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{{Infobox person
| name               = Colm Meaney
| image              = Colm Meaney (29865699455).jpg
| caption            = Meaney at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|5|30}}
| birth_place        = Dublin, Ireland
| education          = [[Abbey Theatre School]]
| death_date         = 
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| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1978-present
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Colm Meaney|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Bairbre Dowling]]|1977|1994|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Ines Glorian|2007}}
}}
| children           = [[Brenda Meaney]]
| website            = 
}}

'''Colm J. Meaney''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|l|əm}};<ref>{{cite web|title=Article: Las Vegas 2004: Sunday's Highlights|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6313.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814103749/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6313.html|archive-date=14 August 2004|website=Star Trek|access-date=1 January 2006}}</ref> {{langx|ga|Colm Ó Maonaigh}}; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor. Known for his performances across screen and stage, he has received seven nominations from the [[IFTA Film & Drama Awards|Irish Film & Television Academy]], winning twice for 2001's ''[[How Harry Became a Tree]]'', and 2017's ''[[The Journey (2017 film)|The Journey]]''. Other film credits include [[Roddy Doyle]]'s ''[[Barrytown (franchise)|Barrytown]]'' franchise, ''[[Con Air]]'', '' [[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'', ''[[The Damned United]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', and ''[[The Snapper (film)|The Snapper]]'', for which he was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colm Meaney |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/colm-meaney/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref> and won the [[Silver Hugo Award]] for Best Actor at the 1993 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Richard |date=2023-10-20 |title=Colm Meaney's 12 Best Movie and TV Performances, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/colm-meaney-best-performances-ranked/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> 

On television, Meaney is best known for his portrayal of [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]] in both ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1987-1994) and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' (1993-1999), appearing in a total of 225 episodes.  Other television credits include five seasons as [[Thomas C. Durant]] on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] [[Western (genre)|western]] ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2011-2016), [[James Burbage]] on the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] [[historical fiction]] series ''[[Will (TV series)|Will]]'' (2017), and Finn Wallace on the [[Sky Atlantic]] crime series ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]'' (2020). Meaney's numerous guest appearances include roles on ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colm-meaney/credits/3030204063/ "Colm Meaney Credits."] TV Guide. Accessed March 14, 2025. </ref>

Also a veteran of the theatre, Meaney has starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and the [[West End theatre|West End]] in [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' and ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'', [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', and [[Hugh Whitemore]]'s ''[[Breaking the Code]]''.<ref>"Colm Meaney." Internet Broadway Database. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/colm-meaney-77452.</ref> Additionally, he has appeared in numerous productions with the [[National Theatre of Ireland]], including [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]'s ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'', ''[[The Silver Tassie (play)|The Silver Tassie]]'', and ''[[The Shadow of a Gunman]]''.<ref name="Abbey">"Colm Meaney." Abbey Theatre Archives. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/person_detail/12111/.</ref> 

In 2020, Meaney was ranked 24th on ''[[The Irish Times]]'' list of "The 50 Greatest Irish Film Actors of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 June 2020}}</ref> In 2025, he received the [[Irish Film & Television Academy]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2025-01-10 |title=Colm Meaney to Receive Irish Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/colm-meaney-irish-academy-lifetime-achievement-award-1236271517/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> 

==Early life and education==
Meaney was born in [[Glasnevin]], [[Dublin]], the son of Kathleen and Patrick Meaney, who was a van driver for Johnston, Mooney, & O'Brien.<ref>Brady, Tara. "Colm Meaney: ‘My missus doesn't like Los Angeles. She's French’." The Irish Times, December 6, 2019. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/colm-meaney-my-missus-doesn-t-like-los-angeles-she-s-french-1.4098226.</ref> His brothers are Liam, Padraig, and Sean Meaney.<ref>McGowan, Sharon. "Actor Colm Meaney Breaks Down in Tears at Funeral of 'Inspirational' Irish Director." Irish Mirror, July 23, 2018. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/actor-colm-meaney-breaks-down-12967815.</ref> He developed a love of acting at the age of 14, and after completing his leaving cert matriculated to the [[Abbey Theatre School]]. Upon completing his studies, Meaney joined the company of the [[National Theatre of Ireland]].<ref name="crying">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/i-had-no-time-for-them-crying-into-their-pints-1.964839|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|title=I had no time for them crying into their pints|date=22 September 2007|access-date=18 February 2018|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219032650/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/i-had-no-time-for-them-crying-into-their-pints-1.964839|archive-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>  

==Career==
===Stage===
[[File:Abbey Theatre exterior.jpg|thumb|Meaney started his career acting in numerous productions with the [[Abbey Theatre]] from 1971-1980.]]

