His film credits include the horror movie The Awakening (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy Laughterhouse (also known as Singleton's Pluck) with Ian Holm. Drury plays the part of Arthur Kipps in the London production of The Woman in Black. In 2016, he played the role of the Lord Chamberlain in the Netflix series The Crown.currently with the RSC Stratford.