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.^[1] Drew is married to actress and comedian Sue Collins, they are parents of four children: Vivian, Milo, and twins Seanie and Lily.^[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