Patrick Lee is a stage, television and film actor from Belfast. He is known for his recurring role on Peaky Blinders as Johnny Dogs.
His stage career began with a youth production of Oliver! at the Lyric Theatre. In 2023, he appeared on stage at the Lyric Theatre portraying Gerry Adams in Owen McCafferty's play Agreement.
He appeared as Johnny Dogs in the television series Peaky Blinders. He was given the role by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight after seeing his performance in 2012 film King of the Travellers.
His television and film appearances have also included Derry Girls, Academy award-winning short film The Shore and British television period crime drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles. He appeared in 2019 film A Good Woman Is Hard to Find.
He reprised his role as Johnny Dogs in the 2026 Peaky Blinders spinoff film The Immortal Man.
He is from West Belfast. He has relatives in the Travelling community who he says gave him positive feedback for his performance in King of the Travellers and Peaky Blinders. He is married to Danielle and as of 2016 they have three children, Fódhla, Seadhna and Dallan.
Lee revealed in a 2019 interview that teachers laughed at him for wanting to become an actor and that classmates would bully him and call him a âÂÂsissyâ for being into drama.