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{{short description|Irish actor}}
{{short description|Irish actor (born 1953)}}
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| caption            = Meaney at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| caption            = Meaney at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|5|30}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|5|30}}
| birth_place        = Dublin, Ireland
| birth_place        = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| education          = [[Abbey Theatre School]]
| education          = [[Abbey Theatre School]]
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[[File:Abbey Theatre exterior.jpg|thumb|Meaney started his career acting in numerous productions with the [[Abbey Theatre]] from 1971-1980.]]
[[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]].  
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 name="fish"/> 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>{{cite news|date=August 8, 1985|title=Regional Theatre has a New Look|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-08-ca-3569-story.html|first=Lawrence|last=Christon|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</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 Off-Broadway debut in 1984, appearing as Kevin in [[Hugh Leonard]]'s ''The Poker Sessions'' at [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater|Theater Off Park]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|date=October 21, 1984|title=Hugh Leonard's 'Poker Session' Revived|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/21/theater/stage-hugh-leonard-s-poker-session-revived.html|first=Mel|last=Gussow|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> In 1986 he relocated from [[New York City]] to [[Los Angeles]]. That same year he starred in [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s ''Alpha'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Dan|date=September 26, 1986|title='Alpha': An Irony with Wrinkles|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-26-ca-9137-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Christon|first=Lawrence |date=February 16, 1986 |title=Another 'Birthday' for Director Mandell|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-16-ca-8498-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> and [[Peter Sheridan]]'s ''Diary of a Hunger Strike'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Koehler|first=Robert|date=March 29, 1986|title=Playwright of Irish Greek Tragedy|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-29-ca-1465-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> all at the [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]. Meaney's performance in the latter 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>{{cite news|last=Richards|first=David|date=October 5, 1987|title=Code Unsolved Enigma|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/10/05/code-unsolved-enigma/53f97080-6bfc-4abd-be68-ed5b2ffff3b5/|work=The Washington Post|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</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>
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>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Katy|date=July 19, 2023|title=Bedbound Review: Colm Meaney and Daughter Brenda Are Inspired Casting|url=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|website=Irish Independent|access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>