In 1971, Meaney joined the company of the [[National Theatre of Ireland]], appearing in 24 productions over the next nine years. Credits from this period include [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', [[W. B. Yeats]]' ''[[Oedipus Rex|King Oedipus]]'', [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]'', [[Dion Boucicault]]'s ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]'', and [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]'s ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''.<ref name="Abbey" /> For much of this period, Meaney split his time between [[Dublin]] and [[London]], touring the UK with several theatre companies, including the [[7:84]] theatre group founded by [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]].<ref name="IrishmanAbroad">{{cite podcast|date=10 May 2020|title=Colm Meaney|url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/colm-meaney-episode-356|author=Jarlath Regan|edition=356|work=[[An Irishman Abroad]]|publisher=[[SoundCloud]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> Meaney made his [[Off West End|Off-West End]] debut in 1975, appearing in McGrath's plays ''Fish in the Sea'' at the [[Half Moon Theatre]]<ref>"Fish in the Sea (1975)." Stages of Half Moon. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/soft-or-a-girl/.</ref> and ''Yobbo Nowt'' at the [[Shaw Theatre]]. The following year he appeared in a stage adaptation of [[Lin Biao|Lin Piao]]'s ''History of the Tenth Struggle'' at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]]. Meaney made his American stage debut in 1982 at the [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]], where he would remain a summer company member until 1985. Credits from this period include [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'', [[J. M. Synge]]'s ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'', [[Dylan Thomas]]' ''[[A Child's Christmas in Wales]]'', [[C. P. Taylor]]'s ''[[And a Nightingale Sang]]'', and the American premiere of ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''.<ref>Christon, Lawrence. "STAGE REVIEWS : REGIONAL THEATER HAS A NEW LOOK." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1985. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-08-ca-3569-story.html.</ref> The play is an 8½ hour-long stage adaptation of the [[Charles Dickens]]’ [[Nicholas Nickleby|novel of the same name]], performed in two parts. The production was a critical and commercial success, later transferring to [[Merle Reskin Theatre]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. 

Meaney made his Off-Broadway debut in 1984, appearing as Kevin in [[Hugh Leonard]]'s ''The Poker Sessions'' at [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater|Theater Off Park]].<ref>Gussow, Mel. "Stage: Hugh Leonard's 'Poker Session' Revived." ''The New York Times'', October 21, 1984. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/21/theater/stage-hugh-leonard-s-poker-session-revived.html.</ref> In 1986 he relocated from [[New York City]] to [[Los Angeles]]. That same year he starred in [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s ''Alpha'',<ref>Sullivan, Dan. "STAGE REVIEW : ‘ALPHA’: AN IRONY WITH WRINKLES." ''Los Angeles Times'', September 26, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-26-ca-9137-story.html.</ref> [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'',<ref>Christon, Lawrence. "Another 'Birthday' for Director Mandell." ''Los Angeles Times'', February 16, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-16-ca-8498-story.html.</ref> and [[Peter Sheridan]]'s ''Diary of a Hunger Strike'',<ref>Koehler, Robert. "Playwright of Irish Greek Tragedy." Los Angeles Times, March 29, 1986. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-29-ca-1465-story.html.</ref> all at the [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]. Meaney's performance in the later earned him a [[Drama-Logue Award]] nomination for Best Actor in a Play. In 1987, Meaney appeared as Mick Ross in the American premiere of [[Hugh Whitemore]]'s ''[[Breaking the Code]]'' at the [[Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Richards, David. "Code Unsolved Enigma." ''The Washington Post'', October 5, 1987. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/10/05/code-unsolved-enigma/53f97080-6bfc-4abd-be68-ed5b2ffff3b5/.</ref> Later that same year the production transferred to the [[Neil Simon Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. From 1992 to 1993 Meaney appeared in a multi-city tour of [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', directed by his ''[[Star Trek]]'' co-star [[Patrick Stewart]]. Tour venues included Orange County Symphony in [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove, CA]]; [[The Chicago Theatre]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], and The Fox Theatre in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. In 1999 Meaney starred in [[Peter Parnell]]'s stage adaptation of [[John Irving]]'s ''[[The Cider House Rules]]'' at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]]. Meaney won an [[Obie Award]] for his performance. 

