Patrick Drury

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Patrick Drury (born 19 August 1945) is an English character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy Father Ted and Ivan in The Beiderbecke Connection.

Early life[]

Drury was educated at Cotton College, Staffordshire. He then read English at University College Dublin before going on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[1]

Career[]

His film credits include the horror movie The Awakening (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy (also known as Singleton's Pluck) with Ian Holm.

In the 2010 production of The Woman in Black at London's Fortune Theatre Drury played the part of Arthur Kipps.^[2]

Drury voiced Ermion in the 2015 video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

In 2016 he played the role of the Lord Chamberlain in the Netflix series The Crown.

Film and television roles[]

• Ripper Street (2016) - Col. Sir Edward Bradford - Episodes: "A Last Good Act", "Occurrence Reports"
• The Crown (2016) - Lord Chamberlain - 5 episodes
• Lennon Naked (2010) - Apple Accountant - TV Movie
• Midsomer Murders (2006) - Robin Wooliscroft - Episode: "Who Killed Cock Robin?"
• Cold Blood (2005) - Tom Wilburn - Episode: "Cold Blood"
• Murder in Suburbia (2005) - Peter Allen - "For Better, for Worse"
• Judge John Deed (2005) - Sam Hill - "Lost and Found"
• The Bill (2004) - DS Patrick McCourt - "Going Native"
• Silent Witness (2004) - Bob Gaghan - "A Time To Heal: Part 1"
• Midsomer Murders (2001) - Connor Simpson - "Death in Chorus"
• Father Ted (1995-1998) - John O’Leary - 6 episodes
• Heat of the Sun (1998) - Foreign Office Gent - "Private Lives"
• The Bill (1998) - Mr. Green - "The Stork"
• Casualty (1996) - George Wilson - "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
• (1996) - Jack Durham - "The Silent Witness"
• The Politician's Wife (1995) - Ian Ruby Smith - 3 episodes
• The Bill (1995) - Michael Jackson - "In On The Game"
• Screen One (1994) - Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith - "A Breed of Heroes"
• Harry (1993) - Monaghan - episode #1.11
• Soldier Soldier (1993) - Lt. Col Mark Osbourne - 3 episodes
• Inspector Morse (1993) - Frank McTeer - "The Day of the Devil"
• Moon and Son (1992) - Inspector Sardou - 5 episodes
• Rumpole of the Bailey (1992) - Desmond Casterini - "Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle"
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1988-1992) - Chief Supt. Howard Fortune - 6 episodes
• The Men's Room (1991) - James Walton - 3 episodes
• (1990) - Paul Forbes - "A Soldier's Death"
• Shoot to Kill (1990) - Detective Inspector - TV Movie
• The Manageress (1990) - Mark Sadler - 6 episodes
• Casualty (1990) - Gordon Robinson - "Love’s a Pain"
• Saracen (1989) - Bernard McGrath - "Starcross"
• Mike & Angelo (1989) - Dr. Waterstone - "Mother and the Doctor"
• The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) - Ivan - 4 episodes
• Brat Farrar (1986) - Kevin McDermott, Q.C. - Episode #1.2
• Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, 1985) - Adrian Horowitz - 2 episodes
• (1984) - Henry Nicholson - TV Movie
• Crown Court (1984) - John Laing - "Dirty Washing: Part 1"
• By the Sword Divided (1983) - Capt. Bracewell - "A Silver Moon"
• Diamonds (1981) - Policeman - "Homecoming"
• (1980) - Det. Sgt. Forsyth - "Lord Lucan"
• The Awakening (1980) - Paul Whittier - TV film
• Shelley (1980) - Ken - "Expletive Deleted"
• Disraeli (1978) - Montagu Corry - 2 episodes
• I, Claudius (1976) - Courier - "A Touch of Murder", "Family Affairs"

Personal life[]

Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters: Rosalind and Leonie.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Patrick Drury at IMDb