Patrick Lee is a Northern Irish stage, television and film actor. He is known for his recurring role on Peaky Blinders as Johnny Dogs.
Career Stage His stage career began with a youth production of Oliver! at the Lyric Theatre. In 2023, he appeared on stage at the Lyric Theatre portraying Gerry Adams in Owen McCafferty's play Agreement.
Film and television He appeared as Johnny Dogs in the television series Peaky Blinders. He was given the role by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight after seeing his performance in 2012 film King of the Travellers.
His television and film appearances have also included Derry Girls, Academy award-winning short film The Shore and British television period crime drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles. He appeared in 2019 film A Good Woman Is Hard to Find.
He reprised his role as Johnny Dogs in the 2026 Peaky Blinders spinoff film The Immortal Man.
Personal life He is from West Belfast. He has relatives in the Travelling community who he says gave him positive feedback for his performance in King of the Travellers and Peaky Blinders. He is married to Danielle and as of 2016 they have three children, Fódhla, Seadhna and Dallan.
Lee revealed in a 2019 interview that teachers laughed at him for wanting to become an actor and that classmates would bully him and call him a “sissy” for being into drama.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1998Titanic TownHijack YouthFilm2000AcceleratorHood 2Film2000Blamm! Blamm!HoodShort2001H3TerryFilm 2002The EscapistTrusty Film2005EndgameMichael Short2005Pretty FaceCellmate Short2009PumpgirlDoot Film 2011 Killing Bono Security Guard Film 2011 The Shore Jackie Short film 2012 Jump Jack Film 2012 King of the Travellers Eamon Film 2014 Shooting for Socrates Wigsy Film 2018Float Like a ButterflyUncle JoeFilm 2019 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find Mackers Film 2020PixieTommy Film2021Free FallCooperShort 2026 Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Johnny Dogs Film
Television Year Title Role Notes2002As the Beast SleepsWee RabTV Movie2003Holy CrossFlag ManTV Movie2003You Looking at Me?Kenny TV Movie2004Pulling MovesCheeky HoodTV series2005ShakespeaRe-ToldHeaneyTV series2006Murphy's LawDrew Johnson JnrTV series2007The BillCraig Evans TV series2010George Best: From Football Boots to Dancing ShoesSelf TV series 2013–2022 Peaky Blinders Johnny Dogs TV series2015Clean Break TeethTV series 2015 The Frankenstein Chronicles Sears TV series2017-2021Soccer AMSelfTV series 2019 The Witcher Nohorn TV series2022National Television AwardsSelf TV Special 2022 Derry Girls Jordy TV series 2023 Blue Lights JP Senior TV series 2026 Tall Tales & Murder Wesley Swanson TV series
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