Meaney made his [[West End theatre|West End]] debut as Phil Hogan in the 2006 revival of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' at [[The Old Vic]]. Directed by [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies]], the cast also featured [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Eve Best]]. For his performance, Meaney was nominated for the [[Olivier Award]] for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role|Best Performance in a Supporting Role]]. The following year the production transferred to the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. Meaney would later return to Broadway in the 2018 revival of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed by [[George C. Wolfe]], the cast featured [[Denzel Washington]], [[Bill Irwin]], [[David Morse]], [[Tammy Blanchard]], and [[Austin Butler]]. In 2023, after more than a 40-year absence, Meaney returned to the Irish stage in [[Landmark Productions]]' revival of the [[Enda Walsh]] play ''Bedbound'' at the [[Galway International Arts Festival]]. Starring opposite his daughter [[Brenda Meaney]], the production later transferred to an additional engagement at the [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin]].<ref>Hayes, Katy. "Bedbound Review: Colm Meaney and Daughter Brenda Are Inspired Casting in Tale of Celtic Tiger Hubris." ''Irish Independent'', July 19, 2023.https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/bedbound-review-colm-meaney-and-daughter-brenda-are-inspired-casting-in-tale-of-celtic-tiger-hubris/a805730622.html</ref>

===Television and film===
[[File:Alaimo, Shimerman and Meany.jpg|thumb|left|Meaney ''(right)'' with ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' co-stars [[Marc Alaimo]] ''(left)'' and [[Armin Shimerman]] ''(middle)'']]

Meaney's first television appearance was in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' on [[BBC One]], in 1978. He guest-starred on shows such as ''[[Remington Steele]]'' and ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' before embarking on a successful film career; he received a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Best Actor for his role in ''[[The Snapper (film)|The Snapper]]''.<ref name="Addley">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/03/colm-meaney-the-journey-martin-mcguinness-interview |title=Colm Meaney on playing Martin McGuinness: 'He was born into this' |last=Addley |first=Esther |date=3 May 2017 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226174522/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/03/colm-meaney-the-journey-martin-mcguinness-interview|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>

Meaney first appeared on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' in its 1987 pilot episode, "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]", as an unnamed helm officer. His character became a frequently recurring one, and was given the name of [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]] as he became more prominent in the crew as Transporter Chief. In 1993, Meaney left ''The Next Generation'' for a main role in its spin-off ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and remained on that show until its final episode, in 1999. With 225 total appearances on ''Star Trek'', he is second to [[Michael Dorn]] with the most appearances on the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seibold |first1=Witney|title=Which Star Trek Actor Appeared In The Most Episodes?|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/992646/which-star-trek-actor-appeared-in-the-most-episodes/ |website=Slashfilm|date=2 September 2022 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref>

Meaney played Colum O'Hara in the 1994 miniseries ''[[Scarlett (TV miniseries)|Scarlett]]'', the sequel to ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone With the Wind]]''. He has played a minor recurring role as Cowen,<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2019 |title=10 Shows With The Best Cameos From Star Trek Actors |url=https://screenrant.com/cameos-star-trek-actors/ |access-date=21 July 2020 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> leader of the [[Genii (Stargate)|Genii]] on the series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/stargate-atlantis/191790|title=Stargate Atlantis on Sci Fi|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=9 December 2009}}</ref> guest-starred on ''Law & Order'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' and appeared as Bob O'Donnell on the ABC show ''[[Men in Trees]]''. Meaney appeared in the film ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', playing the pilot of the plane Windsor 114 that was later crashed by Colonel Stuart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Hard 2 (1990) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099423/fullcredits |website=IMDB |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref>

