
Patrick Drury
Known For
Acting
Born
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.
Most Known For

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

Father Ted
as John O'Leary

I, Claudius
as Courier

Soldier Soldier
as Lt Col Mark Osbourne

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

Up Line
as Brian O'Brien

Lennon Naked
as Apple Accountant

Shine on Harvey Moon
as Adrian Horowitz

Coriolanus
as Comminius

Moon and Son
as Inspector Sardou

The Beiderbecke Connection
as Ivan

The Awakening
as Paul Whittier

Laughterhouse
as David Wolmer

Queen Marie of Romania
as Woodrow Wilson

RSC Live: Timon of Athens
as Flavius

RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
as Marcus Andronicus