Phelim Drew (born 1969) is an Irish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. His credits include '' My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown'' (1989), '' Into the West'' (1992), ''

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'' (1995), '' The Nephew'' (1998), ''

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'' (1999), '' Bloom'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), '' The Escapist'' (2008), '' Val Falvey, TD'' (2009), ''

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'' (2014), '' Clean Break'' (2015), ''The Drummer and the Keeper'' (2017), ''

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'' (2020), ''

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'' (2021), and ''Tales from Dún Draíochta'' (2022).

Personal life

Drew is the son of the Irish folk singer

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, who was one of the founders of

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. Drew is married to actress and comedian Sue Collins, they are parents of four children.

Career

Drew studied acting at

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, graduating in 1988. In 1989, Drew made his screen debut in a film cast that included

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, and

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in '' My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown''. In 1992, he played Sergeant Brophy, appearing alongside

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, and

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, in the

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movie '' Into the West''. In 1995, he starred alongside

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in the television movie ''

''. In 1999, he was in the ensemble with

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and

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in the Irish drama movie ''

''. He appeared in '' The Nephew'' (1998), '' Bloom'' (2003), ''

'' (2004), and ''Tales from Dún Draíochta'' (2022).

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drew, Phelim Living people 1969 births Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Male actors from County Dublin Place of birth missing (living people)