Patrick Drury
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Patrick Drury is a character actor
best remembered for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4
comedy Father Ted
. Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe
before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters, Rosalind and Leonie.
Patrick Drury is currently playing the part of Arthur Kipps is the London production of The Woman in Black
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Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
best remembered for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
comedy Father Ted
Father Ted
Father Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
. Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe is an English actress.In 1976, Langrishe appeared in the BBC production of The Glittering Prizes. In 1977 she played the role of Kitty in a BBC adaptation of Anna Karenina. Her first big part was in the 1978 British adaption of Les Misérables...
before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters, Rosalind and Leonie.
Patrick Drury is currently playing the part of Arthur Kipps is the London production of The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black (play)
The Woman in Black is a 1987 stage play, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt. The play is based on the book of the same name, which was written in 1983 by Susan Hill. It is notable for only having two actors perform the whole play. It was first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, in...
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