===Television and film===
===Television and film===
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==Personal life==
==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>
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>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22265817/|title=Brenda & Colm Meaney|agency=RTÉ Radio 1|website=The Ryan Tubridy Show|date=22 Jun 2023|access-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 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>
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| ''Money Kings''
| ''Money Kings''
| Al Sheehan
| Al Sheehan
| [[Cinemax]], Television film<br />(a.k.a. ''Vig'')
| [[Cinemax]], Television film (a.k.a. ''Vig'')
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|''[[Blueberry (film)|Blueberry]]''
|''[[Blueberry (film)|Blueberry]]''
|Jimmy McClure
|Jimmy McClure
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| Gibbons
| Gibbons
| [[CBS]], Television film
| [[CBS]], Television film
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| ''[[Zenon: Z3]]''
| Commander Plank
| [[Disney Channel]], Television film
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|''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
|''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''
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| ''[[Die Rosen von Dublin|Les roses de Dublin]]''
| ''[[Die Rosen von Dublin|Les roses de Dublin]]''
| Michael Kavanaugh
| Michael Kavanaugh
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
| Main role, 6 episodes
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| rowspan=2|1982
| rowspan=2|1982
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| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Chief Miles O'Brien]]
| [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Chief Miles O'Brien]]
| Main role,<br /> 52 episodes
| Main role, 52 episodes
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| rowspan=2|1990
| rowspan=2|1990
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| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
| Chief Miles O'Brien
| Chief Miles O'Brien
| Main role,<br /> 173 episodes
| Main role, 173 episodes
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| 1994
| 1994
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| ''[[Covert One: The Hades Factor]]''
| ''[[Covert One: The Hades Factor]]''
| Peter Howell
| Peter Howell
| 2 episodes
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| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[Men in Trees]]''
| ''[[Men in Trees]]''
| Bob O'Donnell
| Bob O'Donnell
| 2 episodes
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| 2008
| 2008
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| ''[[ZOS: Zone of Separation]]''
| ''[[ZOS: Zone of Separation]]''
| George Titac
| George Titac
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
| Main role, 8 episodes
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| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
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| ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
| ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
| [[Thomas C. Durant|Thomas "Doc" Durant]]
| [[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)
| Main role, 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)
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| 2014
| 2014
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| ''[[Will (TV series)|Will]]''
| ''[[Will (TV series)|Will]]''
| [[James Burbage]]
| [[James Burbage]]
| Main role,<br /> 10 episodes
| Main role,10 episodes
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|rowspan=2|2020
|rowspan=2|2020
| ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]''
| ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]''
| Finn Wallace
| Finn Wallace
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
| Main role, 8 episodes
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| ''[[The Singapore Grip (TV series)|The Singapore Grip]]''
| ''[[The Singapore Grip (TV series)|The Singapore Grip]]''
| Brendan Archer
| Brendan Archer
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
| Main role, 6 episodes
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| 2021
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
| ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
| Shelley Kelly
| Shelley Kelly
| 2 episodes
| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
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| 2021
| ''Fúria''
| ''Fúria''
| Michael
| Michael
| 2 episodes
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| 2022
| 2022
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|4 episodes
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| 2023
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''Scary Tales of New York''
| ''Scary Tales of New York''
| Storyteller
| Storyteller
| Main role,<br /> 6 episodes
| Main role, 6 episodes
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| 2023
| ''[[The Santa Clauses|The Santa Stories]]''
| ''[[The Santa Clauses|The Santa Stories]]''
| Bill
| Bill
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| ''[[Safe Harbor (upcoming TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
| ''[[Safe Harbor (upcoming TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
| Kieran Walsh
| Kieran Walsh
| Main role,<br /> 8 episodes
| Main role, 8 episodes
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! class=unsortable|Ref.
! class=unsortable|Ref.
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|-
|1971
| rowspan="5" |1971
| ''Today the Bullfinch''
| ''Today the Bullfinch''
| Gentleman
| Gentleman
| [[Jack White (Irish socialist)|Jack White]]
| [[Jack White (Irish socialist)|Jack White]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| rowspan="14" | [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
| rowspan="14" | <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1971
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| [[Scottish Lord|Lord]]
