Pat Laffan

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

Father Ted

War Horse

ScreenPlay

Barry Lyndon

Leap Year

Space Truckers

The Saint

All Movies (38)

• When Hitchcock met O'Casey2019 · as Self
• Laid to Rest2019 · as Frank
• Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House2017 · as Self
• War Horse2011 · as Devon Farmer #2
• The Runway2010 · as Manus
• Leap Year2010 · as Donal
• The Wednesdays2007 · as Judge
• The Queen2006 · as Head Ghillie
• A Ferret Called Mickey2003 · as Dougie O'Neill
• The Boys & Girl from County Clare2003 · as Gerry - The Customs Officer
• Intermission2003 · as Charlie O'Brien
• How Harry Became a Tree2002 · as Father O'Connor
• Durango1999 · as Bill Gobberley
• Park1999
• The General1998 · as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
• The General1998 · as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
• Before I Sleep1997 · as Harte's Father
• The Serpent's Kiss1997 · as Pritchard
• The Saint1997 · as Catholic Priest
• Space Truckers1996 · as Scummy
• Trojan Eddie1996 · as Matt
• An Awfully Big Adventure1995 · as Mr Harcourt
• Sharpe's Sword1995 · as Sergeant Connelly
• War of the Buttons1994 · as Mr Connor
• The Snapper1993 · as George Burgess
• The Playboys1992 · as Duffy
• Hear My Song1991 · as Taxi Driver 1
• The Treaty1991 · as Bishop
• Journey to Knock1991 · as Father Mallory
• Events at Drimaghleen1991 · as Mr. McDowd
• After Midnight1990 · as Head Chef
• My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown1989 · as Barman
• Pigs1984 · as Detective 2
• To The Western World1984
• Barry Lyndon1975 · as Nora's Brother #1
• A War of Children1972
• I Can't... I Can't...1969 · as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
• Girl with Green Eyes1964 · as Bertie Counham

All TV Shows (6)

• Quirke2014 · as Costigan
• Ripper Street2012 · as Judge
• Father Ted1995 · as Pat Mustard
• ScreenPlay1986 · as Father Mallory
• Under And Over1971 · as Mike
• The Sinners1970 · as Frank Daly