He was the only actor to appear in all three film adaptations of [[Roddy Doyle]]'s ''[[The Barrytown Trilogy]]'', as the father of the Rabbitte family. His stage appearances include the Old Vic production of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''. Meaney starred in the British comedy film ''[[Three and Out]]'' (released in the UK on 25 April 2008). In July of the same year [[An Post]] (the Irish Post Office<ref>[http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/History+and+Heritage/History/ An Post—the Irish Post Office] An Post (retrieved 28 May 2018)</ref>) issued a postage stamp showing Meaney as Joe Mullen in the film ''[[Kings (2007 film)|Kings]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Warren|first=Brian|title=That Was the Year That Was–2008 (part 1)|journal=The Revealer|volume=58|issue=4|page=63|publisher=Éire Philatelic Association|location=Seminole, FL|date=Spring 2009|issn=0484-6125}}</ref><!-- access-date=19 March 2009 -->

In 2009, Meaney co-starred with [[Gerard Butler]] and [[Jamie Foxx]] in ''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]'', playing Detective Dunnigan. In March 2009, Meaney voiced an Irish bartender on the St. Patrick's Day episode of ''The Simpsons'', "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]". In the same month the film ''[[The Damned United]]'' was released, a mostly fictional retelling of the 44-day period in which [[Brian Clough]] was manager of [[Leeds United F.C.]] Meaney played former Leeds manager [[Don Revie]]. He co-starred in ''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]''. In 2013, Meaney co-starred in ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]''. In 2014, he appeared as The Horse in the BBC's three-part crime story ''[[The Driver (TV series)|The Driver]]''. For five seasons he portrayed railroad magnate [[Thomas C. Durant]] on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s drama series ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Colm Meaney talks about Hell on Wheels|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/08/interview-colm-meaney-talks-about-hell-on-wheels/|website=Flickering Myth|access-date=7 May 2017|date=16 August 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
From 1977 to 1994, Meaney was married to fellow actress [[Bairbre Dowling]], with whom he frequently appeared opposite on stage and screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24896582.html|title='I had no time for them crying into their pints'|date=22 September 2007|work=The Irish Times |via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111044545/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24896582.html|archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{|url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22265817/| Air date=22 Jun 2023| Retrieval date=22 November 2023}}</ref> Together they had one daughter, actress [[Brenda Meaney]], born in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/colm-meaney-tears-mother-funeral-14942993|title=Actor Colm Meaney pays heartfelt tribute to late mother at funeral in Dublin|last=McGowan|first=Sharon|date=23 July 2018|website=dublinlive|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>

Meaney married French costume designer Ines Glorian in March 2007. Their daughter Ada was born in 2005. The family lives in the [[Mallorca|Majorcan]] town of [[Sóller]], with homes in [[Los Angeles, California]], and [[Dublin, Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/meaney-still-cursing-after-all-these-years-26782816.html|title=Meaney: still cursing after all these years|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=16 October 2011}}</ref>

