Pat Laffan
Acting
Born: 1939-06-08 in County Meath, Ireland
Biography
Pat Laffan was an Irish actor best known for his roles as Georgie Burgess in The Snapper and the milkman Pat Mustard in the Father Ted episode Speed 3. Laffan grew up on a farm in Co. Meath and began his career as an actor after graduating from Engineering in UCD. A prolific theatre actor, Laffan was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company in the 1960s and 1970s, and was the Director of the Peacock Theatre for most of the 1970s. He directed in the Gate Theatre from 1979 to 1982. Laffan had around 40 film credits to his name - including turns in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), Intermission (2003), The General (1998) and Leap Year (2010) - and 30 credits on TV, Moone Boy, EastEnders and Ripper Street, to name a few. He died on March 14th, 2019 at the age of 79.
Known For
Ripper Street
Judge
Sharpe
Connelly
ScreenPlay
Father Mallory
Father Ted
Pat Mustard
Barry Lyndon
Nora's Brother #1
The Saint
Catholic Priest
War Horse
Devon Farmer #2
Leap Year
Donal
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Barman
The Queen
Head Ghillie
Space Truckers
Scummy
Quirke
Costigan
The General
Sgt. Patrick Higgins
The General
Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Park
Sharpe's Sword
Sergeant Connelly
An Awfully Big Adventure
Mr Harcourt
Intermission
Charlie O'Brien
Hear My Song
Taxi Driver 1
The Snapper
George Burgess
The Runway
Manus
Girl with Green Eyes
Bertie Counham
War of the Buttons
Mr Connor
The Serpent's Kiss
Pritchard
Before I Sleep
Harte's Father
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Gerry - The Customs Officer
I Can't... I Can't...
Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
The Playboys
Duffy
The Treaty
Bishop
After Midnight
Head Chef
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self
Durango
Bill Gobberley
How Harry Became a Tree
Father O'Connor
Trojan Eddie
Matt
A War of Children
Laid to Rest
Frank