Patrick Drury
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.
Acted in
RSC Live: Timon of Athens
2019
as Flavius
Queen Marie of Romania
2019
as Woodrow Wilson
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
2017
as Marcus Andronicus
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2017
as Lepidus
The Crown
2016
as Lord Chamberlain
Ripper Street
2012
as Col. Sir Edward Bradford
Lennon Naked
2010
as Apple Accountant
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Robin Wooliscroft
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Connor Simpson
Coriolanus
1997
as Comminius
Father Ted
1995
as John O'Leary
A Breed of Heroes
1994
as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
Moon and Son
1992
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Lt Col Mark Osbourne
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Detective Inspector
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
Up Line
1987
as Brian O'Brien
Inspector Morse
1987
as Frank McTeer
Laughterhouse
1984
as David Wolmer
The Awakening
1980
as Paul Whittier