| [[Scottish Lord|Lord]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1971
| ''Hall of Healing''
| ''Hall of Healing''
| Red Muffler
| Red Muffler
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1971
| ''[[The Shadow of a Gunman]]''
| ''[[The Shadow of a Gunman]]''
| Donal Davoren
| Donal Davoren
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1971
| ''The Blue Demon''
| ''The Blue Demon''
| Mogg / Demonaide
| Mogg / Demonaide
| Lin Ford
| Lin Ford
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1972
| rowspan="4" |1972
| ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]''
| ''[[Arrah-na-Pogue]]''
| Soldier
| Soldier
| [[Dion Boucicault]]
| [[Dion Boucicault]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1972
| ''[[The Silver Tassie (play)|The Silver Tassie]]''
| ''[[The Silver Tassie (play)|The Silver Tassie]]''
| The Staff Wallah
| The Staff Wallah
| [[Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1972
| ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]''
| ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]''
| Soldiers/Accessors  
| Soldiers/Accessors  
| [[George Bernard Shaw]]
| [[George Bernard Shaw]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1972
| ''Picnic on a Battlefield''
| ''Picnic on a Battlefield''
| Monsieur Tepan
| Monsieur Tepan
| [[Fernando Arrabal]]
| [[Fernando Arrabal]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1973
| rowspan="4" |1973
| ''[[The School for Scandal|The School For Scandal]]''
| ''[[The School for Scandal|The School For Scandal]]''
| William
| William
| [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]
| [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1973
| ''[[King Oedipus]]''
| ''[[King Oedipus]]''
| [[Greek chorus|Chorus]]
| [[Greek chorus|Chorus]]
| [[William Butler Yeats]]
| [[William Butler Yeats]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1973
| ''[[Escurial]]''
| ''[[Escurial]]''
| Man in Scarlet
| Man in Scarlet
| [[Michel De Ghelderode]]
| [[Michel De Ghelderode]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
|-
|-
|1973
| ''The Night of the Rouser''
| ''The Night of the Rouser''
| Second Soldier
| Second Soldier
| Sean Walsh
| Sean Walsh
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1975
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| ''Fish in the Sea''
| ''Fish in the Sea''
| Derick / Vince
| Derick / Vince
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| rowspan="4" | [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
| rowspan="5" | [[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>
| <ref name="fish">{{cite web|last=McGrath|first=John|date=February 1975|title=Fish in the Sea|url=https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/fish-in-the-sea|website=StagesofHalfMoon.org|access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
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|1975
| ''Yobbo Nowt''
| ''Yobbo Nowt''
| Val
| Val
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
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|1975
| ''Lay-Off''
| ''Lay-Off''
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| [[Fred W. Taylor]]
| [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]
| [[7:84 Theatre Company]]
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| <ref>"The Slave Camp." Stages of Half Moon. Accessed March 23, 2025. https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/the-slave-camp/.</ref>
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|1978
|1978
| ''Hatchet''
| ''Hatchet''
| Freddie
| rowspan="2" | Freddie
| [[Heno Magee]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Heno Magee]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
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| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1979
| rowspan="3" |1979
| ''Hatchet''
| ''Hatchet''
| Freddie
| [[Heno Magee]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1979
| ''The Death of Humpty Dumpty''
| ''The Death of Humpty Dumpty''
| Willy John
| Willy John
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1979
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| Jerry Devine
| Jerry Devine
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| rowspan="6" |1980
| ''[[The Field (play)|The Field]]''
| ''[[The Field (play)|The Field]]''
| Tadhg Mc Cabe
| Tadhg Mc Cabe
| [[John B. Keane]]
| [[John B. Keane]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
| Jerry Devine
| Jerry Devine
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Seán O'Casey|Sean O'Casey]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''
| ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''
| Cleomenes / Autolycus
| Cleomenes / Autolycus
| [[William Shakespeare]]  
| [[William Shakespeare]]  
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| ''The Closed Door''
| ''The Closed Door''
| John "Slabber" McCoy
| John "Slabber" McCoy
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Graham Reid (writer)|Joseph Graham Reid]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| ''Nightshade''
| ''Nightshade''
| Vance
| rowspan="2" | Vance
| [[Stewart Parker]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Stewart Parker]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]]
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1980
| ''Nightshade''
| ''Nightshade''
| Vance
| [[Abbey Theatre]], National Tour
| [[Stewart Parker]]
| [[Abbey Theatre]] <br /> National Tour
| <ref name="Abbey" />
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|1982
| rowspan="2" |1982
| ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]''
| ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]''
| Shawn
| Shawn
| [[John Millington Synge]]
| [[John Millington Synge]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
|  
|  
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|1982
| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| rowspan="2" | John Browdie / Sir Mulberry Hawk
| John Browdie / Sir Mulberry Hawk
| rowspan="2" | [[Charles Dickens]] & [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]]