Meaney is a supporter of [[Sinn Féin]].<ref name="Addley"/>

==Acting credits==

===Film===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class = unsortable|Notes
|-
|1981
|''Nailed''
|Younger Protestant
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], Television film
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Playboy of the Western World]]''
| Shawn
| [[PBS]], Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''The Hidden Curriculum''
| David Dunn
| [[UTV (TV channel)|UTV]], Television film
|-
|1986
|''Omega Syndrome''
|Sean
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|''[[The Dead (1987 film)|The Dead]]''
|Mr. Bergin
|
|-
| ''[[Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues]]''
| Tinkerer
| [[NBC]], Television film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Perfect Witness]]''
| Meagher
| [[HBO]], Television film
|-
|rowspan=3|1990
|''[[Come See the Paradise]]''
|Gerry McGurn
|
|-
|''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''
|Cop at Tess's
|
|-
|''[[Die Hard 2]]''
|Pilot
|
|-
|1991
|''[[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]]''
|Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1992
|''[[Under Siege]]''
|Daumer
|
|-
|''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]''
|Maj. Ambrose
|
|-
|''[[Far and Away]]''
|Kelly
|
|-
|''[[Into the West (film)|Into the West]]''
|Barreller
|
|-
|1993
|''[[The Snapper (film)|The Snapper]]''
|Dessie Curley
|Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|''[[War of the Buttons (1994 film)|War of the Buttons]]''
|Geronimo's father
|
|-
|''[[The Road to Wellville (film)|The Road to Wellville]]''
|Dr. Lionel Badger
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|''[[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]]''
|Morgan the Goat
|
|-
|''Ripple''
|Nathan
|Short film
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|''[[The Van (1996 film)|The Van]]''
|Larry
|
|-
|''[[The Last of the High Kings]]''
|Jim Davern
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|''[[Con Air]]''
|Agent Duncan Malloy
|
|-
|''[[Owd Bob (1998 film)|Owd Bob]]''
|Keith Moore
|
|-
|rowspan=5|1998
|''[[This Is My Father]]''
|Seamus, owner of the Bed and Breakfast
|
|-
|''[[Monument Ave. (film)|Monument Ave.]]''
|Jackie O'Hara
|a.k.a. ''Snitch''
|-
|''[[October 22 (film)|October 22]]''
|Steve
|
|-
|''[[Claire Dolan]]''
|Roland Cain
|
|-
| ''Money Kings''
| Al Sheehan
| [[Cinemax]], Television film<br />(a.k.a. ''Vig'')
|-
|rowspan=4|1999
|''[[Mystery, Alaska]]''
|Mayor Scott Pitcher
|
|-
|''Chapter Zero''
|Frank Lazarus
|
|-
|''[[Four Days (1999 film)|Four Days]]''
|Fury
|
|-
|''Most Important''
|Dan O'Neill
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''Backflash''
|Gin O'Malley
|
|-
|''[[How Harry Became a Tree]]''
|Harry
|[[Irish Film and Television Awards|Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[King of Texas]]''
| Mr. Tumlinson
| [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]], Television film
|-
| ''R.U.S./H.''
| Capt. Mike Gunnison
| [[CBS]], Television film
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''[[The Boys from County Clare]]''
|Jimmy
|
|-
|''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]''
|Jerry Lynch
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2004
|''[[Blueberry (film)|Blueberry]]''
|Jimmy McClure
|(a.k.a. ''Renegade'')
|-
| ''Bad Apple''
| Gibbons
| [[CBS]], Television film
|-
| ''[[Zenon: Z3]]''
| Commander Plank
| [[Disney Channel]], Television film
|-
|''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
|Gene
|
|-
|''[[Battle of the Brave]]''
|[[Benjamin Franklin]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Turning Green (film)|Turning Green]]''
|Tom
|
|-
|''Briar & Graves''
|Father Alister McSweeney
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=4|2006
| ''[[Caved In: Prehistoric Terror]]''
| Vincent
| [[Syfy]], Television film
|-
|''[[Five Fingers (2006 film)|Five Fingers]]''
|Gavin
|
|-
|''A Lobster Tale''
|Cody
|
|-
|''Sixty Minute Man''
|Charlie
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], Television film
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|''[[Kings (2007 film)|Kings]]''
|Joe Mullan
|Nominated - [[The 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2008|Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|''The Metrosexual''
|The Mayor
|Great Lakes Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''[[Clean Break (film)|Clean Break]]''
|Trevor Jones
|(a.k.a. ''Unnatural Causes'')
|-
|''[[Three and Out]]''
|Tommy
|(a.k.a. ''A Deal Is a Deal'')
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|''[[The Damned United]]''
|[[Don Revie]]
|
|-
|{{Sort|Race|''The Race''}}
|Frank Kensay
|
|-
|''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]''
|Detective Dunnigan
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2010
|''[[Get Him to the Greek]]''
|Jonathan Snow
|
|-
|''Alleged''
|[[H. L. Mencken]]
|
|-
|''[[Parked (2011 film)|Parked]]''
|Fred Daly
|
|-
|''[[The Conspirator]]''
|[[David Hunter|Gen. David Hunter]]
|
|-
|''The Flight of the Swan''
|Giannopolus
|
|-
|2011
|''[[El Perfecto Desconocido]]''
|Mark O'Reilly
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2012
|''[[Whole Lotta Sole]]''
|Detective Weller
|(a.k.a. ''Stand Off'')
|-
|''[[Bel Ami (2012 film)|Bel Ami]]''
|Monsieur Rousset
|
|-
|''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]''
|Carter Mason
|
|-
|''[[The Hot Potato]]''
|Harry
|
|-
