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).
Personal life Drew is the son of the Irish folk singer Ronnie Drew, who was one of the founders of The Dubliners. Drew is married to actress and comedian Sue Collins, they are parents of four children.
Career Drew studied acting at Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 1988.
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. In 1992, he played Sergeant Brophy, appearing alongside Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, and Brendan Gleeson, in the Irish Traveller movie Into the West.
In 1995, he starred alongside Sean Bean in the television movie Sharpe's Battle. In 1999, he was in the ensemble with Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle in the Irish drama movie Angela's Ashes.
He appeared in The Nephew (1998), Bloom (2003), King Arthur (2004), and Tales from Dún Draíochta (2022).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1989 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown Brian 1991 The Commitments Roddy the Reporter 1992 Into the West Sergeant Brophy 1993 Fatal Inheritance Sean 1994 Widows' Peak FX 1995 Sharpe's Battle Donaju TV movie1995 The Long Way Home Hitchhiker 1998 The Nephew Patsy 1998 The Rope Trick Anto Short1999 The Ambassador O'Neill Episode: "Vacant Possession"1999 Shergar Donovan 1999 With or Without You Drinker 1999 Angela's Ashes Rent Man 2002 The Escapist Duty Medical Registrar 2002 Chaos Aspro 2003 Bloom Martin Cunningham 2003 The Clinic Gerry 1 episode2004 King Arthur Obnoxious Monk 2005 It Happened One Night Man In Black Short2007 Speed Dating Dr. Jack Goldenberg 2007 The Catalpa Rescue Narrator Voice2008 The Escapist Doctor 2008 Ronnie Drew: September Song Contributor / Himself TV movie2009 Val Falvey, TD Party Chief Whip John Brolly Main role - 5 episodes2010 An Crisis Fear na Liostaí 1 episode 2014 Ripper Street Serenader 1 episode2015 Clean Break Detective Tom Burke 3 episodes2016 Fir Bolg Bainisteoir Amharclanna 1 episode2017 Striking Out Judge O'Leary 1 episode2017 The Drummer and the Keeper Jeremy 2020 Dead Still Mr. Carew 1 episode2021 Fair City Fr Liam Plunkett 4 episodes2022 Tales from Dún Draíochta Dragon Driver 1 episode - "Jack and the Dragon"
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