| [[Charles Dickens]] & [[David Edgar (playwright)|David Edgar]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
|  
|  
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|1983
| rowspan="3" |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]]
| [[Merle Reskin Theatre]], [[Chicago]]
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|  
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|1983
| ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| [[Fluellen]]
| [[Fluellen]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[William Shakespeare]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
|  
|  
|-
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|1983
| ''[[A Child's Christmas in Wales]]''
| ''[[A Child's Christmas in Wales]]''
| Tad
| Tad
| [[Dylan Thomas]]
| [[Dylan Thomas]]
| [[Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival]]
|  
|  
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| Kevin
| [[Hugh Leonard]]
| [[Hugh Leonard]]
| [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater|Theater Off Park]] <br /> [[Off-Broadway]]
| [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater|Theater Off Park]], [[Off-Broadway]]
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|1986
| rowspan="3" |1986
| ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]''
| ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]''
| McCann
| McCann
| [[Harold Pinter]]
| [[Harold Pinter]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
|  
|  
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|1986
| ''Diary of a Hunger Strike''
| ''Diary of a Hunger Strike''
| Patrick O'Connor
| Patrick O'Connor
| [[Peter Sheridan]]
| [[Peter Sheridan]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
|  
|  
|-
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|1986
| ''Alpha''
| ''Alpha''
| The Political Prisoner
| The Political Prisoner
| [[Sławomir Mrożek]]
| [[Sławomir Mrożek]]
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|1987
|1987
| ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| Mick Ross
| rowspan="2" | Mick Ross
| [[Hugh Whitemore]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Hugh Whitemore]]
| [[Kennedy Center]]
| [[Kennedy Center]]
|  
|  
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|-
|1987-1988
|1987-1988
| ''[[Breaking the Code]]''
| [[Neil Simon Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| Mick Ross
| [[Hugh Whitemore]]
| [[Neil Simon Theatre]], <br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|  
|  
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|1993
| rowspan="3" |1993
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| rowspan="4" | Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Tom Stoppard]]
| Orange County Symphony
| Orange County Symphony
|  
|  
|-
|-
|1993
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[The Chicago Theatre]]
| [[The Chicago Theatre]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|1993
| [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]], [[Atlanta]]
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]], <br /> [[Atlanta]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|1994
|1994
| ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]''
| Colonel
| [[Tom Stoppard]]
| [[Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Minneapolis]]  
| [[Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Minneapolis]]  
|  
|  
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| Dr. Wilbur Larch
| [[John Irving]] & [[Peter Parnell]]
| [[John Irving]] & [[Peter Parnell]]
| [[Atlantic Theater Company]], <br /> [[Off-Broadway]]
| [[Atlantic Theater Company]], [[Off-Broadway]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|2007
| rowspan="2" |2007
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| Phil Hogan
| rowspan="2" | Phil Hogan
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]], <br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|2007
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]''
| Phil Hogan
| [[The Old Vic]], [[West End theatre|West End]]
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| [[The Old Vic]], <br /> [[West End theatre|West End]]
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|  
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| Big Daddy
|  [[Tennessee Williams]]
|  [[Tennessee Williams]]
| [[Apollo Theatre]],<br /> [[West End theatre|West End]]
| [[Apollo Theatre]], [[West End theatre|West End]]
|  
|  
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| Harry Hope
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
| [[Eugene O'Neill]]
|  [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]],<br /> [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|  [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|  
|  
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|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |2023
| ''Bedbound''
| rowspan="2" | ''Bedbound''
| Father
| rowspan="2" | Father
| [[Enda Walsh]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Enda Walsh]]
| [[Galway International Arts Festival]]
| [[Galway International Arts Festival]]
|  
|  
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|2023
| ''Bedbound''
| Father
| [[Enda Walsh]]
| [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin]]
| [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin]]
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Colm J. Meaney (Template:IPAc-en;[1] Template:Langx; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor. Known for his performances across screen and stage, he has received seven nominations from the Irish Film & Television Academy, winning twice for 2001's How Harry Became a Tree, and 2017's The Journey. Other film credits include Roddy Doyle's Barrytown franchise, Con Air, Layer Cake, The Damned United, Get Him to the Greek, and The Snapper, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical,[2] and won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actor at the 1993 Chicago International Film Festival.[3]