|''[[The Cold Light of Day (2012 film)|The Cold Light of Day]]''
|CIA Agent
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2013
|''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]''
|Pat Farrell
|
|-
|''[[One Chance (film)|One Chance]]''
|Roland Potts
|
|-
|''[[A Belfast Story]]''
|Detective
|
|-
|''[[Free Birds]]''
|Myles Standish
|Voice
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|''[[The Yank]]''
|Fintan McGuire
|(a.k.a. ''My Not So Irish Bride'')
|-
|[[The Devil's Hand (2014 film)|''The Devil's Hand'']]
|Elder Beacon
|
|-
|2015
|''A Dangerous Arrangement''
|Leslie
|[[TVM (Malta)|TVM]], Television film
|-
|rowspan=4|2016
|''[[Norm of the North]]''
|Grandfather
|Voice
|-
|''[[Pelé: Birth of a Legend]]''
|[[George Raynor]]
|
|-
|''[[The Journey (2016 film)|The Journey]]''
|[[Martin McGuinness]]
|
|-
|''The Secrets of Emily Blair''
|Father Avital
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Halal Daddy]]''
|Martin Logan
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
|Big Daddy
|[[NT Live]], Television film
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
|''[[Tolkien (film)|Tolkien]]''
|Father Francis
|
|-
|''[[Seberg]]''
|Frank Ellroy
|
|-
|''[[The Last Right]]''
|Detective Donall Crowley
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
|''[[The Banker (2020 film)|The Banker]]''
|Patrick Barker
|
|-
|''[[Pixie (film)|Pixie]]''
|Dermot O’Brien
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2021
|''The Monkey''
|MacDonell
|Short film <ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=6 January 2022 |title=Animation Film Session: The Monkey + Flee |url=https://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/en/events/the-monkey-flee/ |url-status=live |work=Huesca International Film Festival |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619172002/https://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/en/events/the-monkey-flee/ |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2021 |title=The Monkey |url=https://madridencorto.es/the-monkey/ |url-status=live |work=Comunidad de Madrid [Madrid Community] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815093116/https://madridencorto.es/the-monkey/ |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''Lady Betty''
|Paddy
|Short film
|-
|''[[There's Always Hope]]''
|Jonathan Stack
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portugalresident.com/british-feature-film-theres-always-hope-completes-filming-in-algarve/ |title=British feature film 'There's Always Hope' completes filming in Algarve |date=12 November 2020 |publisher=The Portugal News |access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2022
|''Confession''
|Father Peter
|
|-
|''[[Save the Cinema]]''
|Martyn
|
|-
|''[[Marlowe (2022 film)|Marlowe]]''
|Bernie Ohls
| 
|-
|''[[Unwelcome (film)|Unwelcome]]''
| "Daddy" Whelan
| 
|-
|''[[Three Day Millionaire]]''
|Mr. Barr
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[In the Land of Saints and Sinners]]''
|Robert McQue
|
|-
|''[[The Problem with People]]''
|Ciáran
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2024
| ''[[No Way Up]]''
|Brandon
|
|-
| ''The Ballad of Davy Crockett''
|Caleb
|
|-
| ''[[Duchess (film)|Duchess]]''
| Frank Monaghan
|
|-
| ''[[Bring Them Down]]''
|Ray
|
|-
| TBA
| ''[[The Panic (upcoming film)|The Panic]]''
|[[J.P. Morgan]]
|Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''Thursday Play Date''
| Freddie
| Episode: "Hatchet"
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Z-Cars]]''
| McGlin
| Episode: "Pressure"
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Die Rosen von Dublin|Les roses de Dublin]]''
| Michael Kavanaugh
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1982
| ''[[Play for Tomorrow]]''
| Kevin Murphy
| Episode: "Easter 2016"
|-
| ''[[Strangers (1978 TV series)|Strangers]]''
| Smollett
| Episode: "Charlie's Brother's Birthday" (Part 1)
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
| Katharina Suitor
| Episode: "Atomic Shakespeare"
|-
| rowspan=2|1987
| ''[[Remington Steele]]''
| Man in Tavern
| Episode: "Steele Hanging in There: Part 2"
|-
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''
| Constable
| Episode: "Beetles"
|-
| 1987-1989
| ''[[One Life to Live]]''
| Alf
| Unknown episodes
|-
| 1987-1992, 1994
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Chief Miles O'Brien]]
| Main role,<br /> 52 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1990
| ''[[Equal Justice (TV series)|Equal Justice]]''
| Nucchi
| Episode: "The Art of the Possible"
|-
| ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]''
| Ernie
| Episode: "The Undercover Nun Mystery"
|-
| rowspan=2|1991
| ''[[The New Adam-12]]''
| Father
| Episode: "Panic in Alverez Park"
|-
| ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''
| Dr. Irwin Malcolm
| Episode: "Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Jack's Place (TV series)|Jack's Place]]''
| Mikey Ford
| Episode: "Forever"
|-
| rowspan=3|1993
| ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
| Jake Slicker
| Episode: "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
|-
| ''[[Screen Two]]''
| Dessie Curley
| Episode: "The Snapper"
|-
| ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]''
| Mr. Kramer
| Episode: "Good as Gold"
|-
| 1993-1999
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
| Chief Miles O'Brien
| Main role,<br /> 173 episodes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Scarlett (TV miniseries)|Scarlett]]''
