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Phelim Drew (born 1969) is an Irish actor. His credits include My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989), Into the West (1992), Sharpe's Battle (1995), The Nephew (1998), Angela's Ashes (1999), Bloom (2003), King Arthur (2004), The Escapist (2008), Val Falvey, TD (2009), Ripper Street (2014), Clean Break (2015), The Drummer and the Keeper (2017), Dead Still (2020), Fair City (2021), and Tales from Dún Draíochta (2022).

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Personal life

Drew is the son of the Irish folk singer Ronnie Drew, who was one of the founders of The Dubliners. [1] Drew is married to actress and comedian Sue Collins, they are parents of four children. [1]

Career

Drew studied acting at Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 1988. [2]

In 1989, Drew made his screen debut in a film cast that included Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, and Brenda Fricker in My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown . [3] In 1992, he played Sergeant Brophy, appearing alongside Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, and Brendan Gleeson, in the Irish Traveller movie Into the West . [3]

In 1995, he starred alongside Sean Bean in the television movie Sharpe's Battle . [3] In 1999, he was in the ensemble with Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle in the Irish drama movie Angela's Ashes . [3]

He appeared in The Nephew (1998), [3] Bloom (2003), [3] King Arthur (2004), [3] and Tales from Dún Draíochta (2022). [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown Brian
1991 The Commitments Roddy the Reporter
1992 Into the West Sergeant Brophy
1993Fatal InheritanceSean
1994 Widows' Peak FX
1995 Sharpe's Battle DonajuTV movie
1995The Long Way HomeHitchhiker
1998 The Nephew Patsy
1998The Rope TrickAntoShort
1999 The Ambassador O'NeillEpisode: "Vacant Possession"
1999ShergarDonovan
1999 With or Without You Drinker
1999 Angela's Ashes Rent Man
2002 The Escapist Duty Medical Registrar
2002ChaosAspro
2003 Bloom Martin Cunningham
2003 The Clinic Gerry1 episode
2004 King Arthur Obnoxious Monk
2005It Happened One NightMan In BlackShort
2007Speed DatingDr. Jack Goldenberg
2007The Catalpa RescueNarratorVoice
2008 The Escapist Doctor
2008Ronnie Drew: September SongContributor / HimselfTV movie
2009 Val Falvey, TD Party Chief Whip John BrollyMain role - 5 episodes
2010 An Crisis Fear na Liostaí1 episode
2014 Ripper Street Serenader1 episode
2015 Clean Break Detective Tom Burke3 episodes
2016 Fir Bolg Bainisteoir Amharclanna1 episode
2017 Striking Out Judge O'Leary1 episode
2017The Drummer and the KeeperJeremy
2020 Dead Still Mr. Carew1 episode
2021 Fair City Fr Liam Plunkett4 episodes
2022Tales from Dún DraíochtaDragon Driver1 episode - "Jack and the Dragon"

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References

  1. 1 2 Ciara Dwyer (11 August 2014). "Actor Phelim Drew: I miss the love of my parents". independent.ie.
  2. "Phelim Drew Alumni Interview". gaietyschool.com. 17 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Phelim Drew Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.