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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.
Filmography12 titles

The Crown
2016as Lord Chamberlain
2016as Lord Chamberlain

Father Ted
1995as John O'Leary
1995as John O'Leary

Inspector Morse
1987as Frank McTeer
1987as Frank McTeer

I, Claudius
1976as Courier
1976as Courier

Murder in Suburbia
2004as Kieran Doyle
2004as Kieran Doyle

Midsomer Murders
1997as Connor Simpson
1997as Connor Simpson

Ripper Street
2012as Col. Sir Edward Bradford
2012as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

Queen Marie of Romania
2019as Woodrow Wilson
2019as Woodrow Wilson

Soldier Soldier
1991as Lt Col Mark Osbourne
1991as Lt Col Mark Osbourne

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

The Awakening
1980as Paul Whittier
1980as Paul Whittier

Royal Shakespeare Company: Titus Andronicus
2017as Marcus Andronicus
2017as Marcus Andronicus