| Father Colum O'Hara
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| Mr. Dugan (voice)
| Episode: "The Hound of Ulster"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns]]''
| Seamus Muldoon
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Random Passage]]''
| Thomas Hutchings
| Miniseries<br/>Nominated - [[2002 Gemini Awards|Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| Inspector Brackenreid
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2004-2006
| ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
| [[List of Stargate Atlantis characters#Genii|Chief Cowen]]
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Judge Harold Garrett
| Episode: "[[In the Wee Small Hours (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)|In the Wee Small Hours]]"
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
| ''[[The Unit]]''
| Charge D'Affaires
| Episode: "Security"
|-
| ''[[Covert One: The Hades Factor]]''
| Peter Howell
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Men in Trees]]''
| Bob O'Donnell
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Wyatt Landon
| Episode: "Lost Boys"
|-
| rowspan=5|2009
| ''[[ZOS: Zone of Separation]]''
| George Titac
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Tom O'Flanagan (voice)
| Episode: "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]"
|-
| ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]''
| Lieutenant Gene Hunt
| Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
|-
| ''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]''
| Dr. Parks
| Episode: "I Believe You Conrad"
|-
| ''[[Alice (TV miniseries)|Alice]]''
| [[King of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|King of Hearts]]
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011-2016
| ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
| [[Thomas C. Durant|Thomas "Doc" Durant]]
| Main role,<br /> 52 episodes<br/>Nominated - [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television]] (2013)<br />Nominated - [[Irish Film & Television Academy|Irish Film & Television Award]] for Best Actor TV (2013)
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Driver (TV series)|The Driver]]''
| The Horse
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Childhood's End (miniseries)|Childhood's End]]''
| Wainwright
| Episode: "The Overlords"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/colm-meaney-charlotte-nicdao-cast-childhoods-end-miniseries-syfy-1201342058/|title='Hell On Wheels' Star Colm Meaney Cast In 'Childhood's End On Syfy - Deadline|author=The Deadline Team|work=Deadline|date=12 January 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Will (TV series)|Will]]''
| [[James Burbage]]
| Main role,<br /> 10 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]''
| Finn Wallace
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Singapore Grip (TV series)|The Singapore Grip]]''
| Brendan Archer
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
| Shelley Kelly
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''Fúria''
| Michael
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Serpent Queen]]''
|[[Francis I of France|King Francis I]]
|4 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''Scary Tales of New York''
| Storyteller
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Santa Clauses|The Santa Stories]]''
| Bill
| Episode: "The Note"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Safe Harbor (upcoming TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
| Kieran Walsh
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
|-
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Playwright
! Venue
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|1971
| ''Today the Bullfinch''
| Gentleman
| [[Jack White (Irish socialist)|Jack White]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1971
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| [[Scottish Lord|Lord]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1971
| ''Hall of Healing''
| Red Muffler
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1971
| ''[[The Shadow of a Gunman]]''
| Donal Davoren
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1971
| ''The Blue Demon''
| Mogg / Demonaide
| Lin Ford
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1972
| ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]''
| Soldier
| [[Dion Boucicault]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1972
| ''[[The Silver Tassie (play)|The Silver Tassie]]''
| The Staff Wallah
| [[Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1972
| ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]''
| Soldiers/Accessors 
| [[George Bernard Shaw]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1972
| ''Picnic on a Battlefield''
| Monsieur Tepan
| [[Fernando Arrabal]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1973
| ''[[The School for Scandal|The School For Scandal]]''
| William
| [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1973
| ''[[King Oedipus]]''
| [[Greek chorus|Chorus]]
| [[William Butler Yeats]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1973
| ''[[Escurial]]''
| Man in Scarlet
| [[Michel De Ghelderode]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1973
| ''The Night of the Rouser''
| Second Soldier
| Sean Walsh
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1974
| ''[[King Oedipus]]''
| [[Greek chorus|Chorus]]
