timon of Athens 2019

Queen Marie of Romania 2019 ★ 7.1

RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra 2017

The Crown 2016 ★ 8.2

Ripper Street 2012 ★ 7.4

Lennon Naked 2010 ★ 5.5

Murder in Suburbia 2004 ★ 7.6

Midsomer Murders 1997 ★ 7.5

Coriolanus 1997 ★ 3.0

Father Ted 1995 ★ 8.2

A Breed of Heroes 1994 ★ 3.7

Moon and Son 1992

Soldier Soldier 1991 ★ 6.9

In Suspicious Circumstances 1991 ★ 6.5

Screen One 1989 ★ 7.2

The Beiderbecke Connection 1988 ★ 7.8

Inspector Morse 1987 ★ 7.9

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 1987 ★ 6.6

Up Line 1987

Florence Nightingale 1985 ★ 6.0

Laughterhouse 1984 ★ 5.8

Shine on Harvey Moon 1982 ★ 7.7

The Awakening 1980 ★ 5.5

I, Claudius 1976 ★ 7.8