On television, Meaney is best known for his portrayal of 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 western Hell on Wheels (2011-2016), James Burbage on the TNT historical fiction series Will (2017), and Finn Wallace on the Sky Atlantic crime series Gangs of London (2020). Meaney's numerous guest appearances include roles on Moonlighting, MacGyver, Murdoch Mysteries, Law & Order, The Simpsons, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[4]

Also a veteran of the theatre, Meaney has starred on Broadway and the 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.[5] Additionally, he has appeared in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Ireland, including Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, The Silver Tassie, and The Shadow of a Gunman.[6]

In 2020, Meaney was ranked 24th on The Irish Times list of "The 50 Greatest Irish Film Actors of All Time".[7] In 2025, he received the Irish Film & Television Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.[8]

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.[9] His brothers are Liam, Padraig, and Sean Meaney.[10] 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.[11]

Career

Stage

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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' King Oedipus, George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, Dion Boucicault's Arrah-na-Pogue, and Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock.[6] 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.[12] Meaney made his Off-West End debut in 1975, appearing in McGrath's plays Fish in the Sea at the Half Moon Theatre[13] and Yobbo Nowt at the Shaw Theatre. The following year he appeared in a stage adaptation of 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, 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.[14] The play is an 8½ hour-long stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ 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 Theater Off Park.[15] In 1986 he relocated from New York City to Los Angeles. That same year he starred in Sławomir Mrożek's Alpha,[16] Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party,[17] and Peter Sheridan's Diary of a Hunger Strike,[18] all at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Meaney's performance in the latter 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.[19] Later that same year the production transferred to the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway. From 1992 to 1993 Meaney appeared in a multi-city tour of Tom Stoppard's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, directed by his Star Trek co-star Patrick Stewart. Tour venues included Orange County Symphony in 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 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, the cast also featured Kevin Spacey and Eve Best. For his performance, Meaney was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. The following year the production transferred to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 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.[20]

Television and film

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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 before embarking on a successful film career; he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper.[21]

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 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.[22]

Meaney played Colum O'Hara in the 1994 miniseries Scarlett, the sequel to Gone With the Wind. He has played a minor recurring role as Cowen,[23] leader of the Genii on the series Stargate Atlantis,[24] 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.[25]

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[26]) issued a postage stamp showing Meaney as Joe Mullen in the film Kings.[27]

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. 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. For five seasons he portrayed railroad magnate Thomas C. Durant on AMC's drama series Hell on Wheels.[28]

Personal life

From 1977 to 1994, Meaney was married to fellow actress Bairbre Dowling, with whom he frequently appeared opposite on stage and screen.[29][30] Together they had one daughter, actress Brenda Meaney, born in 1984.[31]

Meaney married French costume designer Ines Glorian in March 2007. Their daughter Ada was born in 2005. The family lives in the Majorcan town of Sóller, with homes in Los Angeles, California, and Dublin, Ireland.[32]

