Pat Laffan
ActingAlso Known As
Patrick Laffan, Pat Laffin
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.
Movies
(38 total)
War Horse
as Devon Farmer #2
Barry Lyndon
as Nora's Brother #1
Leap Year
as Donal
The Queen
as Head Ghillie
The Saint
as Catholic Priest
Space Truckers
as Scummy
Intermission
as Charlie O'Brien
The General
as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
The General
as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
War of the Buttons
as Mr Connor
The Snapper
as George Burgess
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Mr Harcourt
Girl with Green Eyes
as Bertie Counham
Hear My Song
as Taxi Driver 1
Sharpe's Sword
as Connelly
The Playboys
as Duffy
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as Gerry - The Customs Officer
The Serpent's Kiss
as Pritchard
How Harry Became a Tree
as Father O'Connor