| [[William Butler Yeats]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1975
| ''Fish in the Sea''
| Derick / Vince
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| <ref>"Fish in the Sea (1975)." Stages of Half Moon. Accessed March 23, 2025. https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/fish-in-the-sea/</ref>
|-
|1975
| ''Yobbo Nowt''
| Val
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| 
|-
|1975
| ''Lay-Off''
| [[Fred W. Taylor]]
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| 
|-
|1976
| ''History of the Tenth Struggle''
| [[Lin Biao]]
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| 
|-
|1977
| ''The Slave Camp''
| Sid Harley
| Dave Marson
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| <ref>"The Slave Camp." Stages of Half Moon. Accessed March 23, 2025. https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/the-slave-camp/.</ref>
|-
|1978
| ''Hatchet''
| Freddie
| [[Heno Magee]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1979
| ''Hatchet''
| Freddie
| [[Heno Magee]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1979
| ''The Death of Humpty Dumpty''
| Willy John
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1979
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| Jerry Devine
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''[[The Field (play)|The Field]]''
| Tadhg Mc Cabe
| [[John B. Keane]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| Jerry Devine
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''
| Cleomenes / Autolycus
| [[William Shakespeare]] 
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''The Closed Door''
| John "Slabber" McCoy
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''Nightshade''
| Vance
| [[Stewart Parker]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1980
| ''Nightshade''
| Vance
| [[Stewart Parker]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]] <br /> National Tour
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|1982
| ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]''
| Shawn
| [[John Millington Synge]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| 
|-
|1982
| ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| John Browdie / Sir Mulberry Hawk
| [[Charles Dickens]] & [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| 
|-
|1983
| ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| John Browdie / Sir Mulberry Hawk
| [[Charles Dickens]] & [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]]
| [[Merle Reskin Theatre]], [[Chicago]]
| 
|-
|1983
| ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| [[Fluellen]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| 
|-
|1983
| ''[[A Child's Christmas in Wales]]''
| Tad
| [[Dylan Thomas]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| 
|-
|1984
| ''The Poker Sessions''
| Kevin
| [[Hugh Leonard]]
| [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater|Theater Off Park]] <br /> [[Off-Broadway]]
| 
|-
|1985
| ''[[And a Nightingale Sang]]''
| Eric
| [[C. P. Taylor]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| 
|-
|1986
| ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]''
| McCann
| [[Harold Pinter]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
| 
|-
|1986
| ''Diary of a Hunger Strike''
| Patrick O'Connor
| [[Peter Sheridan]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
| 
|-
|1986
| ''Alpha''
| The Political Prisoner
| [[Sławomir Mrożek]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
| 
|-
|1987
| ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| Mick Ross
| [[Hugh Whitemore]]
| [[Kennedy Center]]
| 
|-
|1987-1988
| ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| Mick Ross
| [[Hugh Whitemore]]
| [[Neil Simon Theatre]], <br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| 
|-
|1993
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| Orange County Symphony
| 
|-
|1993
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[The Chicago Theatre]]
| 
|-
|1993
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]], <br /> [[Atlanta]]
| 
|-
|1994
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Minneapolis]] 
| 
|-
|1999
| ''[[The Cider House Rules]]''
| Dr. Wilbur Larch
| [[John Irving]] & [[Peter Parnell]]
| [[Atlantic Theater Company]], <br /> [[Off-Broadway]]
| 
|-
|2007
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| Phil Hogan
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]], <br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| 
|-
|2007
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| Phil Hogan
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| [[The Old Vic]], <br /> [[West End theatre|West End]]
| 
|-
|2017
| ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
| Big Daddy
|  [[Tennessee Williams]]
| [[Apollo Theatre]],<br /> [[West End theatre|West End]]
| 
|-
|2018
| ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''
| Harry Hope
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
|  [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]],<br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| 
|-
|2023
| ''Bedbound''
| Father
| [[Enda Walsh]]
| [[Galway International Arts Festival]]
| 
|-
|2023
| ''Bedbound''
| Father
| [[Enda Walsh]]
| [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin]]
| 
|-
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Colm Meaney}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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