Meaney is a supporter of Sinn Féin.[21]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Nailed Younger Protestant ITV, Television film
1983 Playboy of the Western World Shawn PBS, Television film
1984 The Hidden Curriculum David Dunn UTV, Television film
1986 Omega Syndrome Sean
1987 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
1990 Come See the Paradise Gerry McGurn
Dick Tracy Cop at Tess's
Die Hard 2 Pilot
1991 The Commitments Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
1992 Under Siege Daumer
The Last of the Mohicans Maj. Ambrose
Far and Away Kelly
Into the West Barreller
1993 The Snapper Dessie Curley Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1994 War of the Buttons Geronimo's father
The Road to Wellville Dr. Lionel Badger
1995 The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Morgan the Goat
Ripple Nathan Short film
1996 The Van Larry
The Last of the High Kings Jim Davern
1997 Con Air Agent Duncan Malloy
Owd Bob Keith Moore
1998 This Is My Father Seamus, owner of the Bed and Breakfast
Monument Ave. Jackie O'Hara a.k.a. Snitch
October 22 Steve
Claire Dolan Roland Cain
Money Kings Al Sheehan Cinemax, Television film (a.k.a. Vig)
1999 Mystery, Alaska Mayor Scott Pitcher
Chapter Zero Frank Lazarus
Four Days Fury
Most Important Dan O'Neill
2001 Backflash Gin O'Malley
How Harry Became a Tree Harry Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor
2002 King of Texas Mr. Tumlinson TNT, Television film
R.U.S./H. Capt. Mike Gunnison CBS, Television film
2003 The Boys from County Clare Jimmy
Intermission Jerry Lynch
2004 Blueberry Jimmy McClure (a.k.a. Renegade)
Bad Apple Gibbons CBS, Television film
Layer Cake Gene
Battle of the Brave Benjamin Franklin
2005 Turning Green Tom
Briar & Graves Father Alister McSweeney Fox, TV Movie
2006 Caved In: Prehistoric Terror Vincent Syfy, Television film
Five Fingers Gavin
A Lobster Tale Cody
Sixty Minute Man Charlie ABC, Television film
2007 Kings Joe Mullan Nominated - Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor
The Metrosexual The Mayor Great Lakes Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008 Clean Break Trevor Jones (a.k.a. Unnatural Causes)
Three and Out Tommy (a.k.a. A Deal Is a Deal)
2009 The Damned United Don Revie
Script error: No such module "sort". Frank Kensay
Law Abiding Citizen Detective Dunnigan
2010 Get Him to the Greek Jonathan Snow
Alleged H. L. Mencken
Parked Fred Daly
The Conspirator Gen. David Hunter
The Flight of the Swan Giannopolus
2011 El Perfecto Desconocido Mark O'Reilly
2012 Whole Lotta Sole Detective Weller (a.k.a. Stand Off)
Bel Ami Monsieur Rousset
Soldiers of Fortune Carter Mason
The Hot Potato Harry
The Cold Light of Day CIA Agent
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Pat Farrell
One Chance Roland Potts
A Belfast Story Detective
Free Birds Myles Standish Voice
2014 The Yank Fintan McGuire (a.k.a. My Not So Irish Bride)
The Devil's Hand Elder Beacon
2015 A Dangerous Arrangement Leslie TVM, Television film
2016 Norm of the North Grandfather Voice
Pelé: Birth of a Legend George Raynor
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
2019 Tolkien Father Francis
Seberg Frank Ellroy
The Last Right Detective Donall Crowley
2020 The Banker Patrick Barker
Pixie Dermot O’Brien
2021 The Monkey MacDonell Short film [33][34]
Lady Betty Paddy Short film
There's Always Hope Jonathan Stack [35]
2022 Confession Father Peter
Save the Cinema Martyn
Marlowe Bernie Ohls
Unwelcome "Daddy" Whelan
Three Day Millionaire Mr. Barr
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Robert McQue
The Problem with People Ciáran
2024 No Way Up Brandon
The Ballad of Davy Crockett Caleb
Duchess Frank Monaghan
Bring Them Down Ray
TBA The Panic J.P. Morgan Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Thursday Play Date Freddie Episode: "Hatchet"
1978 Z-Cars McGlin Episode: "Pressure"
1981 Les roses de Dublin Michael Kavanaugh Main role, 6 episodes
1982 Play for Tomorrow Kevin Murphy Episode: "Easter 2016"
Strangers Smollett Episode: "Charlie's Brother's Birthday" (Part 1)
1986 Moonlighting Katharina Suitor Episode: "Atomic Shakespeare"
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 Chief Miles O'Brien Main role, 52 episodes
1990 Equal Justice Nucchi Episode: "The Art of the Possible"
Father Dowling Mysteries Ernie Episode: "The Undercover Nun Mystery"
1991 The New Adam-12 Father Episode: "Panic in Alverez Park"
MacGyver Dr. Irwin Malcolm Episode: "Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1"
1992 Jack's Place Mikey Ford Episode: "Forever"
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Jake Slicker Episode: "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
Screen Two Dessie Curley Episode: "The Snapper"
Brooklyn Bridge Mr. Kramer Episode: "Good as Gold"
1993-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Chief Miles O'Brien Main role, 173 episodes
1994 Scarlett Father Colum O'Hara 2 episodes
1996 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
Nominated - 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 Chief Cowen 3 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Judge Harold Garrett Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours"
2006 The Unit Charge D'Affaires Episode: "Security"
Covert One: The Hades Factor Peter Howell 2 episodes
2007 Men in Trees Bob O'Donnell
2008 Law & Order Wyatt Landon Episode: "Lost Boys"
2009 ZOS: Zone of Separation George Titac Main role, 8 episodes
The Simpsons Tom O'Flanagan (voice) Episode: "In the Name of the Grandfather"
Life on Mars Lieutenant Gene Hunt Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
Mercy Dr. Parks Episode: "I Believe You Conrad"
Alice King of Hearts 2 episodes
2011-2016 Hell on Wheels Thomas "Doc" Durant Main role, 52 episodes
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2013)
Nominated - Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor TV (2013)
2014 The Driver The Horse 3 episodes
2015 Childhood's End Wainwright Episode: "The Overlords"[36]
2017 Will James Burbage Main role,10 episodes
2020 Gangs of London Finn Wallace Main role, 8 episodes
The Singapore Grip Brendan Archer Main role, 6 episodes
2021 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Shelley Kelly 2 episodes
Fúria Michael
2022 The Serpent Queen King Francis I 4 episodes
2023 Scary Tales of New York Storyteller Main role, 6 episodes
The Santa Stories Bill Episode: "The Note"
2025 Safe Harbor Kieran Walsh Main role, 8 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Playwright Venue Ref.
1971 Today the Bullfinch Gentleman Jack White Abbey Theatre [6]
Macbeth Lord William Shakespeare
Hall of Healing Red Muffler Sean O'Casey
The Shadow of a Gunman Donal Davoren
The Blue Demon Mogg / Demonaide Lin Ford
1972 Arrah-na-Pogue Soldier Dion Boucicault
The Silver Tassie The Staff Wallah Sean O'Casey
Saint Joan Soldiers/Accessors George Bernard Shaw
Picnic on a Battlefield Monsieur Tepan Fernando Arrabal
1973 The School For Scandal William Richard Brinsley Sheridan
King Oedipus Chorus William Butler Yeats
Escurial Man in Scarlet Michel De Ghelderode
The Night of the Rouser Second Soldier Sean Walsh
1974 King Oedipus Chorus William Butler Yeats
1975 Fish in the Sea Derick / Vince John McGrath 7:84 Theatre Company [13]
Yobbo Nowt Val
Lay-Off Fred W. Taylor
1976 History of the Tenth Struggle Lin Biao
1977 The Slave Camp Sid Harley Dave Marson [37]
1978 Hatchet Freddie Heno Magee Abbey Theatre [6]
1979 Hatchet
The Death of Humpty Dumpty Willy John Joseph Graham Reid
Juno and the Paycock Jerry Devine Sean O'Casey
1980 The Field Tadhg Mc Cabe John B. Keane
Juno and the Paycock Jerry Devine Sean O'Casey
The Winter's Tale Cleomenes / Autolycus William Shakespeare
The Closed Door John "Slabber" McCoy Joseph Graham Reid
Nightshade Vance Stewart Parker
Nightshade Abbey Theatre, National Tour
1982 The Playboy of the Western World Shawn John Millington Synge Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby John Browdie / Sir Mulberry Hawk Charles Dickens & David Edgar
1983 Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago
Henry V Fluellen William Shakespeare Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
A Child's Christmas in Wales Tad Dylan Thomas
1984 The Poker Sessions Kevin Hugh Leonard Theater Off Park, Off-Broadway
1985 And a Nightingale Sang Eric C. P. Taylor Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
1986 The Birthday Party McCann Harold Pinter Los Angeles Theatre Center
Diary of a Hunger Strike Patrick O'Connor Peter Sheridan
Alpha The Political Prisoner Sławomir Mrożek
1987 Breaking the Code Mick Ross Hugh Whitemore Kennedy Center
1987-1988 Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway
1993 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Colonel Tom Stoppard Orange County Symphony
The Chicago Theatre
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
1994 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
1999 The Cider House Rules Dr. Wilbur Larch John Irving & Peter Parnell Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway
2007 A Moon for the Misbegotten Phil Hogan Eugene O'Neill Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
A Moon for the Misbegotten The Old Vic, West End
2017 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Big Daddy Tennessee Williams Apollo Theatre, West End
2018 The Iceman Cometh Harry Hope Eugene O'Neill Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway
2023 Bedbound Father Enda Walsh Galway International Arts Festival
Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations

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References

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  5. ↑ "Colm Meaney." Internet Broadway Database. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/colm-meaney-77452.
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  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
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